PLAYER DETAILS
Javi Garcia profile
- Club
- Boavista
- Position
- Midfielder
- Nationality
- Spain
- Date of birth
- 1987-02-08
- Birthplace
- Mula, Spain
- Height
- 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
- Weight
- 84 kg (185 lb)
- Shirt number
- 3
- Signing / transfer fee
- 1,500,000€
PLAYER BIOGRAPHY
About Javi Garcia
Francisco Javier "Javi" García Fernández (Spanish pronunciation: ; born 8 February 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Betis. A defensive midfielder by nature, he can also appear as a central defender.
He started his career with Real Madrid, but represented mostly the reserve team, going on to have a three-year spell with Benfica in Portugal. In 2012 he signed with Manchester City, then spent a further three seasons in the Russian Premier League with Zenit where he appeared in 108 games across all competitions.
García represented Spain at various youth levels, including the victorious under-19s at the 2006 European Championship, and made his senior international debut in 2012.