Javi Castellano
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Castellano Betancor | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Las Palmas, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Recreativo | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Las Palmas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Las Palmas B | 28 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Mallorca B | 14 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Cultural Leonesa (loan) | 36 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Albacete (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Real Unión (loan) | 35 | (2) |
| 2011–2021 | Las Palmas | 223 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | UD Logroñés | 30 | (1) |
| 2023 | Atlético Paso | 15 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | SD Logroñés | 32 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Panachaiki | 16 | (1) |
| 2025– | Recreativo | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 September 2025 | |||
Javier 'Javi' Castellano Betancor (born 2 November 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Segunda Federación club Recreativo.
Club career
[edit | edit source]Born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Castellano graduated from UD Las Palmas' youth setup, and made his senior debut with the reserves in 2006, in the Tercera División. On 2 January 2008 he appeared in his first game as a professional, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away loss against Villarreal CF in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.[1]
On 31 January 2008, Castellano moved to another reserve team, RCD Mallorca B also in the fourth division.[2] On 14 August, he was loaned to Segunda División B club Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa in a season-long deal.[3]
After another loan stints at Albacete Balompié[4] and Real Unión,[5] Castellano cut ties with the Balearic Islands side in June 2011. Late in the month, he returned to his first club Las Palmas after signing a three-year contract.[6]
Castellano played 43 games in the 2014–15 campaign – playoffs included – helping to a return to La Liga after 13 years. He made his debut in the competition on 22 August 2015, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 defeat at Atlético Madrid.[7] It was his only appearance of the campaign, due to a serious knee injury.[8][9]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Castellano's twin brother, Daniel, was also a footballer and a midfielder. He too represented Las Palmas.[10]
References
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External links
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Spanish twins
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen
- Spanish men's footballers
- Footballers from Las Palmas
- Men's association football midfielders
- La Liga players
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Primera Federación players
- Segunda Federación players
- UD Las Palmas Atlético players
- RCD Mallorca B players
- Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa players
- Albacete Balompié players
- Real Unión footballers
- UD Las Palmas players
- UD Logroñés players
- SD Logroñés players
- Recreativo de Huelva players
- Super League Greece 2 players
- Panachaiki F.C. players
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece