Javi Cabezas

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cabezas and the second or maternal family name is Chounavelle.

Francisco Javier 'Javi' Cabezas Chounavelle (born 28 February 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Benidorm as a winger.

Javi Cabezas

Personal information
Full name	Francisco Javier Cabezas Chounavelle
Date of birth	(1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Córdoba, Spain
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Benidorm
Youth career
1998–2009	Córdoba
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	La Voz	15	(9)
2010–2011	Peñarroya	32	(4)
2011–2012	Pozoblanco	37	(5)
2012–2013	Córdoba B	33	(6)
2013–2015	Córdoba	2	(0)
2013–2014	→ Écija (loan)	17	(3)
2014–2015	→ Huesca (loan)	8	(0)
2015	→ Barakaldo (loan)	10	(0)
2015–2016	La Hoya Lorca	20	(1)
2016–2017	Tudelano	35	(4)
2017–2019	Ebro	63	(6)
2019–2023	La Nucía	106	(6)
2023–	Benidorm	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024

Club career

Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Cabezas made his senior debut in 2009 with local amateurs UD La Voz. In the following three seasons he played in Tercera División, representing Peñarroya CF,^[1] CD Pozoblanco^[2] and Córdoba CF B.^[3]

Cabezas appeared in his first competitive game with Córdoba's first team on 17 October 2012, coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute in a 1–0 away win over CE Sabadell FC in the third round of the Copa del Rey.^[4] His first match in Segunda División occurred on 17 February of the following year, when he featured the last 12 minutes of the 1–1 home draw against AD Alcorcón.^[5] He finished the campaign with one more league appearance (against Villarreal CF on 3 March).^[6]

In July 2013, Cabezas was loaned to Segunda División B club Écija Balompié.^[7] After subsequent loans at SD Huesca and Barakaldo CF in the same league,^[8] he was released.

Cabezas continued to compete in the third tier the following years, representing La Hoya Lorca CF, CD Tudelano, CD Ebro^[9] and CF La Nucía.^[10]

References

1. El Peñarroya completa la nómina de sub-23 con Yoyo y Javi Cabezas (Peñarroya complete under-23 quota with Yoyo and Javi Cabezas); Minuto 90, 28 July 2010 (in Spanish)
2. Javi Cabezas llega al Pozoblanco (Javi Cabezas arrives at Pozoblanco); Minuto 90, 18 July 2011 (in Spanish)
3. Javi Cabezas será el primer fichaje para el Córdoba B de Pablo Villa (Javi Cabezas will be the first signing of Pablo Villa's Córdoba B) Archived 21 November 2013 at archive.today; Córdoba Deporte, 21 June 2012 (in Spanish)
4. El Sabadell facilita el pase del Córdoba (Sabadell enable Córdoba qualification); Marca, 17 October 2012 (in Spanish)
5. Joselu salva un punto para el Córdoba (Joselu rescues point for Córdoba); Marca, 17 February 2013 (in Spanish)
6. El Villarreal se exhibe en El Arcángel ante un Córdoba que pierde gas (Villarreal show off at El Arcángel against a Córdoba who lose steam); Marca, 3 March 2013 (in Spanish)
7. Toscano y Javi Cabezas, los primeros fichajes del Écija (Toscano and Javi Cabezas, Écija's first signings); El Correo de Andalucía, 10 July 2013 (in Spanish)
8. Javi Cabezas ´Volver al Córdoba me haría el ser más feliz del mundo` (Javi Cabezas 'To return to Córdoba would make me the happiest guy in the world'); Minuto 90, 2 June 2015 (in Spanish)
9. El CD Ebro oficializa los fichajes de David Mainz, Javi Cabezas, Teo Tirado y Uros Matic (CD Ebro make signings of David Mainz, Javi Cabezas, Teo Tirado and Uros Matic official); El Periódico de Aragón, 16 June 2017 (in Spanish)
10. El extremo Javi Cabezas, quinto fichaje de La Nucía en apenas 24 horas (Winger Javi Cabezas, fifth La Nucía signing in only 24 hours); Mundo Deportivo, 26 July 2019 (in Spanish)

External links

• Javi Cabezas at BDFutbol
• Javi Cabezas at Futbolme (in Spanish)
• Javi Cabezas at Soccerway