Xavi Molina
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francesc Xavier Molina Arias | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Tarragona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back / Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Gimnàstic | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Reus | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | Reus | 42 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | → Rapitenca (loan) | ||
| 2007–2008 | → Rapitenca (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2009–2012 | Alcoyano | 57 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Atlético Baleares | 36 | (4) |
| 2013– | Gimnàstic | 70 | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October 2015. | |||
Francesc Xavier 'Xavi' Molina Arias (born 19 July 1986) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Gimnàstic de Tarragona as a central defender or a defensive midfielder.
Club career
Born in Tarragona, Catalonia, Molina graduated from local CF Reus Deportiu's youth setup, but made his senior debuts while on loan at UE Rapitenca, in Tercera División. After being sparingly used in his return he rejoined the latter club for the 2007–08 season, where he excelled.
Molina was an undisputed starter for Reus in the following campaign, appearing in 30 matches and scoring once as the team missed out promotion in the play-offs. In the 2009 summer he signed for CD Alcoyano, in Segunda División B.
After being a regular in his first year at Alcoy, Molina missed most of his second (which ended in promotion) due to injury. On 17 December 2011 he played his first match as a professional, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–3 away loss against Real Murcia for the Segunda División championship.[1]
On 31 July 2012 Molina moved to CD Atlético Baleares, in the third division.[2] On 13 July of the following year he joined Gimnàstic de Tarragona, in the same category.[3]
References
- ↑ El Murcia remonta dos goles en los últimos trece minutos (Murcia comes back from two goals in the last thirteen minutes); Marca, 17 December 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ Xavi Molina, otro refuerzo para la sala de máquinas (Xavi Molina, another addition for the machine room); Última Hora, 31 July 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ Xavi Molina ja és jugador del Nàstic (Xavi Molina is already a Nàstic player); Gimnàstic's official website, 13 July 2013 (Catalan)
External links
- Xavi Molina profile at BDFutbol
- Xavi Molina profile at Futbolme (Spanish)
- Xavi Molina profile at Soccerway