Francisco Javier 'Javi' Martínez Rodríguez (born 1 July 1988) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right midfielder.
Club career Born in Seville, Andalusia, Martínez finished his youth career with local giants Sevilla. He made his senior debuts in 2007 with the C-team and, on 7 June 2009, played for Sevilla Atlético against Huesca in what was his first Segunda División appearance, featuring 90 minutes in the 0–3 away loss;A la undécima llegó la vencida (Eleventh was the good one); Marca, 7 June 2009 (in Spanish) in the following two Segunda División B seasons he was a regular starter for B's, scoring five goals in the first.
On 30 June 2011, Martínez was released by Sevilla and signed a deal with Huesca on 16 July.Javi Martínez se incorpora al Huesca el lunes (Javi Martínez joins Huesca on Monday); Marca, 16 July 2011 (in Spanish) However, in the following transfer window, he cut ties with the latter club and joined Real Zaragoza B.El extremo Javi Martínez se incorpora al Real Zaragoza B (Winger Javi Martínez joins Real Zaragoza B); Real Zaragoza, 1 February 2012 (in Spanish)
In September 2012, Martínez signed with Orihuela in the third level.El Orihuela incorpora al extremo Javi Martínez (Orihuela adds winger Javi Martínez); Golsmedia, 10 September 2012 (in Spanish) He terminated his contract on 3 January of the following year,El Orihuela C.F. ficha a Fran Cortés y da la baja a Javi Martínez (Orihuela C.F. signs Fran Cortés and releases Javi Martínez); Orihuela Info, 3 January 2013 (in Spanish) moving to Gimnàstic de Tarragona five days later.Javi Martínez reforça la plantilla (Javi Martínez strengthens squad); Gimnàstic Tarragona, 8 January 2013 (in Catalan)
On 30 December 2014, after struggling with injuries, Martínez was released.Nàstic: Javi Martínez será el sacrificado (Nàstic: Javi Martínez will be the sacrificed one); Diari de Tarragona, 30 December 2014 (in Spanish) He signed for fellow league team L'Hospitalet on 12 January 2015Javi Martínez, nou jugador de l’Hospi (Javi Martínez, new player of Hospi) ; CE L'Hospitalet, 12 January 2015 (in Catalan) and, the ensuing summer, moved abroad for the first time at the age of 27, joining a host of compatriots at Europa from the Gibraltar Premier Division.
On 10 August 2016, Martínez announced his retirement at the age of 28.
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