Javier "Javi" Gómez Castroverde (born 10 January 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an left winger for Celta de Vigo B.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Gómez Castroverde | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-01-10) 10 January 1999 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Toledo, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Celta B | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2018 | Rayo Vallecano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Fuenlabrada | 33 | (2) |
| 2020 | → Celta B (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Burgos | 22 | (2) |
| 2021– | Celta B | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2021 | |||
Born in Toledo, Spain, Castilla–La Mancha, Gómez represented Rayo Vallecano as a youth. On 17 July 2018, after finishing his formation, he signed a three-year contract with CF Fuenlabrada in Segunda División B.[1]
Gómez made his senior debut on 26 August 2018, coming on as a second-half substitute for Borja Lázaro in a 5–1 home routing of Salamanca CF.[2] He scored his first goal on 2 December, netting the last of a 4–0 thrashing of Internacional de Madrid,[3] and finished the campaign with two goals in 30 appearances as his side achieved a first-ever promotion to Segunda División.
Gómez made his professional debut on 15 September 2019, starting in a 0–2 away loss against CD Lugo.[4] The following 27 January, after just three league appearances during the campaign, he was loaned to Celta de Vigo B in the third division, until June.[5]
On 5 October 2020, after terminating his contract with Fuenla, Gómez signed for Burgos CF in the third division.[6] The following 9 July, after helping in another promotion to the second division, he returned to Celta and its B-team.[7]