Javier "Javi" Duarte Egea (born 22 December 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Algeciras C.F.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Duarte Egea | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-12-22) 22 December 1997 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Málaga, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cádiz B | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Málaga | ||
| 2014–2015 | 26 de Febrero | ||
| 2015–2016 | Cádiz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | Cádiz B | 118 | (4) |
| 2019– | Cádiz | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 July 2020 | |||
Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Duarte joined Cádiz CF's youth setup in 2015, after representing CD 26 de Febrero and Málaga CF.[1] Promoted to the reserves ahead of the 2016–17 campaign, he made his senior debut on 4 September 2016 by starting in a 2–0 División de Honor home win against Xerez CD.[2]
Duarte was a regular starter for the B's as the side achieved promotion to the Tercera División, and scored his first goal on 1 November 2017, in a 3–1 home defeat of CD Ciudad de Lucena.[3] On 7 August 2019, after helping the B-team achieve another promotion, he renewed his contract with the club until 2022.[4]
Duarte made his first team debut on 17 December 2019, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win at CD Lealtad, in the season's Copa del Rey.[5] He made his professional debut the following 17 July, coming on as a second-half substitute for Augusto Fernández in a 0–1 loss at Girona FC in the Segunda División.[6]