Javi Duarte

Javier "Javi" Duarte Egea (born 22 December 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Algeciras C.F.

Club Career

Born in Malaga, Andalusia, Duarte joined Cadiz CF's youth setup in 2015, after representing CD 26 de Febrero and Malaga CF. 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 Division de Honor home win against Xerez CD.

Duarte was a regular starter for the B's as the side achieved promotion to Tercera Division, and scored his first goal on 1 November 2017, in a 3–1 home defeat of CD Ciudad de Lucena. On 7 August 2019, after helping the B-team achieve another promotion, he renewed his contract with the club until 2022.

Duarte made his first team debut on 17 December 2019, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win at CD Lealtad, for the season's Copa del Rey. He made his professional debut the following 17 July, coming on as a second-half substitute for Augusto Fernandez in a 0–1 loss at Girona FC for the Segunda Division championship.