Javi Flores

Javier 'Javi' Flores Santacruz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxaβi ˈfloɾes]; born 9 February 1986) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Cordoba CF as an attacking midfielder.

Club Career

Born in Cordoba, Andalusia, Flores spent his entire youth career with Cordoba CF, and made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2004–05 season. He was promoted to the main squad the following year, and achieved promotion to Segunda Division in 2007.

Flores missed most of the 2007–08 campaign due to injury, and only played his first match as a professional on 16 March 2008, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 away draw against UD Salamanca. In the following years he featured regularly, being released in July 2011.

On 1 September 2011, Flores joined Segunda Division B team Getafe CF B. After scoring a career-best ten goals in his first and only season, he signed with Elche CF in the second level.

On 5 August 2012, during a friendly match with AD Alcorcon, Flores suffered a knee injury which kept him sidelined until April of the following year.