Xavi Molina

Francesc Xavier 'Xavi' Molina Arias (born 19 July 1986) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Cordoba CF as a central defender or a defensive midfielder.

Club Career

Born in La Canonja, Tarragona, Catalonia, Molina graduated from local CF Reus Deportiu's youth academy, but made his senior debut while on loan at UE Rapitenca, in Tercera Division. After being sparingly used in his return he rejoined the latter club for the 2007–08 season, where he excelled.

Molina was an undisputed starter for Reus the following campaign, appearing in 30 matches and scoring once as the team missed out promotion in the play-offs. In the summer of 2009, he signed for CD Alcoyano in Segunda Division B.

After being a regular in his first year at Alcoy, Molina missed most of his second (which ended in promotion) due to injury. On 17 December 2011 he played his first match as a professional, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–3 away loss against Real Murcia for the Segunda Division.