Javi Balboa
Equatoguinean footballer (born 1985) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Javier Ángel Balboa Osa (born 13 May 1985) is a former professional footballer who played as a winger, most notably for Real Madrid and Benfica.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Balboa and the second or maternal family name is Osa.
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Full name | Javier Ángel Balboa Osa | ||
Date of birth | (1985-05-13) 13 May 1985 (age 39) | ||
Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
1992–1996 | CD Avance | ||
1996–1999 | Alcalá | ||
1999–2004 | Real Madrid | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | Real Madrid C | 34 | (1) |
2005–2006 | Real Madrid B | 32 | (1) |
2006–2008 | Real Madrid | 7 | (0) |
2006–2007 | → Racing Santander (loan) | 30 | (1) |
2008–2011 | Benfica | 10 | (0) |
2010 | → Cartagena (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2011 | → Albacete (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Beira-Mar | 46 | (8) |
2013–2015 | Estoril | 41 | (5) |
2015–2016 | Al-Faisaly | 24 | (8) |
2016–2017 | Chabab Rif | 7 | (2) |
2017 | Trikala | 15 | (2) |
Total | 264 | (28) | |
International career | |||
2007–2017 | Equatorial Guinea | 29 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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After emerging at Real Madrid's youth system, he could never establish himself in its first team. In 2008 he signed with Benfica, being loaned several times over his contract and leaving three years later.
Born and raised in Spain to Equatorial Guinean parents, Balboa capped for the Equatorial Guinea national team at the 2012 and 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.