Javier Aparicio Gómez (born 8 March 2000), commonly known as Apa, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Valladolid B as a right back.

Apa
Personal information
Full name Javier Aparicio Gómez
Date of birth (2000-03-08) 8 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Palencia, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
Valladolid B
Number 2
Youth career
CIA
2015–2017 Valladolid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Valladolid B 57 (1)
2018– Valladolid 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2020

Club career

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Born in Palencia, Castile and León, Apa joined Real Valladolid's youth setup in 2015, from Club Internacional de la Amistad.[1] On 7 May 2017, aged just 17, he made his senior debut with the reserves by coming on as a half-time substitute in a 1–4 home loss against Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa in the Segunda División B championship.[2]

On 13 April 2018, after becoming a regular starter for the B-side, Apa extended his contract until 2020.[3] He made his first team debut on 6 December 2018, starting in a 2–1 home win against RCD Mallorca, for the season's Copa del Rey.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Un alumno siempre aventajado" [A student always on advantage] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Fiesta de la Cultural en el José Zorrilla" [Cultural's party at the José Zorrilla] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Apa 2020" (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Verde colorea un día gris en Pucela" [Verde colors a grey day at Pucela] (in Spanish). Marca. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
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  • Apa at BDFutbol
  • Apa at Soccerway