Xavier "Xavi" Pons Foncillas (born 14 November 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for CP Villarrobledo.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Xavier Pons Foncillas | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Les Masies de Voltregà, Spain | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Villarrobledo | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gimnàstic Manresa | |||
| 2015–2018 | Damm | ||
| 2018–2019 | Lorca | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Vic | 22 | (8) |
| 2020 | Águilas | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Madridejos | 25 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Cartagena B | 31 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Cartagena | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Socuéllamos | 10 | (1) |
| 2023 | Orihuela | 11 | (0) |
| 2023– | Villarrobledo | 28 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Les Masies de Voltregà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Pons represented Club Gimnàstic Manresa, CF Damm and Lorca FC as a youth. In March 2019, he moved to Primera Catalana side UE Vic, and made his senior debut on 28 April by playing the entire second half in a 1–1 home draw against Sant Cugat FC.
On 16 January 2020, Pons joined Tercera División side Águilas FC.[1] In the middle of that year, he moved to fellow fourth tier side CD Madridejos.
On 2 July 2021, Pons signed for FC Cartagena and was initially assigned to the reserves in the Tercera División RFEF.[2] He made his first team debut on 30 November, coming on as a late substitute for Neskes in a 2–0 away win over Racing Rioja CF in the season's Copa del Rey.[3][4]
Pons made his professional debut on 2 January 2022, replacing Mo Dauda in a 1–0 away success over UD Almería in the Segunda División.[5][6] On 25 June, he signed for Segunda Federación side UD Socuéllamos.[7]
References
edit- ^ "| FICHAJE | Xavi Pons, mediocentro de 19 años, se invorpora a nuestras filas. Jugador procedente del la @UEVic_, ex jugador del @lorcacfbdh llega al club para aportar su calidad, que unida a su juventud hacen de él un jugador a tener en cuenta. ¡Bienvenido! 💪🏻" [| SIGNING | Xavi Pons, 19-year-old midfielder, joins our club. Coming from @UEVic_, the former player of @lorcacfbdh arrives at the club to bring his quality, which united to his youth make him a player to consider. Welcome! 💪🏻]. Águilas FC (in Spanish). Twitter. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Xavi Pons refuerza el centro del campo del FC Cartagena 'B'" [Xavi Pons bolsters the centre of the midfield of FC Cartagena 'B'] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Ortuño lidera el pase albinegro" [Ortuño leads the white-and-black qualification] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "El meta francés Prior, el canterano Xavi Pons y Farru, tres debutantes a buen nivel" [The French goalkeeper Prior, the youth player Xavi Pons and Farru, three debutants at good level] (in Spanish). Sport Cartagena. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "El Cartagena asalta el fortín de un líder mermado" [Cartagena take over the fortess of a deflated leader] (in Spanish). Marca. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Xavi Pons ya es el cuarto canterano que salta a la palestra en la Liga Smartbank" [Xavi Pons already is the fourth youth player who comes into the spotlight in the Liga Smartbank] (in Spanish). Sport Cartagena. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "El Socuéllamos incorpora a Xavi Pons" [Socuéllamos sign Xavi Pons] (in Spanish). La Tribuna de Ciudad Real. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.