Player name: Javi García

Full name: Francisco Javier García Fernández

• Nationality: Spain
• Date of birth: February 8, 1987
• Position: Defensive midfielder / Central midfielder
• Height: 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
• Place of birth: Mula, Region of Murcia, Spain

Club career (selected):

• Real Madrid Castilla (youth / early career)
• Real Madrid (senior debut; limited appearances)
• Real Valladolid (loan)
• Getafe CF (2010–2012) — established himself as a first-team midfielder in La Liga
• Benfica (2012–2014) — Portuguese Primeira Liga; won domestic honours including league titles and cups
• Zenit Saint Petersburg (2014–2016) — Russian Premier League
• Betis (Real Betis) (loan, later permanent) — returned to Spain
• Boavista FC (Portugal) — joined Boavista later in career; played in the Primeira Liga

International career:

• Spain U21 — part of youth national teams; notable performances at youth level
• Spain senior team — earned a small number of caps for the senior national side

Style of play: A combative, defensively-minded central midfielder known for positional sense, tackling, aerial ability and passing to initiate transitions from defence to attack.

Honours (selected):

• Primeira Liga titles with Benfica
• Taça de Portugal / Taça da Liga (domestic cups with Benfica)
• Russian Premier League titles with Zenit (if applicable during his spell)

Notes: Javi García had a long career across Spain, Portugal and Russia. His spell at Boavista came in the latter stages of his playing career; exact seasons, appearance and goal totals vary by source and season. For precise statistics (appearances, goals, exact seasons at Boavista), consult up-to-date databases such as the club records, Transfermarkt, Soccerway or official league sites.