Javier "Javi" Ontiveros Parra (born 9 September 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays mainly as a right winger for Segunda División club Cádiz CF.
 Ontiveros with Spain U18 in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Ontiveros Parra[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Marbella, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cádiz | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2008 | Vázquez Cultural | ||
| 2008–2010 | Betis | ||
| 2010–2015 | Málaga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Málaga B | 39 | (16) |
| 2015–2019 | Málaga | 65 | (6) |
| 2018 | → Valladolid (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2019– | Villarreal | 30 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | → Huesca (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Osasuna (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Fuenlabrada (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Villarreal B | 63 | (12) |
| 2024– | Cádiz | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Spain U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015 | Spain U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Spain U19 | 5 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 | |||
Club career
Málaga
Born in Marbella, Province of Málaga, Andalusia,[2] Ontiveros joined Málaga CF's youth setup in 2010, after spells at CD Vázquez Cultural and Real Betis.[3] On 24 June 2015, even before appearing for the reserves, he was called up by manager Javi Gracia for the preseason with the main squad.[4]
Ontiveros made his debut as a senior on 22 August 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 away win against CD Comarca del Mármol in the Tercera División.[5] He scored his first senior goal on 13 September, closing the 2–0 home victory over CD Rincón.[6] He scored a brace in a 3–0 defeat of CD Español del Alquián on 31 October.[7]
On 21 November 2015, Ontiveros made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, replacing Arthur Boka in a 2–0 away loss to RCD Espanyol.[8] He only appeared in three matches more during the campaign, all from the bench, but scored 11 goals for the B team in the fourth division.
On 19 October 2016, Ontiveros scored once and provided three assists for Málaga's under-19 team in a 5–0 home rout of FC Nitra in the first round of the UEFA Youth League.[9] He made his first league appearance of the season on 4 November 2016, in a 3–2 win over Sporting de Gijón; coming on in the 57th minute, he assisted Sandro Ramírez for the second goal eight minutes later.[10] He scored his first professional goal on 26 November, a last-minute winner in the 4–3 home victory against Deportivo de La Coruña.[11]
Ontiveros was loaned to Segunda División side Real Valladolid in January 2018, until the end of the campaign.[12] He helped them to win promotion to the top flight in the play-offs, and subsequently returned to his parent club, now also in the second tier.[13]
Villarreal
On 20 August 2019, Ontiveros signed a five-year contract with Villarreal CF.[14] On 24 September of the following year, having been mainly used as a substitute, he moved to SD Huesca of the same league on loan for one year,[15] where he started under Míchel but became a fringe player under Pacheta.[16]
On 27 August 2021, Ontiveros joined CA Osasuna also in the top division, on loan for the season.[17] This arrangement was terminated on 29 January 2022,[18] and he agreed to a permanent four-and-a-half-year deal at CF Fuenlabrada hours later; Villarreal also retained a buy-back clause.[19]
After Fuenlabrada's relegation, Ontiveros was not purchased by the club, and he returned to the Estadio de la Cerámica in July 2022.[20] He spent the 2022–23 campaign with Villarreal's B team in division two,[21] where he struggled to get significant playing time.[22]
Ontiveros scored a career-best nine goals in 2023–24 while also providing five assists, but his side went down as last; subsequently, he became a free agent.[23]
Later career
On 20 June 2024, Ontiveros signed a four-year contract at Cádiz CF, also recently relegated but from the top tier.[24]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Málaga | 2015–16 | La Liga | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | La Liga | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | La Liga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Segunda División | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 34 | 5 | |
| 2019–20 | Segunda División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 65 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 7 | ||
| Valladolid (loan) | 2017–18 | Segunda División | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Villarreal | 2019–20 | La Liga | 30 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 35 | 3 | |
| 2020–21 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| Huesca (loan) | 2020–21 | La Liga | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | |
| Osasuna (loan) | 2021–22 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | |
| Fuenlabrada (loan) | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
| Villarreal B | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 25 | 3 | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | Segunda División | 38 | 9 | — | — | 38 | 9 | |||
| Total | 63 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 211 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 231 | 26 | ||
References
External links
- Málaga official profile (in Spanish)
- Javier Ontiveros at BDFutbol
- Javier Ontiveros at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)