Javier Mecerreyes Campal (born 4 July 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Real Avilés.[1]

Javier Mecerreyes
Personal information
Full name Javier Mecerreyes Campal
Date of birth (2000-07-04) 4 July 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Avilés, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Avilés
Number 8
Youth career
Quirinal
2013–2019 Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Sporting Gijón B 75 (1)
2022 Sporting Gijón 1 (0)
2022–2023 SS Reyes 33 (0)
2023– Avilés 31 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2024

Club career

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Born in Avilés, Asturias, Mecerreyes joined Sporting de Gijón's Mareo in 2013, from CD Quirinal.[2] On 21 June 2019, he signed a three-year contract with the club, being promoted to the reserve team in Segunda División B.[3]

Mecerreyes made his senior debut on 22 September 2021, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Racing de Ferrol.[4] He scored his first goal on 15 December, netting the B's second in a 6–0 home routing of SCR Peña Deportiva.[5]

Mecerreyes made his first team debut on 29 May 2022, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow youth graduate Gaspar Campos in a 0–1 Segunda División home loss against UD Las Palmas.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ Javier Mecerreyes at Soccerway
  2. ^ "El Sporting ata a los juveniles Mecerreyes y Pablo García" [Sporting tie up the juveniles Mecerreyes and Pablo García] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Pablo García y Javier Mecerreyes renuevan su compromiso por el Sporting" [Pablo García and Javier Mecerreyes renew their link with Sporting] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 21 June 2019. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Mecerreyes: "El punto en Ferrol nos supo a poco"" [Mecerreyes: "The point in Ferrol was insufficient"] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 25 September 2019. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  5. ^ "El Sporting 'B' se gusta, golea y sale del descenso" [Sporting 'B' enjoy, thrash and leave the relegation zone] (in Spanish). Futbol Asturiano. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Las Palmas cumple 'en casa' y estará en los 'playoffs'" [Las Palmas do their job 'at home' and will be in the 'play-offs'] (in Spanish). Marca. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Se acabó el suplicio" [The supplication is over] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
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