Xavier 'Xavi' Ginard Torres (born 11 October 1986) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
 Ginard playing for Atlético Baleares in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Xavier Ginard Torres | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Artà, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Artà | |||
| Manacor | |||
| 2002–2005 | Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Felanitx | ||
| 2006–2007 | Manacor | ||
| 2007–2009 | Binissalem | 58 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Sabadell | 3 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Campos | 35 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Atlético Baleares | 49 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Veria | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Aris | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Olot | 99 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Atlético Baleares | 21 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Manacor | 28 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Poblense | 28 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Artà, Balearic Islands, Ginard was a youth product of FC Barcelona's La Masia.[1] He made his debut as a senior with CE Felanitx in the 2005–06 season, in Tercera División.
Ginard moved to fellow league club CE Manacor in June 2006,[2] and first arrived in Segunda División B in 2009 after agreeing to a deal at CE Sabadell FC.[3] After acting as a backup to David de Navas during the campaign he returned to the fourth tier, signing for CE Campos.
On 2 August 2011, Ginard joined CD Atlético Baleares in division three.[4] Initially playing second-fiddle to Biel Ribas and Ian Mackay in his first two years, he was an undisputed starter in his third, appearing in 30 matches as a captain and being also awarded the Ricardo Zamora Trophy for the category.[5]
On 28 May 2014, Ginard moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a two-year contract with Super League Greece side Veria FC.[6] He played his first match as a professional on 24 September, starting in a 4–1 home win against A.E. Ermionida F.C. in the second round of the Greek Football Cup.[7] In the following stage of the same competition, he kept a clean sheet in a 2–0 away victory over Ergotelis FC.[8]
Ginard made his league debut on 7 February 2015, in a 1–1 home draw to Atromitos FC. After countryman Jonathan López's return in the summer he was deemed surplus to requirements, and his contract was mutually terminated.[9]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sabadell | 2009–10 | Segunda División B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Atlético Baleares | 2011–12 | Segunda División B | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| Total | 49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||
| Veria | 2014–15 | Football League Greece | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| Olot | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| Total | 69 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | ||
| Atlético Baleares | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 141 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 157 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ Alzamora, Miquel (29 May 2014). "El gran salto de Ginard" [Ginard's quantum leap]. Última Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Xavi Ginard, podría firmar por el Manacor de Pep Sansó" [Xavi Ginard, could sign for Pep Sansó's Manacor] (in Spanish). Info Balear. 5 June 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ "El Sabadell presenta a Xavi Ginard procedente del Binissalem" [Sabadell present Xavi Ginard from Binissalem] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "El meta Internacional Xavi Ginard refuerza la portería del At. Baleares" [International goalkeeper Xavi Ginard bolsters At. Baleares goal] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "Xavi Ginard gana el trofeo Zamora del Grupo III de la 2ª División B" [Xavi Ginard wins the Zamora trophy in 2nd Division B's Group III] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "La pagina web del Veria FC Griego confirma el fichaje de Xavi Ginard" [Greek Veria FC's web page confirms the signing of Xavi Ginard] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ Syriodis, Nikos (24 September 2014). Βέροια – Ερμιονίδα 4–1 [Veria – Ermionida 4–1] (in Greek). Sport 24. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ Εργοτέλης – Βέροια 0–2 [Ergotelis – Veria 0–2] (in Greek). Sport 24. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ Παρελθόν και τυπικά ο Τζινάρ από τη «Βασίλισσα» (in Greek). Kerkida Sport. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ Xavi Ginard at BDFutbol
- ^ Xavi Ginard at Soccerway
External links
edit- Xavi Ginard at BDFutbol
- Xavi Ginard at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)