Javier Ontiveros

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.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ontiveros and the second or maternal family name is Parra.
Javi Ontiveros
Ontiveros with Spain U18 in 2015
Personal information
Full name Javier Ontiveros Parra[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-09) 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
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
As of match played 26 May 2024[25][26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Málaga 2015–16 La Liga 4020—60
2016–17 La Liga 18220—202
2017–18 La Liga 12020—140
2018–19 Segunda División 314102[lower-alpha 1]1345
2019–20 Segunda División 0000—00
Total 6567021747
Valladolid (loan) 2017–18 Segunda División 140003[lower-alpha 1]0170
Villarreal 2019–20 La Liga 30251—353
2020–21 La Liga 0000—00
Total 3025100353
Huesca (loan) 2020–21 La Liga 20210—222
Osasuna (loan) 2021–22 La Liga 3021—51
Fuenlabrada (loan) 2021–22 Segunda División 16100—161
Villarreal B 2022–23 Segunda División 253——253
2023–24 Segunda División 389——389
Total 631200006312
Career total 211231525123126
  1. Appearances in La Liga play-offs

References
  1. "Javi Ontiveros". Diario AS. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. "La vuelta al mundo de Ontiveros" [Ontiveros' world tour] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  3. "Javi Ontiveros, un extremo con dotes de genio" [Javi Ontiveros, a winger with genius touches] (in Spanish). Fútbol Carrasco. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  4. "El juvenil Javi Ontiveros hará la pretemporada con el Málaga CF" [Youth player Javi Ontiveros will make the preseason with Málaga CF] (in Spanish). Marbella 24 Horas. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  5. "Pablo Fornals y Jaime Moreno sellan el primer triunfo del Malagueño" [Pablo Fornals and Jaime Moreno seal Malagueño's first triumph] (in Spanish). La Costa del Gol. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  6. "Kuki y Ontiveros dan la primera victoria del Malagueño en casa" [Kuki and Ontiveros give the first home victory of Malagueño] (in Spanish). La Costa del Gol. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  7. "El Atlético Malagueño ejecuta a cañonazo limpio al Español de El Alquián desquiciado con el arbitraje" [Atlético Malagueño blast an Español El Alquián deranged with refereeing] (in Spanish). GO Deporte. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  8. Malagón, Manuel (21 November 2015). "Las áreas elevan al Espanyol y condenan al Málaga" [Boxes rise Espanyol and condemn Málaga]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  9. "Ontiveros lidera al Málaga a la siguiente ronda de la UEFA Youth League" [Ontiveros leads Málaga as they go through to the next round in UEFA Youth League] (in Spanish). Marbella 24 Horas. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  10. "Ontiveros, ha nacido uni estrella" [Ontiveros, a star is born]. La Opinión de Málaga (in Spanish). 5 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  11. "Málaga 4–3 Deportivo La Coruña". ESPN FC. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  12. "Ontiveros loaned out to Real Valladolid CF". Málaga CF. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  13. "Ontiveros: "El ascenso con el Real Valladolid fue una pasada"" [Ontiveros: "Promotion with Real Valladolid was a blast"] (in Spanish). Pucela Fichajes. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  14. "Villarreal CF sign Javi Ontiveros". Villarreal CF. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  15. "Ontiveros, cedido a la SD Huesca" [Ontiveros, loaned to SD Huesca] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  16. Puyuelo, Jorge (11 February 2021). "Ontiveros pide sitio en el Huesca" [Ontiveros asks for a place at Huesca]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  17. "Ontiveros will play on loan at Osasuna". CA Osasuna. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  18. "Ontiveros finaliza su período de cesión en Osasuna" [Ontiveros ends his loan period at Osasuna] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  19. "Ontiveros nuevo jugador del Fuenla" [Ontiveros new player of Fuenla] (in Spanish). CF Fuenlabrada. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  20. Fernández R., Juanje (20 July 2022). "Ontiveros podría acabar en el filial del Villarreal" [Ontiveros could end up in the reserve team of Villarreal] (in Spanish). Merchán en Directo. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  21. Sokout, Omid (19 August 2022). "El extraño caso de Ontiveros" [The strange case of Ontiveros]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  22. Valero, S. (14 October 2022). "El claro declive de Ontiveros" [Ontiveros' clear downslope]. El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  23. "Ontiveros, libre en el mercado" [Ontiveros, free agent]. Málaga Hoy (in Spanish). 6 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  24. ""Todo el mundo me dice que este club es como una familia"" ["Everybody tells me that this club is like a family"]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  25. Javier Ontiveros at BDFutbol
  26. Javier Ontiveros at Soccerway
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