Javier Hervás

Javier 'Javi' Hervás Salmoral (born 9 June 1989) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Hervás spent his youth career at local Córdoba CF, making his senior debut with amateurs Montilla CF whilst on loan and also going on to appear for the former's B team. On 4 June 2011, in the last day of the season, he played his first game as a professional, featuring the full 90 minutes of a 2–1 away loss against Girona FC in the Segunda División.

Hervás signed a five-year contract with Sevilla FC on 11 January 2012, but was allowed to stay with Córdoba until the end of the campaign. Returned for 2012–13, he first appeared in La Liga on 18 August 2012, coming on as a late substitute for Piotr Trochowski in the 2–1 home win over Getafe CF.

Deemed surplus to requirements by newly appointed manager Unai Emery, Hervás was successively loaned to second-division clubs Hércules CF and CE Sabadell FC, being relegated with the latter. On 7 October 2015, the free agent moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining compatriot Corona at A-League side Brisbane Roar FC.

At the end of the season, having made only two starting appearances, the Australians decided not to offer Hervás a new contract. On 6 May 2016, he signed with Bosnian club FK Željezničar Sarajevo, but returned to his homeland one month later, agreeing to a two-year deal at second-tier CD Mirandés.

In late January 2018, after a brief spell in the Spanish third division with Mérida AD, Hervás joined Finland's FC Honka. In July, he was named in the Veikkausliiga Team of the Month for the previous month, but left at the end of the year.

On 31 January 2022, Hervás moved to Villarrubia CF of the newly formed Tercera División RFEF.

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