Ángel Javier Arizmendi

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Javier Arizmendi

Full name	Ángel Javier Arizmendi de Lucas
Date of birth	March 3, 1984 (1984-03-03) (age 24)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.90 m
Playing position	Striker / Winger
Club information
Current club	Valencia
Number	19
Youth clubs
2003–2004	Atlético B
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004–2007 2004–2005 2005–2007 2007–	Atlético Racing (loan) Deportivo (loan) Valencia	5 (2) 22 (31) 49 (27) 25 (16)
National team²
2007-	Spain	1 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 June 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 7 February 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Ángel Javier Arizmendi de Lucas (born 3 March 1984 in Madrid, Spain), is a professional footballer who currently plays as a striker or winger for Valencia, although more recently Arizmendi has been playing as a right-back due to injuries to other defenders.

1 Football career
- 1.1 International career
2 Honours
- 2.1 Valencia
3 References

[edit] Football career

He made his La Liga debut for Atlético Madrid in 2004 against FC Barcelona.

In 2004/05 he played a season on loan with Racing Santander.

Ángel was signed by Deportivo La Coruña from Atlético Madrid for €2 million in 3 January 2006.

Atlético Madrid bought him back according to a clause in the contract, but on June 21, 2007, Arizmendi was signed by Valencia on a six-year long contract.^[1]

[edit] International career

In 2003, without playing any football at the highest level, Arizmendi was called up to the 2003 Under-20 world youth championships for Spain and was the golden boy after he scored a quarter-final extra time winner against Canada after coming on as a substitute.

He made his international debut for Spain in a friendly against England on February 7, 2007.