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Javier Balboa

1985 - Today

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Javier Ángel Balboa Osa (born 13 May 1985) is a former professional footballer who played as a winger, most notably for Real Madrid and Benfica. After emerging at Real Madrid's youth system, he could never establish himself in its first team. In 2008 he signed with Benfica, being loaned several times over his contract and leaving three years later. Born and raised in Spain to Equatorial Guinean parents, Balboa capped for the Equatorial Guinea national team at the 2012 and 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Javier Balboa is the 10,073rd most popular soccer player (down from 7,776th in 2024), the 2,554th most popular biography from Spain (down from 2,296th in 2019) and the 641st most popular Spanish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Javier Balboa ranks 10,073 out of 21,273. Before him are Bozhidar Iskrenov, Alex Lopes do Nasciment, Inesu Emiko Takeoka, Raúl Servín, Nuno Tavares, and Hayden Foxe. After him are Ian Maatsen, Fredrik Stenman, Yohan Benalouane, Delio Toledo, Gregg Berhalter, and Kim Kum-il.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Javier Balboa ranks 542. Before him are Serdar Gözübüyük, Ben Watson, Adam Nemec, Wu Minxia, Thepchaiya Un-Nooh, and Oscar Wendt. After him are Gustavo Cabral, T-Pain, Fábio Santos, Stanislav Manolev, Roman Červenka, and Yohana Cobo.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Javier Balboa ranks 2,554 out of 3,355. Before him are Jordi Calafat (1968), Pau Víctor (2001), Yeremi Pino (2002), Enric Duran (1976), José Luis Rubiera (1973), and Paco Camarasa (1967). After him are Álex Rins (1995), Marta Domínguez (1975), Javi Venta (1975), Dani Martín (1977), Juanmi (1993), and José Javier Hombrados (1972).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Spain

Among soccer players born in Spain, Javier Balboa ranks 641. Before him are Oihan Sancet (2000), Javi Navarro (1974), Mikel San José (1989), Pau Víctor (2001), Yeremi Pino (2002), and Paco Camarasa (1967). After him are Javi Venta (1975), Juanmi (1993), Rafa Mir (1997), David Villabona (1969), Javier Manquillo (1994), and Pedro Jaro (1963).

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