Xavi Annunziata


Javier 'Xavi' Fernández Annunziata is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Avilés CF as a left winger.

Football career

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Annunziata joined CA Osasuna in 2008 from CD Tenerife B, going on to spend three full seasons with the reserves in Segunda División B and scoring 12 goals in 30 matches in his last. On 28 October 2010 he made his debut with the Navarrese's first team, in a 1–1 home draw against Deportivo de La Coruña for the Copa del Rey. On 15 January of the following he made his first La Liga appearance, playing eight minutes in a 2–4 away defeat to Villarreal CF; he renewed his contract on 1 June, extending his link until 2013 with the option for two further years.
On 28 August 2012, Annunziata was loaned to Segunda División club SD Huesca until the end of the campaign, which ended in relegation. Subsequently, he resumed his career in division three and lower.