Javier Rentero

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Rentero and the second or maternal family name is Barberá.

Javier Rentero Barberá (born 16 March 2001) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primera Federación club Hércules.^[1]

Javier Rentero

Personal information
Full name	Javier Rentero Barberá
Date of birth	(2001-03-16) 16 March 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Hércules
Number	4
Youth career
2015–2020	Leganés
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2023	Leganés B	74	(3)
2022–2023	Leganés	1	(0)
2023–2024	Linares	29	(0)
2024–2025	Alcorcón	31	(1)
2025–	Hércules	13	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 December 2025

Club career

Born in Madrid, Rentero was a CD Leganés youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 15 November 2020, starting in a 3–1 Tercera División home win over AD Parla.^[2]

Rentero scored his first senior goal on 3 February 2021, netting the B's winner in a 1–0 away success over AD Alcorcón B.^[3]

Rentero made his first team debut on 29 May 2022, coming on as a late substitute for Juan Muñoz in a 2–2 home draw against UD Almería in the Segunda División.^[4]

On 1 July 2024, Rentero signed with Alcorcón in Primera Federación.^[5]