Javier Patiño

Javier Patiño Lachica (born 14 February 1988) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays for Chinese club Henan Jianye as a striker. He represents the Philippines at international level, having made his debut in 2013.

Patiño was born in San Sebastián de los Reyes, Community of Madrid, to a Spanish father and a Filipino mother from Dumanjug, Cebu.

Patiño played his first four seasons as a senior in amateur football, representing local clubs Alcobendas CF and UD San Sebastián de los Reyes. In the 2011 summer he moved straight to the second division, signing a three-year contract with Córdoba CF.

In his first year with the Andalusians, Patiño scored eight goals in 35 games, notably netting the games' only goal against SD Huesca (away), UD Las Palmas (home) and Recreativo de Huelva (away). On the last day of the January 2013 transfer window he was loaned to fellow league side Xerez CD until the end of the season, but had his link rescinded on 9 March, being then sold to Buriram United F.C. of the Thai Premier League. Patiño marked his debut for Buriram with a brace, in their 6–1 thrashing of Songkhla United FC.

On 21 January 2015, Patiño transferred to Chinese Super League side Henan Jianye FC. He scored twice on his debut on 8 March, helping to a 3–1 home win against Tianjin Teda FC.

The Philippine Football Federation were reportedly notified of Patiño through Juan Luis Guirado, who was also born in Spain and an international footballer for the Philippines. In late 2012 he was reported to be applying for Filipino citizenship, to open the possibility of playing international football for that country. He successfully obtained his Filipino passport just in time for the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification tournament which took place from 24 to 26 March 2013 in Manila, and made it into the final 23-man squad, also receiving compliments from national team head coach Michael Weiß, who stated, "Patiño is definitely a top player but it is a team sport and it takes time to connect with the other player. We should give him time, we know that we can expect something but perhaps not the best yet".

Patiño then made his debut in the opening game of the AFC Challenge Cup qualification tournament, scoring twice in an 8–0 win against Cambodia. Two days later, against Turkmenistan, he again played the full 90 minutes, helping his team win 1–0 as they qualified for the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup.

Patiño would not appear for the Philippines until March the following year where they lost 1–0 to Azerbaijan in an international friendly match. It was part of the national team's preparations for the AFC Challenge Cup which he was not able to take part in due to not being released by his club, as the tournament was not part of FIFA's international match calendar; later that year, he would also miss out on 2014 AFF Championship as he had to undergo back surgery.

Club

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	24 March 2013	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines	Cambodia	4–0	8–0	2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualifier
2.				6–0
3.	11 June 2015	Philippine Sports Stadium, Bulacan, Philippines	Bahrain	2–0	2–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier
4.	28 March 2017	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines	Nepal	4–1	4–1	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

• Thai Premier League: 2013, 2014
• Thai FA Cup: 2013
• Thai League Cup: 2013
• Kor Royal Cup: 2014