Álex Martínez (footballer, born 1990)

Alejandro "Álex" Martínez Sánchez (born 12 August 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for CD Eldense.

Álex Martínez
Martínez with Elche in 2016
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Martínez Sánchez[1]
Date of birth (1990-08-12) 12 August 1990[1]
Place of birth Seville, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Eldense
Number 3
Youth career
Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Betis C 16 (0)
2009–2012 Betis B 60 (4)
2011–2017 Betis 40 (0)
2013–2014Murcia (loan) 40 (3)
2015–2016Elche (loan) 32 (0)
2017–2020 Granada 60 (3)
2021–2022 Hércules 44 (2)
2022– Eldense 31 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2023

Club career

Betis

Born in Seville, Andalusia, Martínez graduated from Real Betis' academy, and made his debut as a senior with the C team in 2010. After appearing regularly for the reserves in the Segunda División B, he made his first-team debut on 11 May 2011, starting in a 3–1 home win against CD Tenerife in the Segunda División.[2]

On 27 August 2011, while still registered with the B side, Martínez made his La Liga debut, coming on as a late substitute for Jefferson Montero in a 1–0 away victory over Granada CF.[3] After appearing rarely during the campaign (three appearances, 117 minutes of action), he was definitely promoted to the main squad in the summer of 2012.[4]

On 16 August 2013, Martínez renewed his contract with the Verdiblancos until 2017, and was immediately loaned to second-tier club Real Murcia.[5] He scored his first professional goal on 12 October, the game's only in a home defeat of Girona FC.[6]

Martínez suffered a severe knee injury on 10 November 2014, which kept him sidelined for seven months.[7] He only returned to the fields on 7 June of the following year, replacing Francisco Portillo in a 0–3 home loss to Sporting de Gijón.[8]

On 18 August 2015, Martínez was loaned to Elche CF in a season-long deal.[9] Upon returning to the Estadio Benito Villamarín, he acted mainly as a backup to new signing Riza Durmisi.[10][11]

Granada

On 26 June 2017, free agent Martínez signed a two-year contract with Granada CF, recently relegated from the top flight.[12] A starter in his first season, he dealt with several injury problems and eventually lost his starting spot to Quini in his second, which ended in promotion.[13]

Martínez was further down the pecking order in 2019–20, after Carlos Neva was promoted to the first team.[14][13] On 29 September 2020, after just one appearance during the whole campaign,[13] he terminated his contract.[15]

Later career

On 2 February 2021, Martínez joined Hércules CF of the third tier.[16]

References

  1. Álex Martínez at AS.com (in Spanish)
  2. Virtualmente... el Betis es nuevo equipo de Primera (Virtually... Betis are a new Primera team); Marca, 12 May 2011 (in Spanish)
  3. El Betis gana de Primeras (Betis win First); Marca, 27 August 2011 (in Spanish)
  4. El año de Álex Martínez (Álex Martínez's year); Marca, 15 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. Álex Martínez jugará cedido esta temporada en el Murcia (Álex Martínez will play on loan this season at Murcia); Diario AS, 16 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. El Murcia duerme en puestos de ascenso (Murcia sleep in the promotion places); Marca, 12 October 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. Álex Martínez será baja entre seis y siete meses por una lesión de rodilla (Álex Martínez will be out between six and seven months due to a knee injury); Mundo Deportivo, 10 November 2014 (in Spanish)
  8. El Sporting cumple en Sevilla y vuelve a Primera por la vía rápida (Sporting get job done in Seville and return to Primera through the fast lane); Marca, 7 June 2015 (in Spanish)
  9. Álex Martínez se marcha cedido al Elche CF (Álex Martínez goes out on loan at Elche CF); Real Betis, 18 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  10. Álex Martínez, novedad en la vuelta a los entrenamientos (Álex Martínez, novelty in return to training); ABC, 17 September 2016 (in Spanish)
  11. El Betis hace oficial que no renovará a Álex Martínez (Betis make official Álex Martínez will not be renewed); El Correo, 26 June 2017 (in Spanish)
  12. Comunicado | Álex Martínez se incorpora al Granada CF (Announcement | Álex Martínez joins Granada CF); Granada CF, 26 June 2017 (in Spanish)
  13. Los héroes de una temporada histórica: Álex Martínez (Heroes of an historic season: Álex Martínez); Granada en Juego, 1 August 2020 (in Spanish)
  14. Las lesiones sacaron a Álex Martínez del sueño de la Copa (Injuries took Álex Martínez from Cup dream); Ideal, 15 August 2020 (in Spanish)
  15. Acuerdo para la rescisión de Álex Martínez (Agreement for the rescision of Álex Martínez); Granada CF, 29 September 2020 (in Spanish)
  16. Álex Martínez, la zurda del Este, está de vuelta (Álex Martínez, the left from the East, is back); Diario AS, 2 February 2021 (in Spanish)
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