Alejandro "Álex" Martínez Sánchez (born 12 August 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Atlético Sanluqueño.
.JPG) Martínez with Elche in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Martínez Sánchez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | Atlético Sanluqueño | ||
| 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) |
| 2013–2014 | → Murcia (loan) | 40 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | → Elche (loan) | 32 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Granada | 60 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Hércules | 44 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Eldense | 36 | (3) |
| 2024– | Atlético Sanluqueño | 8 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:22, 22 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBetis
editBorn 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
editOn 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
editOn 2 February 2021, Martínez joined Hércules CF of the third tier.[16]
References
edit- ^ a b c Álex Martínez at AS.com (in Spanish)
- ^ Virtualmente... el Betis es nuevo equipo de Primera (Virtually... Betis are a new Primera team); Marca, 12 May 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Betis gana de Primeras (Betis win First); Marca, 27 August 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ El año de Álex Martínez (Álex Martínez's year); Marca, 15 July 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ 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)
- ^ El Murcia duerme en puestos de ascenso (Murcia sleep in the promotion places); Marca, 12 October 2013 (in Spanish)
- ^ 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)
- ^ 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)
- ^ Álex Martínez se marcha cedido al Elche CF (Álex Martínez goes out on loan at Elche CF); Real Betis, 18 August 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ Álex Martínez, novedad en la vuelta a los entrenamientos (Álex Martínez, novelty in return to training); ABC, 17 September 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Betis hace oficial que no renovará a Álex Martínez (Betis make official Álex Martínez will not be renewed); El Correo de Andalucía, 26 June 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ Comunicado | Álex Martínez se incorpora al Granada CF (Announcement | Álex Martínez joins Granada CF); Granada CF, 26 June 2017 (in Spanish)
- ^ a b c Los héroes de una temporada histórica: Álex Martínez (Heroes of an historic season: Álex Martínez); Granada en Juego, 1 August 2020 (in Spanish)
- ^ Las lesiones sacaron a Álex Martínez del sueño de la Copa (Injuries took Álex Martínez from Cup dream); Ideal, 15 August 2020 (in Spanish)
- ^ Acuerdo para la rescisión de Álex Martínez (Agreement for the rescision of Álex Martínez); Granada CF, 29 September 2020 (in Spanish)
- ^ 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)
External links
edit- Álex Martínez at BDFutbol
- Álex Martínez at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Álex Martínez at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Álex Martínez at Soccerway