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Ángel Martínez (footballer, born 1991)

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Ángel Martínez
Personal information
Full name Ángel Martínez Ortega
Date of birth (1991-05-17) 17 May 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
1999–2001 Damm
2001–2009 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Espanyol B 16 (0)
2010–2011Jaén (loan) 22 (0)
2011–2013 Deportivo B 63 (3)
2013–2014 Guijuelo 30 (0)
2014–2015 Espanyol B 31 (0)
2015–2017 Reus 65 (0)
2017–2018 Zaragoza 17 (0)
2018–2020 Asteras Tripolis 36 (0)
International career
2007 Spain U16 1 (0)
2007–2008 Spain U17 7 (1)
2009 Spain U18 3 (0)
2009–2010 Spain U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2020

Ángel Martínez Ortega (born 17 May 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left back.

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Martínez finished his development at RCD Espanyol. He made his senior debut for their reserves on 30 August 2009, starting in a 0–0 Segunda División B home draw against Sporting Mahonés CF.[1]

On 20 August 2010, Martínez was loaned to fellow league club Real Jaén for one season.[2] On 12 July of the following year he signed for another reserve team, Deportivo de La Coruña B in Tercera División.[3]

Martínez returned to the third division on 1 August 2013, joining CD Guijuelo.[4] He continued to compete in that level in the following years, representing Espanyol B[5] and CF Reus Deportiu;[6] he achieved promotion to Segunda División with the latter side, appearing in 32 matches in the process.[7]

Martínez made his professional debut on 27 August 2016, starting in a 1–1 home draw to CD Mirandés.[8] The following 13 June, he agreed to a two-year deal with Real Zaragoza also from the second tier.[9]

Martínez moved abroad for the first time in his career on 4 July 2018, signing a two-year contract with Superleague Greece club Asteras Tripolis FC.[10] He scored his first goal for them on 25 September in a 2–1 home win over Apollon Smyrnis F.C. in the group phase of the Greek Cup,[11] adding another in the round of 16 against Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. to help the hosts win 5–3 and qualify 7–6 on aggregate.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Crónica 2ªB: Español [sic] B 0–0 Sporting Mahones" [2ª B Match report: Espanyol B 0–0 Sporting Mahonés] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 30 August 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. ^ "El Real Jaén completa su plantilla con la llegada de Ángel Martínez" [Real Jaén complete their squad with the arrival of Ángel Martínez]. Ideal (in Spanish). 20 August 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  3. ^ "El Deportivo ficha a Ángel Martínez, internacional en categorías inferiores" [Deportivo sign Ángel Martínez, youth international]. El Progreso (in Spanish). 12 July 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  4. ^ "El Guijuelo firma al lateral izquierdo Ángel Martínez" [Guijuelo sign left back Ángel Martínez]. La Gaceta de Salamanca (in Spanish). 1 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Ángel Martínez 'vuelve a casa' y ficha por el Espanyol B" [Ángel Martínez 'returns home' and signs for Espanyol B]. Tribuna de Salamanca (in Spanish). 13 June 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  6. ^ "El Reus cierra la incorporación del lateral barcelonés Ángel Martínez" [Reus complete the signing of Barcelona-born full back Ángel Martínez]. Diari de Tarragona (in Spanish). 13 July 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  7. ^ Libiano, Marc (23 April 2018). "Héroes del ascenso" [Promotion heroes]. Diari de Tarragona (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Empate entre Reus y Mirandés que sabe a poco a los locales" [Draw between Reus and Mirandés leaves bad taste in locals' mouth]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 27 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Alberto Benito, Grippo, Ángel, Eguaras y Buff, cinco primeros fichajes" [Alberto Benito, Grippo, Ángel, Eguaras and Buff, five first signings]. Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). 13 June 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Πήρε και Angel Martinez Ortega ο Αστέρας Τρίπολης" [Ángel Martínez Ortega joined Asteras Tripoli] (in Greek). Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Αστέρας-Απόλλων Σμύρνης 2–1: Με το δεξί στο Κύπελλο οι Αρκάδες" [Asteras-Apollon Smyrni: Arcadians go through in Cup] (in Greek). Sport 24. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Πρόκριση – θρίλερ για Αστέρα στο ματς της χρονιάς" [Qualification – Asteras take thriller in match of the year] (in Greek). Sport 24. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.