Ángel Martínez (footballer, born 1991)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ángel Martínez Ortega | ||
Date of birth | 17 May 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 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) |
2010–2011 | → Jaén (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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Libiano, Marc (23 April 2018). "Héroes del ascenso" [Promotion heroes]. Diari de Tarragona (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Ángel Martínez at BDFutbol
- Ángel Martínez at Soccerway
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Barcelona
- Spanish footballers
- Catalan footballers
- Association football defenders
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- CF Damm players
- RCD Espanyol B footballers
- Real Jaén footballers
- Deportivo Fabril players
- CD Guijuelo footballers
- CF Reus Deportiu footballers
- Real Zaragoza players
- Super League Greece players
- Asteras Tripolis F.C. players
- Spain youth international footballers
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece