Julio Martínez (footballer, born 2000)

Julio
Personal information
Full name	Julio Martínez Cortés
Date of birth	2 November 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth	Requena, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	UCAM Murcia
Number	22
Youth career
2015–2016	Valencia
2016–2018	Córdoba
2018–2019	Málaga
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2022	Málaga B
2019–2022	Málaga
2022–2024	Granada B
2024–	UCAM Murcia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024

Julio Martínez Cortés (born 2 November 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for UCAM Murcia.

Club career

Born in Requena, Valencian Community, Martínez joined Málaga CF's youth setup in 2018, after stints at Córdoba CF and Valencia CF.^[2] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 25 August 2019, starting and scoring the opener in a 4–0 Tercera División home routing of Alhaurín de la Torre CF.^[3]

On 15 December 2019, after scoring ten goals in only 15 matches for the B's, Martínez made his first team debut by coming on as a late substitute for Armando Sadiku in a 0–0 away draw against Extremadura UD in the Segunda División.^[4] On 6 July 2022, he moved to another reserve team, Club Recreativo Granada in Segunda Federación.^[5]

^ "Julio" (in Spanish). Málaga CF. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
^ "Julio, el gol está en La Academia" [Julio, the goal is at La Academia] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
^ "El Malagueño comienza con buen pie (0–4)" [Malagueño start in a good foot (0–4)] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
^ "Extremadura y Málaga empatan a cero en un partido lleno de carencias" [Extremadura and Málaga draw blank in a lacklustre match] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
^ "El Recreativo Granada incorpora al delantero Julio Martínez" [Recreativo Granada sign forward Julio Martínez] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.