Martín Merquelanz
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Martín Merquelanz Castellanos | ||
Date of birth | 12 June 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Irun, Spain | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Real Sociedad | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
Real Sociedad | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2018 | Real Sociedad B | 100 | (17) |
2018– | Real Sociedad | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2018 |
Martín Merquelanz Castellanos (born 12 June 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Sociedad as a left winger.
Club career
Born in Irun, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Merquelanz represented Real Sociedad as a youth. He was promoted to the reserves on 23 June 2014,[1] and made his senior debut on 31 August by coming on as a second-half substitute for Pablo Hervías in a 0–3 Segunda División B away loss against CD Tudelano.
Merquelanz scored his first senior goal on 20 September 2015, netting the second in a 5–0 away routing of CD Mensajero. Roughly one year later, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 home thrashing of Gernika Club, and finished the 2016–17 campaign with ten goals in 36 matches.
Merquelanz renewed his contract until 2019 on 17 May 2017,[2] but suffered a serious knee injury in December, which kept him out for the remainder of the campaign.[3] The following 12 January, he extended his contract until 2020.[4]
On 14 August 2018, Merquelanz was definitely promoted to the main squad in La Liga.[5] He made his debut in the category on 31 August, replacing Asier Illarramendi in a 1–2 away loss against SD Eibar, but being taken off three minutes later due to an injury.[6]
References
- ^ "Diez juveniles pasarán al Sanse" [Ten youths will move to Sanse] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Hasta 2019" [Until 2019] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Merquelanz, adiós a la temporada" [Merquelanz, goodbye for the season] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Hasta 2020" [Until 2020] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Sube al primer equipo" [Promoted to the first team] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Ipurua continua inexpugnable" [Ipurua remains impregnable] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
External links
- Martín Merquelanz at BDFutbol
- Martín Merquelanz at Soccerway