Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Jiménez de la Espada and the second or maternal family name is
Martín .
Marcos "Marc" Eusebio Jiménez de la Espada Martín (born 3 November 1985) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a striker for Campos .
Club career
Born in Pollença , Majorca , Balearic Islands , Jiménez was a trainee of both SD La Salle and CD San Francisco, and made his senior debut with CE Constància in 2004–05 , in Tercera División . He competed at that level the following three seasons, representing RCD Mallorca B and UE Sant Andreu .
In July 2008, Jiménez was loaned to Segunda División B club Orihuela CF .[ 1] He subsequently returned to the Catalans , with the team now in the same division.
Jiménez moved to CF Sporting Mahonés also of the third tier in July 2010,[ 2] and started in all his appearances in his only season to help to a 15th-place finish. On 15 July 2011, he rejoined Sant Andreu for a third spell.[ 3]
On 26 June 2012, Jiménez signed for Gimnàstic de Tarragona , recently relegated to division three .[ 4] He scored 17 goals in his debut campaign , with his side ranking sixth.[ 5]
After achieving promotion to Segunda División , Jiménez renewed his contract with Nàstic for a further year on 29 June 2015.[ 6] He made his professional debut on 23 August (two months shy of his 30th birthday), coming on as a second-half substitute for Mossa in a 2–2 home draw against Albacete Balompié ; he also scored the last goal through a penalty .[ 7]
On 23 June 2016, after narrowly missing another promotion , Jiménez was released as his contract was due to expire.[ 8] He resumed his career in the Hong Kong Premier League , with Kitchee SC and Southern District FC .[ 9] [ 10]
Jiménez joined East Bengal F.C. of the Indian I-League on 6 August 2019.[ 11] [ 12] He returned to his country and its third tier one year later, agreeing to a one-year deal at CE L'Hospitalet .[ 13] [ 14]
In July 2021, Jiménez signed for CE Andratx in the newly created Segunda División RFEF .[ 15]
Personal life
Jiménez was a member of the Hipster subculture, distinguishing himself with a thick beard and a long hair.[ 16]
Career statistics
As of match played on 1 February 2020
References
^ Zerón, J. (15 July 2008). "El Orihuela logra la cesión del delantero Marcos" [Orihuela get the loan of forward Marcos]. Diario Información (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 August 2013 .
^ "Marcos Jiménez de la Espada, nuevo jugador del C.F. Sporting Mahonés" [Marcos Jiménez de la Espada, new player of C.F. Sporting Mahonés] (in Spanish). Deporte Balear. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2013 .
^ "Marcos torna al Sant Andreu!!!" [Marcos returns to Sant Andreu!!!] (in Catalan). UE Sant Andreu. 15 July 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2013 .
^ "Viale, Haro, Marcos i De Lerma, els primers fitxatges" [Viale, Haro, Marcos and De Lerma, the first signings] (in Catalan). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 26 June 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2013 .
^ Aparicio López, Jaume (8 January 2015). "Nàstic: Enemigo inédito en el Narcís Sala" [Nàstic: Unheard-of enemy at the Narcís Sala]. Diari de Tarragona (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2020 .
^ "Jugadores renovados del primer equipo" [First-team players renewed] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015 .
^ "El Gimnástic remonta in extremis al Albacete" [Gimnástic come back in extremis against Albacete]. Marca (in Spanish). 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015 .
^ "De la Espada finaliza su etapa en el Nàstic" [De la Espada ends his spell at Nàstic ] (in Spanish). Gimnàstic Tarragona. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016 .
^ "Hong Kong: Diego Forlán debutó en el Kitchee que igualó 2–2 con Southern District" [Hong Kong: Diego Forlán made debut for Kitchee who drew 2–2 with Southern District] (in Spanish). Fútbol Uruguay. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2022 .
^ Manchón, Martín (6 August 2019). "El East Bengal ficha gol para asaltar la I-League india" [East Bengal sign goal to take over Indian I-League] (in Spanish). Migrantes del Balón. Retrieved 27 August 2022 .
^ Bhattacharya, Atrayo (6 August 2019). "East Bengal sign experienced Spanish striker Marcos Jimenez de la Espada" . Khel Now. Retrieved 16 March 2020 .
^ "East Bengal FC sign Spanish forward Marcos Jiménez de la Espada Martín" . The Away End. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2020 .
^ "De la Espada vuelve a España" [De la Espada returns to Spain] (in Spanish). Fútbol Mallorca. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020 .
^ "Los exNàstic Sergi Juste y Marcos De la Espada, campeones de Catalunya" [Former Nàstic men Sergi Juste and Marcos De la Espada, Catalonia Cup winners]. Diari de Tarragona (in Spanish). 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020 .
^ "Marcos de la Espada fichaje para el Andratx" [Marcos de la Espada signing for Andratx] (in Spanish). Fútbol Balear. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2022 .
^ Aparicio López, Jaume (25 June 2016). "La 'Barba' más indomable" [The most indomitable 'Beard']. Diari de Tarragona (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2020 .
^ a b c d e f g h i "Marc Jiménez: Marc Jiménez de la Espada Martín" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 16 November 2017 .
^ a b c d "Marc Jiménez" . Soccerway. Retrieved 16 November 2017 .
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