Spanish footballer
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Martínez and the second or maternal family name is
Aranda .
Marc Martínez Aranda (born 4 April 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Segunda División club Granada .
Club career
Born in Barcelona , Catalonia , Martínez was a FC Barcelona youth graduate. On 20 July 2009, he signed for Racing de Santander and was immediately assigned to the reserves in the Segunda División B .[ 2]
Martínez made his senior debut on 1 November 2009, in a 3–1 away loss against Atlético Madrid B .[ 3] Third-choice behind Mario Fernández and Pablo Gómez, he only appeared in five matches during the season , which ended in relegation.
On 4 July 2011, Martínez agreed to a contract with another reserve team , Deportivo Fabril of Tercera División .[ 4] Two years later, the free agent joined Elche CF 's B side ;[ 5] he left the latter club in January 2014,[ 6] and returned to the former as understudy to Fabri due to Germán Lux 's injury.[ 7]
Martínez remained in the third division the following years, representing UD Logroñés ,[ 8] UD Somozas ,[ 9] CD Alcoyano ,[ 10] Recreativo de Huelva [ 11] and FC Cartagena .[ 12] He achieved promotion to Segunda División with the latter in 2020 , following a penalty shootout win over CD Atlético Baleares .[ 13]
Martínez played his first professional game on 13 September 2020 at age 30, starting in a 0–0 draw at Real Oviedo .[ 14] He remained the undisputed starter under Luis Carrión [ 15] but, with the same manager still in charge, lost his place to Aarón Escandell in the 2022–23 campaign .[ 16]
On 28 January 2024, Martínez signed an 18-month deal with La Liga club Granada CF [ 17] for a reported fee of € 150,000.[ 18] On 15 May, as they were already relegated as second-bottom , the 34-year-old made his first appearance in the competition, losing 2–1 away to Rayo Vallecano .[ 19] [ 20]
Career statistics
As of match played 24 May 2024 [ 21]
References
^ a b c "Marc Martínez" . Diario AS . Retrieved 16 June 2023 .
^ "Eneko Rubio, Marc Martínez y Raúl Martín refuerzan al filial racinguista" [Eneko Rubio, Marc Martínez and Raúl Martín bolster Racing's reserves] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2023 .
^ "El filial racinguista, derrotado por el Atlético B (3–1)" [Racing reserves, defeated by Atlético B (3–1)] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 1 November 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2023 .
^ "El Fabril se refuerza con el meta barcelonés Marc Martínez Aranda" [Fabril bolster with Barcelona-born goalkeeper Marc Martínez Aranda] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ Santos García Díaz, Damián (31 July 2013). "Marc Martínez ficha por el Elche Ilicitano" [Marc Martínez signs for Elche Ilicitano] (in Spanish). Vavel . Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ "Marc Martínez rescinde contrato con el Elche CF" [Marc Martínez rescinds contract with Elche CF] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ "Marc Martínez refuerza la portería" [Marc Martínez bolsters the goal] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ "La UD Logroñés ficha al portero Marc Martínez y tramita la licencia a Míchel" [UD Logroñés sign goalkeeper Marc Martínez and register Míchel] (in Spanish). La Rioja. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ Alonso Lois, Paulo (26 December 2014). "Marc Martínez cambia el Logroñés por el Somozas" [Marc Martínez changes Logroñés for Somozas]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ Seserino, Pedro (19 June 2015). "El Alcoyano incorpora a Marc Martínez, portero del Somozas" [Alcoyano add Marc Martínez, Somozas goalkeeper]. Diario Información (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ "Marc Martínez, nuevo portero del Recreativo de Huelva" [Marc Martínez, new goalkeeper of Recreativo de Huelva]. Marca (in Spanish). 24 July 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ "El Zamora del Grupo IV, Marc Martínez, un seguro para la portería albinegra de la 19/20" [The Group IV's Zamora, Marc Martínez, insurance for the white-and-black goal of 19/20] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ Sánchez, Daniel (15 April 2023). "El camino de los héroes del ascenso" [Where have the promotion heroes been]. La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2023 .
^ Azparren Menéndez, Nacho (13 September 2020). "Al Oviedo le falla la puntería" [Oviedo lack aim]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2020 .
^ Ruiz, Antonio (28 April 2022). "Marc Martínez, el héroe en la sombra del Cartagena" [Marc Martínez, Cartagena's hero in the shadows]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2023 .
^ Fernández, Jonathan (13 April 2023). "Aarón Escandell, el nuevo ídolo del Cartagonova" [Aarón Escandell, Cartagonova's new idol]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2023 .
^ "Comunicado oficial | Marc Martínez, nuevo jugador del Granada CF" [Official announcement | Marc Martínez, new Granada CF player] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024 .
^ Moya, Francisco J. (26 January 2024). "El Granada viene a por Marc Martínez" [Granada come for Marc Martínez]. La Verdad (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 January 2024 .
^ Jiménez, Rubén (15 May 2024). "El Rayo sobrevive a falta de una firma" [Rayo survive pending a signature]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2024 .
^ "Marc Martínez: "Feliz por el debut aunque haya sido en un momento complicado" " [Marc Martínez: "Happy for the debut even though it has happened in a tough moment"]. Infobae (in Spanish). 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024 .
^ Marc Martínez at Soccerway
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