Marc Martínez (footballer, born 1990)

Marc Martínez Aranda (born 4 April 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Segunda División club Granada.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Aranda.
Marc Martínez
Personal information
Full name Marc Martínez Aranda[1]
Date of birth (1990-04-04) 4 April 1990[1]
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Granada
Number 13
Youth career
Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Racing Santander B 32 (0)
2011–2013 Deportivo La Coruña B 72 (0)
2013–2014 Elche B 10 (0)
2014 Deportivo La Coruña 0 (0)
2014 Logroñés 0 (0)
2015 Somozas 19 (0)
2015–2017 Alcoyano 63 (0)
2017–2019 Recreativo 76 (0)
2019–2024 Cartagena 126 (0)
2024– Granada 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:11, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Racing Santander B 2009–10 Segunda División B 50——50
Elche 2013–14 La Liga 0000—00
Elche B 2013–14 Segunda División B 100——100
Deportivo La Coruña 2013–14 La Liga 0000—00
Logroñés 2014–15 Segunda División B 00——00
Somozas 2014–15 Segunda División B 190——190
Alcoyano 2015–16 Segunda División B 33000—330
2016–17 Segunda División B 300002[lower-alpha 1]0320
Total 6300020650
Recreativo 2017–18 Segunda División B 380——380
2018–19 Segunda División B 380—4[lower-alpha 1]0420
Total 760—40800
Cartagena 2019–20 Segunda División B 280—1[lower-alpha 1]0290
2020–21 Segunda División 30000—300
2021–22 Segunda División 40000—400
2022–23 Segunda División 7030—100
2023–24 Segunda División 21000—210
Total 126030101300
Granada 2023–24 La Liga 30——30
Career total 302030703120
  1. Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs

References
  1. "Marc Martínez". Diario AS. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. 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.
  6. "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.
  7. "Marc Martínez refuerza la portería" [Marc Martínez bolsters the goal] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  8. "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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. "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.
  12. "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.
  13. 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.
  14. Azparren Menéndez, Nacho (13 September 2020). "Al Oviedo le falla la puntería" [Oviedo lack aim]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. "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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. "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.
  21. Marc Martínez at Soccerway
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