Álex Martínez (footballer, born 1990)

Álex Martínez
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Martínez Sánchez
Date of birth (1990-08-12) 12 August 1990
Place of birth Seville, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
 Granada
Number 3
Youth career
Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Betis C 16 (0)
2009–2012 Betis B 60 (4)
2011–2017 Betis 40 (0)
2013–2014 → Murcia (loan) 40 (3)
2015–2016 → Elche (loan) 32 (0)
2017– Granada 45 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 September 2018

Alejandro "Álex" Martínez Sánchez (born 12 August 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Granada CF as a left back.

Club career

Betis

Born in Seville, Andalusia, Martínez graduated from Real Betis' youth setup, and made his debut as a senior with the C-team in 2010. After appearing regularly for the reserves in Segunda División B, he made his first-team debut on 11 May 2011, starting in a 3–1 home win against CD Tenerife for the Segunda División championship.[1]

On 27 August 2011, while still registered with the B-side, Martínez made his La Liga debut, coming on as a late substitute for Jefferson Montero in a 1–0 away victory against Granada CF.[2] After appearing rarely during the campaign (three appearances, 117 minutes of action), he was definitely promoted to the main squad in the summer of 2012.[3]

On 16 August 2013, Martínez renewed his contract with the Verdiblancos until 2017, and was immediately loaned to second level club Real Murcia.[4] He scored his first professional goal on 12 October, netting the game's only in a home success over Girona FC.[5]

On 10 November 2014, Martínez suffered a severe knee injury which kept him sidelined for seven months.[6] He only returned to the fields on 7 June of the following year, replacing Francisco Portillo in a 0–3 home loss to Sporting de Gijón.[7]

On 18 August 2015, Martínez was loaned to Elche CF in a season-long deal.[8] Upon returning to the Estadio Benito Villamarín, he acted mainly as a backup to new signing Riza Durmisi.[9][10]

Granada

On 26 June 2017, free agent Martínez signed a two-year contract with Granada CF, freshly relegated from the top flight.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Virtualmente... el Betis es nuevo equipo de Primera (Virtually... Betis are a new Primera team); Marca, 12 May 2011 (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ El Betis gana de Primeras (Betis win First); Marca, 27 August 2011 (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ El año de Álex Martínez (Álex Martínez's year); Marca, 15 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Álex Martínez jugará cedido esta temporada en el Murcia (Álex Martínez will play on loan this season at Murcia); Diario AS, 16 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ El Murcia duerme en puestos de ascenso (Murcia sleep in the promotion places); Marca, 12 October 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ Álex Martínez será baja entre seis y siete meses por una lesión de rodilla (Álex Martínez will be out between six and seven months due to a knee injury); Mundo Deportivo, 10 November 2014 (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ El Sporting cumple en Sevilla y vuelve a Primera por la vía rápida (Sporting get job done in Seville and return to Primera through the fast lane); Marca, 7 June 2015 (in Spanish)
  8. ↑ Álex Martínez se marcha cedido al Elche CF (Álex Martínez goes out on loan at Elche CF); Real Betis, 18 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  9. ↑ Álex Martínez, novedad en la vuelta a los entrenamientos (Álex Martínez, novelty in return to training); ABC, 17 September 2016 (in Spanish)
  10. ↑ El Betis hace oficial que no renovará a Álex Martínez (Betis make official Álex Martínez will not be renewed); El Correo, 26 June 2017 (in Spanish)
  11. ↑ Comunicado | Álex Martínez se incorpora al Granada CF (Announcement | Álex Martínez joins Granada CF); Granada CF, 26 June 2017 (in Spanish)
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