Daniel Martín Fernández

Dani Martín
Personal information
Full name Daniel Martín Fernández
Date of birth (1998-07-08) 8 July 1998
Place of birth Gijón, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Sporting Gijón
Number 1
Youth career
Sporting Gijón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Sporting B 63 (0)
2017– Sporting Gijón 0 (0)
National team
2014–2015 Spain U17 4 (0)
2016–2017 Spain U19 4 (0)
2016 Spain U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2018

Daniel "Dani" Martín Fernández (born 8 July 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Sporting de Gijón as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in Gijón, Asturias, Martín represented Sporting de Gijón as a youth. Promoted to the reserves ahead of the 2016–17 season, he made his senior debut on 21 August 2016 by starting in a 7–0 Tercera División home routing of UC Ceares.[1]

Martín made his first-team debut on 19 September 2017, starting and making several key stops which included a penalty kick, in a 1–1 home draw against CD Numancia, for the season's Copa del Rey (1–3 loss on penalties).[2] Late in the month, he extended his contract until 2021 and being definitely promoted to the main squad for the following campaign.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "El Sporting B golea al Ceares en su estreno liguero" [Sporting B thrash Ceares in their league debut] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "El Numancia sigue adelante pese a Dani Martín" [Numancia keep going despite Dani Martín] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "El Sporting 'ata' a Dani Martín hasta 2021" [Sporting 'tie up' Dani Martín until 2021] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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