Martín Merquelanz

Martín Merquelanz Castellanos (born 12 June 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for CD Mirandés on loan from Real Sociedad as a left winger.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Merquelanz and the second or maternal family name is Castellanos.
Martín Merquelanz
Personal information
Full name Martín Merquelanz Castellanos
Date of birth (1995-06-12) 12 June 1995
Place of birth Irun, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Mirandés
(on loan from Real Sociedad)
Number 11
Youth career
2009–2012 Antiguoko
2012–2014 Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Real Sociedad B 100 (17)
2018– Real Sociedad 1 (0)
2019– → Mirandés (loan) 26 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2020

Club career

Born in Irun, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Merquelanz represented Real Sociedad as a youth. He was promoted to the reserves on 23 June 2014,[1] and made his senior debut on 31 August by coming on as a second-half substitute for Pablo Hervías in a 0–3 Segunda División B away loss against CD Tudelano.

Merquelanz scored his first senior goal on 20 September 2015, netting the second in a 5–0 away routing of CD Mensajero. Roughly one year later, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 home thrashing of Gernika Club, and finished the 2016–17 campaign with ten goals in 36 matches.

Merquelanz renewed his contract until 2019 on 17 May 2017,[2] but suffered a serious knee injury in December, which kept him out for the remainder of the campaign.[3] The following 12 January, he extended his contract until 2020.[4]

On 14 August 2018, Merquelanz was definitely promoted to the main squad in La Liga.[5] He made his debut in the category on 31 August, replacing Asier Illarramendi in a 1–2 away loss against SD Eibar, but being taken off three minutes later due to an injury.[6]

On 19 July 2019, after spending the campaign nursing his knee injury, Merquelanz joined Segunda División side CD Mirandés on loan for one year.[7]

References
  1. "Diez juveniles pasarán al Sanse" [Ten youths will move to Sanse] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. "Hasta 2019" [Until 2019] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  3. "Merquelanz, adiós a la temporada" [Merquelanz, goodbye for the season] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  4. "Hasta 2020" [Until 2020] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  5. "Sube al primer equipo" [Promoted to the first team] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  6. "Ipurua continua inexpugnable" [Ipurua remains impregnable] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  7. "Acuerdo para su cesión al Mirandés" [Agreement for their loan to Mirandés] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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