Marc Martínez (footballer, born 1990)

Marc Martínez
Personal information
Full name	Marc Martínez Aranda
Date of birth	4 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Granada
Number	13
Youth career
	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2011	Racing Santander B
2011–2013	Deportivo La Coruña B
2013–2014	Elche B
2014	Deportivo La Coruña
2014	Logroñés
2015	Somozas
2015–2017	Alcoyano
2017–2019	Recreativo
2019–2024	Cartagena
2024–	Granada
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:54, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

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]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Racing Santander B	2009–10	Segunda División B	5	0	—		—		5	0
Elche	2013–14	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Elche B	2013–14	Segunda División B	10	0	—		—		10	0
Deportivo La Coruña	2013–14	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Logroñés	2014–15	Segunda División B	0	0	—		—		0	0
Somozas	2014–15	Segunda División B	19	0	—		—		19	0
Alcoyano	2015–16	Segunda División B	33	0	0	0	—		33	0
	2016–17	Segunda División B	30	0	0	0	2^[a]	0	32	0
	Total		63	0	0	0	2	0	65	0
Recreativo	2017–18	Segunda División B	38	0	—		—		38	0
	2018–19	Segunda División B	38	0	—		4^[a]	0	42	0
	Total		76	0	—		4	0	80	0
Cartagena	2019–20	Segunda División B	28	0	—		1^[a]	0	29	0
	2020–21	Segunda División	30	0	0	0	—		30	0
	2021–22	Segunda División	40	0	0	0	—		40	0
	2022–23	Segunda División	7	0	3	0	—		10	0
	2023–24	Segunda División	21	0	0	0	—		21	0
	Total		126	0	3	0	1	0	130	0
Granada	2023–24	La Liga	3	0	—		—		3	0
Career total			302	0	3	0	7	0	312	0

^ ^a ^b ^c Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs

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