Ángel Martínez Ortega (born 17 May 1991) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a left-back or a

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for Linares Deportivo.

Club career

Born in

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...

, Martínez finished his development at

RCD Espanyol Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as Espanyol, is a professional sports club based in Barcelona, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish football league sy ...

. He made his senior debut for their reserves on 30 August 2009, starting in a 0–0

Segunda División B Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

home draw against Sporting Mahonés CF. On 20 August 2010, Martínez was loaned to Real Jaén of the same league for one season. On 12 July of the following year he signed for another

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Deportivo Fabril Real Club Deportivo Fabril, previously known as ''Deportivo B'', is the reserve team of Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, it is based in A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. It currently plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 1 ...

in the

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

. Martínez returned to the third division on 1 August 2013, joining

CD Guijuelo Club Deportivo Guijuelo is a Spanish football team based in Guijuelo, Province of Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1974 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 1, holding home games at the 1,500-seat ...

. He continued to compete at that level the following years, representing Espanyol B and

CF Reus Deportiu Club de Futbol Reus Deportiu, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Reus, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1909, it last competed in the Segunda Division (while its B team competed in the Tercera Division) before foldi ...

. He achieved promotion to

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with the latter side, appearing in 32 matches in the process. Martínez made his professional debut on 27 August 2016, starting in a 1–1 home draw with

CD Mirandés Club Deportivo Mirandés is a Spanish football team based in Miranda de Ebro, Province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 3 May 1927, the club competes in the Segunda División, holding home matches at ''Esta ...

. The following 13 June, he agreed to a two-year deal with

Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. Zaragoza holds its home games at La ...

also from the second tier. On 4 July 2018, Martínez moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a two-year contract with

Super League Greece The Super League Greece 1 ( el, Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced ''Alpha Ethniki'' at the top of ...

club Asteras Tripolis FC. He scored his first goal for them on 25 September in a 2–1 home win over

Apollon Smyrnis F.C. Apollon Smyrnis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Απόλλων Σμύρνης), or in its full name Gymnasticos Syllogos Apollon Smyrnis ( el, links=no, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Απόλλων Σμύρνης, ''Gymnastics Club Apollon o ...

in the

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of the Greek Cup, adding another in the round of 16 against

Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. AEL Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ ΑΕΛ), also known by its full name Athlitiki Enosi Larissas ( el, Αθλητική Ένωση Λάρισας, translation=Athletic Union of Larissa), simply called AEL or Larissa, is a Greek professional footb ...

to help the hosts to win 5–3 and qualify 7–6 on aggregate. On 17 August 2020, Martínez agreed to a deal at

FC Viitorul Constanța Fotbal Club Viitorul Constanța (), commonly known as Viitorul Constanța or simply Viitorul, was a Romanian professional football club based in Ovidiu, Constanța County. They last played their home matches in blue and black kits at the Stadionu ...

of the Romanian

Liga I The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...

. On 28 December, he was released by mutual consent. Martínez continued playing abroad the following seasons, with

PAS Lamia 1964 Lamia Football Club ( el, Π.Α.Ε. Π.Α.Σ. Λαμία 1964) is a Greek professional football club based in Lamia, Greece. It was founded in 1964. The club plays in the Super League, the first tier of Greek football. It plays its home match ...

(Greek top flight) and DPMM FC (

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). He returned to Spain after six years away on 10 January 2024, signing for

Primera Federación The Primera Federación, formerly known as Primera División RFEF, is the third tier of the Spanish football league system beginning with the 2021–22 season. It is administered by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. It is below the top tw ...

side Linares Deportivo until 30 June. He made his debut ten days later, starting the 2–0 victory over

Mérida AD Asociación Deportiva Mérida, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Mérida, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 2013 it is a successor club of CP Mérida, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 1. Hist ...

International career

Martínez played for

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in the

2008 UEFA European Under-17 Championship The final tournament of the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Championship was the 26th UEFA European Under-17 Championship, UEFA's premier football tournament for players under the age of 17. The tournament was held in Turkey from 4 to 16 May 2008. Pla ...

, scoring in the 2–1 semi-final win against the

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and helping his country to win the tournament.

Career statistics

Honours

Spain U17 *

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2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Angel 1991 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Barcelona Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football central defenders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Primera Federación players CF Damm players RCD Espanyol B footballers Real Jaén footballers Deportivo Fabril players CD Guijuelo footballers CF Reus Deportiu players Real Zaragoza players Linares Deportivo footballers Super League Greece players Asteras Tripolis F.C. players PAS Lamia 1964 players Liga I players FC Viitorul Constanța players Singapore Premier League players Duli Pengiran Muda Mahkota Football Club players Spain men's youth international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Brunei Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Romania Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Brunei