Adrián Martín Cardona (born 10 October 1982 in

Las Palmas Las Palmas (, ; ), officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a Spanish city and capital of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital (jointly with Santa Cruz de Tenerife), the most populous city in the auto ...

, Canary Islands) is a Spanish former

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who played as a

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Football career

After first appearing as a professional in the 2003–04 season with

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in Segunda División, Martín switched to Segunda División B, achieving promotion with Real Madrid's reserves Real Madrid Castilla. On 6 December 2005 he played his first and only official game with the latter's first team, featuring the second half of a 1–2 away loss against Olympiacos F.C. for the campaign's

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after coming on as a substitute for another ''

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'' product,

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. From 2006 to

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, Martín had second level stints with

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and

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(the latter on loan), where he was rarely used. In July 2008 he signed with Levante UD also in that tier, and subsequently resumed his career in division three.

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* * * * * * 1982 births Living people Footballers from Las Palmas Spanish footballers Association football midfielders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players UD Las Palmas Atlético players UD Las Palmas players Real Madrid Castilla footballers Real Madrid CF players Real Murcia players Xerez CD footballers Levante UD footballers Jerez Industrial CF players CD Teruel footballers Zamora CF footballers UB Conquense footballers Xerez Deportivo FC footballers {{Spain-footy-midfielder-stub