Carlos Leopoldo Martínez Garrido (born 12 February 1989) is a Spanish

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who plays for Lincoln Red Imps as a winger.

Club career

Born in Córdoba, Andalusia, Martínez started playing as a senior with

Villanueva CF Villanueva Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football team based in Villanueva de Gállego, in the autonomous community of Aragon. Founded in 1974 it plays in Regional Preferente, holding home games at '' Estadio Nuevo Enrique Porta'', with a capacit ...

in the 2006–07 campaign, in

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 ...

. He moved to

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), (from the 2020–21 season onwards competing under the umbrella of Unión Futbolística Cordobesa, S.A.D.) is a Spanish football club based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1951 as ...

in January 2007, being assigned to the youth setup. On 7 September 2011 Martínez played his first match as a professional, starting in a 1–0 away win against

Real Murcia Real Murcia Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Real Murcia (, "Royal Murcia"), is a Spanish football club based in Murcia, in the Región de Murcia. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, playing ho ...

, for the season's

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. He spent the vast majority of his spell playing with the reserves also in the fourth level, however. On 10 July 2012 Martínez joined

Lucena CF Lucena Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Lucena, Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1968, it was dissolved in 2015. History ''Lucena Club de Fútbol'' was founded in 1968. It was originally ...

, in

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 ...

. He continued to appear in the third level in the following campaigns, representing

La Hoya Lorca CF Lorca Fútbol Club was a Spanish football team based in Lorca, in the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia. Founded in 2003, it last played in Preferente Autonómica de Murcia – Group 1, holding home games at Estadio Francisco Artés ...

and

FC Cartagena Fútbol Club Cartagena, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the Region of Murcia, Spain. Founded in 1995 it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at ''Estadio Cartagonova'', with a capacity of 15,105 spe ...

. On 3 August 2015 Martínez returned to La Hoya Lorca, and achieved promotion to

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in 2017, as the club changed its name to

Lorca FC Lorca Fútbol Club was a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Lorca, Spain, Lorca, in the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia. Founded in 2003, it last played in Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol in the Region of ...

. The following 19 January, he signed for

after cutting ties with his previous club.Carlos Martínez refuerza el ataque grana (Carlos Martínez bolsters the ''grana'' attack)
Real Murcia, 19 January 2018

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Carlos 1989 births Living people Footballers from Córdoba, Spain Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Andalusia Men's association football wingers Segunda División B players Tercera División players Córdoba CF B players Córdoba CF players Lucena CF players Lorca FC players FC Cartagena footballers Real Murcia CF players Recreativo de Huelva players