Rafael Fernández Martínez (born 5 May 1989), commonly known as Chumbi, is a Spanish

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who plays for

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as a

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Club career

Born in Águilas, Region of Murcia, Chumbi started playing as a senior with

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...

's C-team. In summer 2009 he joined Caravaca CF of

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but, in the following

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, returned to

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by signing with

Lorca Deportiva CF Lorca Deportiva Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. was a Spanish football club in Lorca, in the autonomous community of Murcia. Founded in 2002 it was dissolved ten years later, and held home matches at ''Estadio Francisco Artés Carrasco'', which seats 8 ...

. In July 2010, Chumbi moved to

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 ...

still in the fourth division. In his first season he scored 12 goals (three of them in the play-offs), helping the Catalans return to the third level after five years. In January 2012, Chumbi was linked with a move to Elche CF, but the deal could not be completed. On 20 June he signed a contract with UD Almería, being assigned to the reserves in division three. Chumbi made his debut with Almería's first team on 17 October 2012, coming off the bench for

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in the 83rd minute of a 3–0 home win against AD Alcorcón for the campaign's

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. He made his first appearance in

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two months later, replacing Ángel Trujillo in a 0–1 defeat at Elche CF; he netted his first goal as a professional on 6 January of the following year, being pivotal in the

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ns' 1–0 away win against

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after only six minutes on the field. On 8 July 2013, Chumbi was released by Almería. Late in the same month, he joined

Valencia CF Mestalla Valencia Club de Fútbol Mestalla, shortened to Valencia Mestalla, is the reserve team of Valencia CF, a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club based in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake community. Founded in 1944, an ...

in the third tier. On 10 July 2014, Chumbi signed a two-year deal with Albacete Balompié, recently promoted to the second division. On 20 July of the following year, he moved to fellow league club

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. Following 19 goalless appearances and team relegation, he returned to his native region and the third level after joining

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 ...

. After being sidelined for 15 months with a serious

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injury, Chumbi signed for Real Murcia of the third tier on 13 July 2018.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chumbi 1989 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Region of Murcia Men's association football forwards Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Atlético Madrid C players Caravaca CF players Lorca Deportiva CF footballers CF Reus Deportiu players UD Almería B players UD Almería players Valencia CF Mestalla footballers Albacete Balompié players CF Badalona Futur players Lorca FC players Real Murcia CF players Marbella FC players