Higinio Marín Escavy (born 19 October 1993), simply known as Higinio, is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for Albacete.

Club career

Born in Calasparra, Murcia, Higinio graduated from local Real Murcia's youth system, making his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2011–12 campaign, in Tercera División. On 15 September 2012 he played his first match as a professional, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–2 home draw against

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in the

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championship. On 2 July 2014 Higinio joined Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, in

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. Two months later, however, he left the club and joined La Hoya Lorca CF, also in the third level. Higinio subsequently represented UCAM Murcia CF and

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in the third division, netting 13 goals for the latter during the 2016–17 season. On 20 June 2017, he returned to the second level after agreeing to a contract with

CD Numancia Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio Los ...

. Higinio scored ten goals for Numancia in the 2019–20 campaign, as the club suffered relegation. On 12 August 2020, he moved abroad for the first time in his career after signing for Bulgarian side PFC Ludogorets Razgrad. After a bright start for Ludogorets, a serious injury (broken ankle) sustained towards the end of 2020 kept him out of action for a long time. On 28 February 2022, after being rarely used, Higinio was loaned to Polish side Górnik Zabrze for the remainder of the campaign. On 27 July, he returned to his home country after signing a three-year contract with Albacete Balompié in division two.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Higinio Marin Escavy 1993 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 First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Ekstraklasa players Real Murcia CF players Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa players Lorca FC players UCAM Murcia CF players Real Valladolid Promesas players CD Numancia players Albacete Balompié players PFC Ludogorets Razgrad players Górnik Zabrze players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Poland