Martí Crespí Pascual (; born 15 June 1987) is a Spanish professional

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who plays for

Atlético Sanluqueño CF Atlético Sanluqueño Club de Fútbol is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Province of Cádiz, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1948, although its registration in officia ...

as a

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Club career

Born in

Sa Pobla Sa Pobla () is a small municipality in the district of Raiguer Raiguer () is a comarca (county) located in the north-central part of Majorca, one of the Balearic Islands of Spain. It runs parallel to the Serra de Tramuntana district from the t ...

Majorca Mallorca, or Majorca, is the largest island in the Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain and located in the Mediterranean. The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Bal ...

Balearic Islands The Balearic Islands ( es, Islas Baleares ; or ca, Illes Balears ) are an archipelago in the Balearic Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. The archipelago is an autonomous community and a province of Spain; its capital is ...

, Crespí finished his development at local

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...

. He made his senior debut whilst on loan, successively representing

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clubs

Granada 74 CF Granada 74 Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., commonly known as Granada 74, was a Spanish football team based in Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It has not registered in any competition since 2009, it held home matches at ''Estadio La ...

Xerez CD Xerez Club Deportivo, known simply as Xerez, is a Spanish football team based in Jerez de la Frontera, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Xerez currently plays in Tercera División RFEF, the fifth tier of Spanish football. Founded on 24 ...

and

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Elx Club de Futbol, S.A.D.) is a professional football based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1923, the club competes in La Liga, holding home matches at ''Estadi ...

; he scored his first goal as a professional on 9 March 2008 while at the service of Granada, in a 2–1 away loss against

CD Castellón Club Deportivo Castellón, S.A.D. is a professional Spanish football team based in Castellón de la Plana, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 20 July 1922, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home games at ''No ...

. After returning to the

Estadi de Son Moix Mallorca Son Moix Stadium is a football stadium located in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, and serves as the home ground of RCD Mallorca. It is the largest stadium in the Balearic Islands and the 26th largest in Spain. Since the 202 ...

, Crespí's maiden appearance in

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took place on 3 October 2010 when he played the entire 1–1 away draw with

FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Founded ...

. During his two-year spell, he appeared in only 21 matches in all competitions. Crespí moved to the

Ukrainian Premier League The Ukrainian Premier League ( uk, "Українська Прем'єр-ліга", ''Ukrayinska Premier Liha'') or UPL is the highest division of Ukrainian annual football championship. As the Vyshcha Liha ( uk, Вища ліга, ''Top League'') ...

on 12 July 2012, after signing with

FC Chornomorets Odessa FC Chornomorets Odesa ( ) is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club based in Odesa. The club's home ground is the 34,164 capacity Chornomorets Stadium opened in 1935 and rebuilt in 2011. According to the club's website, it ...

. In the following transfer window, he returned to his country and joined second-tier team

Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (), also known as Racing de Santander () or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system ...

. In the summer of 2013, after being relegated, Crespí signed a one-year contract at fellow league side

CE Sabadell FC Centre d'Esports Sabadell Futbol Club, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football team based in Sabadell, a city in the province of Barcelona in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1903, it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 2, holdi ...

. He scored his first goal for them on 21 December of that year, helping to a 3–0 away victory over

CD Tenerife Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1912, the club plays in the Segunda División, holding home matches at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez Lóp ...

. After suffering another relegation, Crespí took his game to the

China League One The Chinese Football Association China League (), also known as China League One or Chinese Jia League (中甲联赛), is the second level of professional football in China. Above League One is the Chinese Super League. Prior to the formation of ...

, starting out at Qingdao Huanghai FC. After a stint with

Nei Mongol Zhongyou F.C. Inner Mongolia Zhongyou Football Club (), commonly referred to as Hohhot (), was a professional Chinese football club that last participated in the China League One division under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team was ...

in the same tier, he joined

Indian Super League The Indian Super League (ISL) is an Indian professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Organised by the All India Football Federat ...

club

Delhi Dynamos FC Odisha Football Club () is an Indian professional football club based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. Prior to the inaugural Indian Super League season, the club was founded ...

on 23 August 2018.

International career

Crespí won two

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for Spain at youth level. His only for the under-20s came on 21 March 2007, in a 3–1 friendly win against the

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Career statistics

Honours

Xerez *

: 2008–09

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Crespi, Marti 1987 births Living people People from Sa Pobla Spanish footballers Footballers from Mallorca Association football defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Primera Federación players Segunda Federación players RCD Mallorca B players RCD Mallorca players Granada 74 CF footballers Xerez CD footballers Elche CF players Racing de Santander players CE Sabadell FC footballers Barakaldo CF footballers San Fernando CD players Atlético Sanluqueño CF players FC Chornomorets Odesa players China League One players Qingdao F.C. players Inner Mongolia Zhongyou F.C. players Indian Super League players I-League players Odisha FC players East Bengal Club players Spain youth international footballers Spanish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Ukraine Expatriate footballers in China Expatriate footballers in India Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Spanish expatriate sportspeople in China Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India