Pedro José Martín Moreno (born 16 January 1992) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Lincoln Red Imps.

Club career

Atlético Madrid

Born in

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, Martín started playing football with hometown club

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, joining

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 ...

in 2008 at the age of 16. After two years in the youth academy he made his senior debut with the C team in the

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and, after a good

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, he was called by first-team manager Gregorio Manzano for the 2011–12 pre-season, going on to score six goals. He was an unused substitute in both

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against Strømsgodset IF, but eventually spent most of the campaign with the reserves in the

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. Martín made his debut with the ''Colchoneros first team on 8 December 2011, replacing Pizzi midway through the second half of a 2–1

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defeat at Albacete Balompié ( 3–1 on aggregate). On 21 March of the following year, also at the

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but with Atlético B, he scored in

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for a 2–1 win. New coach Diego Simeone called Martín for various matches later in the season, as he continued to appear and score with the reserves. His first appearance in

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came on 29 April 2012, coming on for Tiago in the last minute of a 2–2 away draw against

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. On 9 May he received a Europa League winner's medal following Atlético's victory over

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, but did not leave the bench.Atl Madrid 3–0 Athletic Bilbao

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, 9 May 2012

Journeyman

On 29 January 2013, Martín was loaned to

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side

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 ...

until the end of the season, and the move was extended for a further year on 12 July. On 26 August of the following year, he signed with

CD Mirandés Club Deportivo Mirandés is a Spanish football team based in Miranda de Ebro, Province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 3 May 1927, the club competes in the Segunda División, holding home matches at ''Esta ...

of the same league. On 30 June 2015, Martín moved to CD Tenerife still in the second tier. On 1 February 2016, he joined

RC Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), ...

, being assigned to

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who competed in the third division. Martín returned to Mirandés on 17 August 2016, now in a one-year loan deal. He continued to play in the lower leagues after being released, with

Real Murcia CF 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 Region of Murcia, Región de Murcia. Founded in 1919, it currently plays in Primera División RFEF, Prime ...

, Lleida Esportiu, Gimnàstic de Tarragona and Atlético Sanluqueño CF.

Odisha

Martín moved abroad for the first time in July 2022, signing a one-year contract with

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club Odisha FC. He made his debut on 17 August, in a 6–0 away rout of

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in the group stage of the Durand Cup. He scored his first goal on 4 September, the only a win over

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in the same competition after an

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from

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Later career

On 18 June 2023, Martín joined

FC Schaffhausen FC Schaffhausen is a Swiss football team from the town of Schaffhausen. The club plays in the Challenge League, the second tier of Swiss football. Honours League Swiss Challenge League *Winners: 1962-63, 2003–04 Cup Swiss Cup *Runners-up: ...

in the

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. In February 2024, he was loaned to

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in the country's

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Career statistics

Honours

Atlético Madrid *

: 2011–12

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Pedro 1992 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Málaga Men's association football forwards La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players Primera Federación players Atlético Madrid C players Atlético Madrid B players Atlético Madrid footballers CD Numancia players CD Mirandés footballers CD Tenerife players RC Celta Fortuna players Real Murcia CF players Lleida CF players Gimnàstic de Tarragona footballers Atlético Sanluqueño CF players Indian Super League players Odisha FC players Swiss Challenge League players FC Schaffhausen players SC Brühl players Gibraltar National League players Lincoln Red Imps F.C. players UEFA Europa League winning players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in India Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Gibraltar Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Gibraltar