Sisinio González Martínez (; born 22 April 1986), commonly known as Sisi , is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Sisi was born in

Albacete Albacete (, also , ; ar, ﭐَلبَسِيط, Al-Basīṭ) is a city and municipality in the Spanish autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, and capital of the province of Albacete. Lying in the south-east of the Iberian Peninsula, the ...

, Castile-La Mancha. A product of

Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol (, ca-valencia, València Club de Futbol ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF (or simply Valencia) is a professional football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top flight of the Spa ...

's youth system – he arrived aged 15 from hometown's

Albacete Balompié Albacete Balompié is a Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 2 August 1940, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish football, holding home matches ...

– he first served loan stints in the Segunda División, with Hércules CF and

Real Valladolid Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., or simply Real Valladolid () or Valladolid, is a professional football club based in Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain that competes in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish league system. The club c ...

, with a 2007 top-flight promotion with the latter (he also appeared in the Segunda División B with the former). Whilst playing with Valladolid, the football site '' Goal.com'' mentioned him as one of the emergent talents in Spain. In July 2008, Sisi was sold by Valencia to

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club

Recreativo de Huelva Real Club Recreativo de Huelva, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football club based in Huelva, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 23 December 1889, 2 days before Christmas, they are the oldest football club in Spain, and currently play i ...

. Midway through his first and only season he was diagnosed with

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, being rendered unavailable for two months; he made his return as a substitute on 4 April 2009, in a 0–1 home loss against

Andalusia Andalusia (, ; es, Andalucía ) is the southernmost autonomous community in Peninsular Spain. It is the most populous and the second-largest autonomous community in the country. It is officially recognised as a "historical nationality". The t ...

neighbours

Sevilla FC Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It plays in Spanish football's top flight, La Liga. Sevilla have won the UEFA E ...

. On 24 August 2009, after ''Recres relegation, Sisi returned to Valladolid, signing a three-year contract. He scored on his debut in a 2–1 win at

Real Zaragoza Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. (), commonly referred to as Zaragoza, is a football club based in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, that currently competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. Zaragoza holds its home games at L ...

, but was injured through most of the campaign and suffered relegation for the second consecutive time. Sisi scored a career-best five goals in 2011–12 (from 36 appearances) as the Castile and León side returned to the top flight after two years. In the subsequent off-season he joined

CA Osasuna Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El S ...

, being hindered by two severe knee injuries during his spell, the last one contracted after only five minutes of the home fixture against

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. In the summer of 2015, aged 29, Sisi moved abroad for the first time, joining Suwon FC in the

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. In the following

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, he reunited with former Osasuna boss

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at Lech Poznań after agreeing to a six-month deal. On 25 August 2016, Sisi signed a one-year contract with

Veria FC Veria ( el, Βέροια or Βέρροια), officially transliterated Veroia, historically also spelled Berea or Berœa, is a city in Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia, northern Greece, capital of the regional unit of I ...

. Until his retirement, he competed exclusively in Japan's J2 League.

International career

In the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship, Sisi was a key element for

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, who finished runners-up to

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(0–1). FIFA described him in their technical report as a "...well-developed technique and ball control, fast and agile", as he was listed amongst the nation's ''Talented Players'' list. Two years later, Sisi appeared against

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in the

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, as the

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failed to qualify for the final stages in

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, losing 1–0 in the elite round. In 2007, he progressed to the under-21s.

Career statistics

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sisi 1986 births Living people Footballers from Albacete Spanish men's footballers Men's association football wingers La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Valencia CF Mestalla footballers Hércules CF players Real Valladolid players Recreativo de Huelva players CA Osasuna players K League 2 players Suwon FC players Ekstraklasa players Lech Poznań players Super League Greece players Veria F.C. players J2 League players FC Gifu players Tokushima Vortis players Ehime FC players Spain men's youth international footballers Spain men's under-21 international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Spanish expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Poland Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Japan