Alejandro Martínez Flores (born 16 September 2004), commonly known as Checo, is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for

FC Cartagena B Fútbol Club Cartagena B is the reserve team of FC Cartagena, a Spanish football team based in Cartagena, in the autonomous community of Murcia. Founded in 2015, it currently plays in , holding home games at ''Estadio Ciudad Jardín''. History ...

Career

Born in

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, Checo joined

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's youth sides for the ''Cadete'' squad, and signed a new contract with the club on 31 March 2022. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 16 October 2022, starting in a 3–2

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away loss to CD Utrera. On 16 June 2023, Checo renewed his link with the ''Efesé'' until 2025, being definitely promoted to the B-side. On 7 July of the following year, he agreed to a new two-year extension. Checo scored his first senior goal on 1 December 2024, netting the B's third in a 3–2

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away win over CD Bullense. He made his first team debut the following 1 June, coming on as a second-half substitute for Daniel Luna in a 3–1

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home loss to

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, as his side was already relegated.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Checo 2004 births Living people Footballers from the Region of Murcia Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Segunda División players Segunda Federación players Tercera Federación players FC Cartagena B players FC Cartagena footballers 21st-century Spanish sportsmen