Daniel Jesús "Dani" Martín Gil (born 31 May 1997), sometimes known as Dani Flaco, is a Spanish professional
footballer
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who plays for
Bulgarian First League
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club
Cherno More Varna
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as a
left back
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.
Club career
Born in
Las Palmas
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It is the capital city of the Canary Islands (jointly with Santa Cruz de Tenerife) and the m ...
,
Canary Islands
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, Martín joined
UD Las Palmas
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' youth setup in 2005, aged eight. He made his senior debut with
the C-team during the 2015–16 season, in the regional leagues.
Martín was definitely promoted to
the reserves in
Segunda División B
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ahead of the
2018–19 campaign, but was only sparingly used. On 20 July 2019, he signed a new one-year deal with the club, and became a regular starter for the B's afterwards.
Martín made his first team debut on 17 November 2019, starting in a 1–2 away loss against
CD Mirandés
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in the
Segunda División
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championship. On 31 August 2021, he moved to
Segunda División RFEF side
Calvo Sotelo Puertollano CF.
References
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1997 births
Living people
Footballers from Las Palmas
Spanish men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players
First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
UD Las Palmas C players
UD Las Palmas Atlético players
UD Las Palmas players
PFC Cherno More Varna players
Spanish expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
21st-century Spanish sportsmen
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