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

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

Sa Pobla Sa Pobla () is a small Municipalities of Spain, municipality in the district of Raiguer on Majorca, one of the Balearic Islands. It is a terminus on the Majorca rail network. The town is in the north of the island. It has an area of , stretching ...

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, Crespí finished his development at local

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (, , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or RCD Mallorca, is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Palma de Mallorca, ...

. 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 S. A. D. is a Spanish association football, football club based in the city of Jerez de la Frontera. It was founded in 1947 and plays in . History Due to the link between Jerez de la Frontera and the United Kingdom created b ...

and

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community, Spain. Founded in 1923, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025–26 season, holding home matches at ...

; 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 List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Castellón de la Plana, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 20 July 1922, it currently plays in , holding home games at ''Nou E ...

. 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 Real 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

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. 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 ( ) or UPL is a professional association football league in Ukraine and the highest level of the Ukrainian football league system. Originally known as the Vyshcha Liha ( , ) it was formed in 1991 during the 1992 in ...

on 12 July 2012, after signing with

FC Chornomorets Odesa FC Chornomorets Odesa ( ) is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club based in Odesa, Ukraine. According to the club's website, it was formed in 1936 as ''Dynamo'', but until 2002 it carried a logo with 1958 and 1959

. 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, Spain, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spani ...

. 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 historical List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Sabadell ( Catalonia) Founded in 1903, its first men's team plays in the . Its first CE Sabadell (women), women's tea ...

. 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 1922, the club plays in the Segunda División, holding home matches at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez L� ...

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

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, starting out at Qingdao Huanghai FC. After a stint with Nei Mongol Zhongyou F.C. in the same tier, he joined

Indian Super League The Indian Super League (ISL) is a professional association football league in India and the highest level of the Indian football league system. Administered by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and its commercial partner Football Sport ...

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 21st-century Spanish sportsmen Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Mallorca Men's association football central defenders La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Primera Federación players Segunda Federación players Tercera 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 UD Poblense 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 men's youth international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in China Expatriate men's footballers in India Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Spanish expatriate sportspeople in China Spanish expatriate sportspeople in India