José Samuel "Samu" Martínez Lorente (born 15 April 1994) is a Spanish
footballer
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who plays for
Cieza as a
midfielder
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.
Football career
Samu was born in
Aspe,
Province of Alicante
Alicante (, , ; ; ; officially: / ) is a province located in eastern Spain, in the southern part of the Valencian Community. It is the second most populated Valencian province, containing the second and third biggest cities in the Valencian Co ...
. A product of local
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 ...
's youth system, he made his senior debuts with
the reserves in the 2011–12 campaign.
On 18 May 2014 Samu played his first match as a professional, coming on as a late
substitute in a 1–3
La Liga
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known as the Primera División or La Liga, and officially known as LaLiga EA Sports for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Spain and the highest ...
loss at
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club () is a Spanish professional association football, football club based in Seville, Andalusia, that competes in La Liga, the Spanish football league system, top flight of Spanish football. The club was formed on 25 January ...
. On 29 January 2016, he renewed his contract until 2017, being immediately loaned to
CF Reus Deportiu in
Segunda División B
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.
On 2 August 2016, Samu rescinded his contract with the ''Franjiverdes'', and signed for
Lorca FC the following day.
El Lorca ficha a Samu Martínez, quien debutó en Primera con el Elche (Lorca sign Samu Martínez, who debuted in ''Primera'' with Elche)
ABC, 3 August 2016
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1994 births
Living people
People from Vinalopó Mitjà
Footballers from the Province of Alicante
Spanish men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
La Liga players
Segunda División players
Segunda División B players
Tercera División players
Tercera Federación players
Elche CF Ilicitano footballers
Elche CF players
CF Reus Deportiu players
Lorca FC players
CE L'Hospitalet players
Novelda CF players
Mérida AD players
CF Lorca Deportiva players
Arandina CF players
CD Cieza players
21st-century Spanish sportsmen