José Samuel "Samu" Martínez Lorente (born 15 April 1994) is a Spanish

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who plays for Cieza as a

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Football career

Samu was born in Aspe,

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. 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

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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

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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 On 2 August 2016, Samu rescinded his contract with the ''Franjiverdes'', and signed for Lorca FC the following day.El Lorca ficha a Samu Martínez, quien debutó en Primera con el Elche (Lorca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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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Samu 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