José Alejandro "Álex" Martín Valerón (born 25 January 1998) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central defender for Elche CF.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Alejandro Martín Valerón | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Las Palmas, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Elche | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2013 | Las Palmas | ||
| 2013–2014 | Betis | ||
| 2014–2017 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Real Madrid B | 29 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Leganés | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Cartagena (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Cartagena | 14 | (1) |
| 2021 | Cádiz B | 7 | (1) |
| 2021 | Cádiz | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Celta B | 34 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Mirandés | 37 | (1) |
| 2023– | Elche | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Racing Ferrol (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Spain U17 | 14 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Spain U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2016 | Spain U20 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024 | |||
Club career
editMartín was born in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, and joined Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2014, after representing Real Betis and UD Las Palmas. Ahead of the 2017–18 season, he was promoted to the reserves in Segunda División B.[1]
Martín made his senior debut on 24 September 2017, starting in a 1–2 away loss against CDA Navalcarnero.[2] The following 26 January, he renewed his contract with the club until 2021.[3]
On 8 July 2019, Martín signed a two-year deal with La Liga side CD Leganés,[4] but was loaned to third division side FC Cartagena on 30 August.[5] On 18 August of the following year, after achieving promotion with the latter side, he signed a permanent deal with the Efesé until 2022.[6]
Martín made his professional debut on 13 September 2020, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Real Oviedo.[7] He scored his first professional goal on 24 October, netting his team's second in a 3–0 home win against Las Palmas.
On 31 January 2021, Martín signed a 18-month contract with Cádiz CF, being initially assigned to the B-team.[8] He made his La Liga debut with the main squad on 15 February, replacing Isaac Carcelén in a 0–4 home loss against Athletic Bilbao.
On 4 August 2021, Martín moved to another reserve team, Celta de Vigo B in Primera División RFEF.[9] On 21 July of the following year, he moved to second division side CD Mirandés on a one-year deal.[10]
On 6 July 2023, free agent Martín signed a two-year contract with Elche CF, recently relegated to division two.[11] The following 16 January, after being rarely used, he moved to fellow league team Racing de Ferrol on loan for the remainder of the season.[12]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 13 May 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid B | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 16 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Subtotal | 29 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||||
| Cartagena | 2019–20 | Segunda División B | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Segunda División | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Subtotal | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |||
| Cádiz B | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Cádiz | 2020–21 | La Liga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Celta B | 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 34 | 2 | — | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| Mirandés | 2022–23 | Segunda División | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 134 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 141 | 5 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Los siete fichajes de Solari para el Castilla" [The seven signings of Solari for Castilla] (in Spanish). OK Diario. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "2–1: Castilla fought to the end in Navalcarnero with nine players". Real Madrid. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "El Madrid renueva a Alex Martín hasta 2021" [Madrid renew Alex Martín until 2021] (in Spanish). El Español. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "C.D. Leganés reinforces defense with Álex Martín". CD Leganés. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Álex Martín, cedido por una temporada al F.C. Cartagena" [Álex Martín, loaned for one season to F.C. Cartagena] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "El defensa Álex Martín, una apuesta de presente y futuro hasta 2022" [Defender Álex Martín, a bet for the present and future until 2022] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Al Oviedo le falla la puntería" [Oviedo lack aim] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Álex Martín llega traspasado del Cartagena" [Álex Martín arrives on a transfer from Cartagena] (in Spanish). Cádiz CF. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Fichajes oficiales: Álex Martín y Thomas Carrique refuerzan la defensa" [Official signings: Álex Martín and Thomas Carrique bolster the defense] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Álex Martín, refuerzo para la zaga rojilla" [Álex Martín, addition to the rojilla defense] (in Spanish). CD Mirandés. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "OFICIAL | Álex Martín" [OFFICIAL | Álex Martín] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "OFICIAL | Álex Martín" [OFFICIAL | Álex Martín] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
External links
edit- Real Madrid profile
- Álex Martín at BDFutbol
- Álex Martín at Soccerway