Marc Martínez (footballer, born 1990)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Aranda.

Marc Martínez Aranda (born 4 April 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Marc Martínez

Personal information
Full name	Marc Martínez Aranda[1]
Date of birth	(1990-04-04) 4 April 1990 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	Racing Santander B	32	(0)
2011–2013	Deportivo La Coruña B	72	(0)
2013–2014	Elche B	10	(0)
2014	Deportivo La Coruña	0	(0)
2014	Logroñés	0	(0)
2015	Somozas	19	(0)
2015–2017	Alcoyano	63	(0)
2017–2019	Recreativo	76	(0)
2019–2024	Cartagena	126	(0)
2024–2025	Granada	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:54, 23 September 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Martínez was a FC Barcelona youth graduate. On 20 July 2009, he signed for Racing de Santander and was immediately assigned to the reserves in the Segunda División B.^[2]

Martínez made his senior debut on 1 November 2009, in a 3–1 away loss against Atlético Madrid B.^[3] Third-choice behind Mario Fernández and Pablo Gómez, he only appeared in five matches during the season, which ended in relegation.

On 4 July 2011, Martínez agreed to a contract with another reserve team, Deportivo Fabril of Tercera División.^[4] Two years later, the free agent joined Elche CF's B side;^[5] he left the latter club in January 2014,^[6] and returned to the former as understudy to Fabri due to Germán Lux's injury.^[7]

Martínez remained in the third division the following years, representing UD Logroñés,^[8] UD Somozas,^[9] CD Alcoyano,^[10] Recreativo de Huelva^[11] and FC Cartagena.^[12] He achieved promotion to Segunda División with the latter in 2020, following a penalty shootout win over CD Atlético Baleares.^[13]

Martínez played his first professional game on 13 September 2020 at age 30, starting in a 0–0 draw at Real Oviedo.^[14] He remained the undisputed starter under Luis Carrión^[15] but, with the same manager still in charge, lost his place to Aarón Escandell in the 2022–23 campaign.^[16]

On 28 January 2024, Martínez signed an 18-month deal with La Liga club Granada CF^[17] for a reported fee of €150,000.^[18] On 15 May, as they were already relegated as second-bottom, the 34-year-old made his first appearance in the competition, losing 2–1 away to Rayo Vallecano.^[19][20]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 May 2024^[21]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Racing Santander B	2009–10	Segunda División B	5	0	—		—		5	0
Elche	2013–14	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Elche B	2013–14	Segunda División B	10	0	—		—		10	0
Deportivo La Coruña	2013–14	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Logroñés	2014–15	Segunda División B	0	0	—		—		0	0
Somozas	2014–15	Segunda División B	19	0	—		—		19	0
Alcoyano	2015–16	Segunda División B	33	0	0	0	—		33	0
	2016–17	Segunda División B	30	0	0	0	2[a]	0	32	0
	Total		63	0	0	0	2	0	65	0
Recreativo	2017–18	Segunda División B	38	0	—		—		38	0
	2018–19	Segunda División B	38	0	—		4[a]	0	42	0
	Total		76	0	—		4	0	80	0
Cartagena	2019–20	Segunda División B	28	0	—		1[a]	0	29	0
	2020–21	Segunda División	30	0	0	0	—		30	0
	2021–22	Segunda División	40	0	0	0	—		40	0
	2022–23	Segunda División	7	0	3	0	—		10	0
	2023–24	Segunda División	21	0	0	0	—		21	0
	Total		126	0	3	0	1	0	130	0
Granada	2023–24	La Liga	3	0	—		—		3	0
Career total			302	0	3	0	7	0	312	0

1. Appearances in Segunda División B play-offs