Alejandro "Álex" Martínez Sánchez (born 12 August 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Segunda Federación club Central.
Club career Betis Born in Seville, Andalusia, Martínez graduated from Real Betis' academy, and made his debut as a senior with the C team in 2010. After appearing regularly for the reserves in the Segunda División B, he made his first-team debut on 11 May 2011, starting in a 3–1 home win against CD Tenerife in the Segunda División.Virtualmente... el Betis es nuevo equipo de Primera (Virtually... Betis are a new Primera team); Marca, 12 May 2011 (in Spanish)
On 27 August 2011, while still registered with the B side, Martínez made his La Liga debut, coming on as a late substitute for Jefferson Montero in the 1–0 away victory over Granada CF.El Betis gana de Primeras (Betis win First); Marca, 27 August 2011 (in Spanish) After appearing rarely during the campaign (three appearances, 117 minutes of action), he was definitely promoted to the main squad in the summer of 2012.El año de Álex Martínez (Álex Martínez's year); Marca, 15 July 2012 (in Spanish)
On 16 August 2013, Martínez renewed his contract until 2017, and was immediately loaned to second-tier club Real Murcia CF.Álex Martínez jugará cedido esta temporada en el Murcia (Álex Martínez will play on loan this season at Murcia); Diario AS, 16 August 2013 (in Spanish) He scored his first professional goal on 12 October, the game's only in a home defeat of Girona FC.El Murcia duerme en puestos de ascenso (Murcia sleep in the promotion places); Marca, 12 October 2013 (in Spanish)
Martínez suffered a severe knee injury on 10 November 2014, which kept him sidelined for seven months.Álex Martínez será baja entre seis y siete meses por una lesión de rodilla (Álex Martínez will be out between six and seven months due to a knee injury); Mundo Deportivo, 10 November 2014 (in Spanish) He only returned to the fields on 7 June of the following year, replacing Francisco Portillo in a 0–3 home loss to Sporting de Gijón.El Sporting cumple en Sevilla y vuelve a Primera por la vía rápida (Sporting get job done in Seville and return to Primera through the fast lane); Marca, 7 June 2015 (in Spanish)
On 18 August 2015, Martínez was loaned to Elche CF in a season-long deal.Álex Martínez jugará cedido en el Elche esta temporada (Álex Martínez will play on loan at Elche this season); Diario de Sevilla, 18 August 2015 (in Spanish) Upon returning to the Estadio Benito Villamarín, he acted mainly as a backup to new signing Riza Durmisi.Álex Martínez vuelve al grupo; Jonas, al margen (Álex Martínez returns to the group; Jonas, sidelined); Diario de Sevilla, 18 September 2016 (in Spanish)El Betis hace oficial que no renovará a Álex Martínez (Betis make official Álex Martínez will not be renewed); El Correo de Andalucía, 26 June 2017 (in Spanish)
Granada On 26 June 2017, the free agent Martínez signed a two-year contract with Granada CF, recently relegated from the top flight.Comunicado | Álex Martínez se incorpora al Granada CF (Announcement | Álex Martínez joins Granada CF); Granada CF, 26 June 2017 (in Spanish) A starter in his first season, he dealt with several injury problems and eventually lost his starting spot to Quini in his second, which ended in promotion.Los héroes de una temporada histórica: Álex Martínez (Heroes of an historic season: Álex Martínez); Granada en Juego, 1 August 2020 (in Spanish)
Martínez was further down the pecking order in 2019–20, after Carlos Neva was promoted to the first team.Las lesiones sacaron a Álex Martínez del sueño de la Copa (Injuries took Álex Martínez from Cup dream); Ideal, 15 August 2020 (in Spanish) On 29 September 2020, after just one appearance during the whole campaign, he terminated his contract.Acuerdo para la rescisión de Álex Martínez (Agreement for the rescision of Álex Martínez); Granada CF, 29 September 2020 (in Spanish)
Later career On 2 February 2021, Martínez joined Hércules CF of the third tier.Álex Martínez, la zurda del Este, está de vuelta (Álex Martínez, the left from the East, is back); Diario AS, 2 February 2021 (in Spanish) With the exception of the 2023–24 season in the second division with CD Eldense, where he featured rarely due to a knee ailment,Alex Martínez, futbolista del Eldense, empieza la cuenta atrás (Alex Martínez, Eldense footballer, begins the countdown); Cadena SER, 27 April 2023 (in Spanish)Alex Martínez, futbolista del Eldense, volvió a un partido oficial nueve meses después (Alex Martínez, Eldense footballer, returned to an official match nine months later); Cadena SER, 12 February 2024 (in Spanish) he spent the remainder of his career in the lower leagues.El Eldense incorpora al lateral Alex Martínez (Eldense add full-back Alex Martínez); Cadena SER, 6 July 2022 (in Spanish)El tercer fichaje del Marbella FC es el lateral zurdo Álex Martínez (Marbella FC's third signing is left-back Álex Martínez); Marbella 24 Horas, 20 June 2025 (in Spanish)
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