Dani_Martín_(footballer,_born_1998)

Dani Martín (footballer, born 1998)

Dani Martín (footballer, born 1998)

Spanish footballer

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

Daniel "Dani" Martín Fernández (born 8 July 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Andorra.

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Club career

Born in Gijón, Asturias, Martín represented Sporting de Gijón as a youth. Promoted to the reserves ahead of the 2016–17 season, he made his senior debut on 21 August 2016 by starting in a 7–0 Tercera División home routing of UC Ceares.[2]

Martín made his first-team debut on 19 September 2017, starting and making several key stops which included a penalty kick, in a 1–1 home draw against CD Numancia, for the season's Copa del Rey (1–3 loss on penalties).[3] Late in the month, he extended his contract until 2021 and being definitely promoted to the main squad for the following campaign.[4]

Martín made his league debut at RCD Mallorca, replacing injured Diego Mariño in a match were Sporting was defeated by 1–2 in extra time. He contributed with four league appearances during the campaign, acting mainly as a backup to Mariño.

On 18 July 2019, Martín joined La Liga side Real Betis on a five-year deal.[5] He made his debut in the Spanish top tier on 18 August, coming on as a first-half substitute for field player Joaquín in a 1–2 home loss against Real Valladolid, after Joel Robles was sent off.

Martín was mainly a backup to Joel during his first season, where he featured in eight matches overall, but was demoted to third-choice in his second after the arrival of Claudio Bravo. On 30 July 2021, after falling down further in the pecking order due to the arrival of Rui Silva, he moved to Málaga CF in the second division on a one-year loan deal.[6]

On 17 July 2023, Martín signed a two-year deal with FC Andorra in the second division.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 July 2020
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  1. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

Honours

Spain U21

References

  1. [1]
    "Dani Martín". Real Betis. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  2. [2]
    "El Sporting B golea al Ceares en su estreno liguero" [Sporting B thrash Ceares in their league debut] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
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    "El Numancia sigue adelante pese a Dani Martín" [Numancia keep going despite Dani Martín] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
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    "El Sporting 'ata' a Dani Martín hasta 2021" [Sporting 'tie up' Dani Martín until 2021] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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    "El Real Betis incorpora a sus filas al guardameta Dani Martín" [Real Betis sign goalkeeper Dani Martín] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  6. [6]
    "El Real Betis y el Málaga CF acuerdan la cesión de Dani Martín" [Real Betis and Málaga CF agree the loan of Dani Martín] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  7. [7]
    "Dani Martín, nou reforç sota pals" [Dani Martín, new addition behind sticks] (in Catalan). FC Andorra. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  8. [8]
    Dani Martín at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  9. [9]
    Dani Martín at Soccerway
  10. [10]
    Begley, Emlyn (30 June 2019). "Spain U21 2–1 Germany U21". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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