Brian Martín (footballer, born 1996)

Brian Martín Pagés (born 9 April 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Tercera Federación club San Miguel. Mainly a forward, he can also play as a winger.

Brian Martín
Brian Martín
Personal information
Full name Brian Martín Pagés
Date of birth (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
San Miguel
Youth career
Tenerife
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Tenerife B 100 (42)
2017–2020 Tenerife 9 (0)
2018–2019Melilla (loan) 22 (1)
2020 Östersund 4 (0)
2020–2021 Apollon Larissa 0 (0)
2021 Ejea 15 (0)
2021–2022 Atlético Paso 31 (13)
2022–2023 Gimnástica Torrelavega 10 (0)
2023 Xerez 11 (0)
2023–2024 Buzanada 34 (11)
2024– San Miguel 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2024

Club career

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A CD Tenerife youth graduate, Santa Cruz de Tenerife-born Martín made his senior debut with the reserves on 22 February 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 Tercera División home draw against UD Telde.[1] He scored his first goal on 11 September, netting the second in a 3–0 home win against UD Cruz Santa.[2]

On 20 January 2017, Martín renewed his contract until 2020.[3] On 18 August, after impressing during the pre-season,[4] he made his professional debut by starting in a 1–0 home win against Real Zaragoza in the Segunda División championship.[5]

On 17 July 2018, Martín was loaned to Segunda División B side UD Melilla, for one year.[6] Upon returning, he was assigned back to the B-team, scoring a career-best 19 goals during the 2019–20 campaign.

On 14 June 2020, Martín moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Swedish Allsvenskan side Östersunds FK.[7] On 26 September, however, he moved to Apollon Larissa FC of the Super League Greece 2.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "El CD Tenerife B iguala con la UD Telde" [CD Tenerife B tie with UD Telde] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  2. ^ "El Tenerife B suma su segunda victoria de la temporada" [Tenerife B get their second win of the season] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  3. ^ "El Tenerife renueva a una de sus perlas de la cantera" [Tenerife renew one of their pearls from the youth setup] (in Spanish). Depor Press. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Brian Martín, la sensación de la pretemporada del CD Tenerife" [Brian Martín, the sensation of CD Tenerife's pre-season] (in Spanish). El Dorsal. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Un error defensivo condena al Zaragoza" [A defensive error condemns Zaragoza] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Brian Martín, cedido a la UD Melilla" [Brian Martín, loaned to UD Melilla] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  7. ^ "El tinerfeño Brian Martín y el Östersund unen sus caminos" [The tinerfeño Brian Martín and Östersund join their paths] (in Spanish). El Dorsal. 14 June 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Brian Martín firma por el Apollon Larissa" [Brian Martín signs for Apollon Larissa] (in Spanish). Radio Marca Tenerife. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
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