Javier Martón Ansó (born 6 May 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Athletic Bilbao.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Javier Martón Ansó | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Tudela, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alesves | |||
| Falcesino | |||
| Osasuna | |||
| Peña Sport | |||
| 2017–2018 | Real Sociedad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Peña Sport | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Real Sociedad C | 18 | (7) |
| 2018–2019 | → Peña Sport (loan) | 26 | (16) |
| 2020–2023 | Real Sociedad B | 50 | (12) |
| 2020–2021 | → Covadonga (loan) | 24 | (9) |
| 2023– | Athletic Bilbao | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Mirandés (loan) | 20 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024 | |||
Career
editBorn in Tudela, Navarre, Martón was a Peña Sport FC youth graduate, and made his first team debut on 10 December 2016 by playing the last 18 minutes of a 1–1 Tercera División away draw against CD Valle de Egüés. In the 2017 summer, he moved to Real Sociedad and returned to the youth setup.
Martón returned to Peña Sport for the 2018–19 season, after agreeing to a loan deal. Upon returning to the Txuri-urdin, he played for the C-team before moving to Segunda División B side CD Covadonga on 9 September 2020, also in a temporary deal.[1]
Martón scored nine times for the Asturians, but was unable to avoid relegation. He returned to Real Sociedad on 2 June 2021,[2] and was assigned to the reserves in Segunda División; he renewed his contract until 2023 on 6 August.[3]
Martón made his professional debut on 14 August 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for goalscorer Jon Karrikaburu in a 1–0 home win over CD Leganés.[4] He started to feature regularly for the B's during the 2022–23 season, scoring 12 goals in Primera Federación.
On 5 July 2023, free agent Martón signed a three-year contract with Athletic Bilbao.[5] On 31 August, he was sent on loan to CD Mirandés in the second division for the 2023–24 season.[6]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 10 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Peña Sport | 2016–17 | Tercera División | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Peña Sport (loan) | 2018–19 | Tercera División | 26 | 16 | — | — | — | 26 | 16 | |||
| Real Sociedad C | 2019–20 | Tercera División | 18 | 7 | — | — | — | 18 | 7 | |||
| Real Sociedad B | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Segunda División | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 35 | 12 | — | — | — | 35 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 12 | — | — | — | 50 | 12 | |||||
| Covadonga (loan) | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 24 | 9 | — | — | — | 24 | 9 | |||
| Athletic Bilbao | 2023–24 | La Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mirandés (loan) | 2023–24 | Segunda División | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 142 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 48 | ||
References
edit- ^ "La R. Sociedad cede al delantero Javier Martón al CD Covadonga" [R. Sociedad loan the forward Javier Martón to CD Covadonga] (in Spanish). CD Covadonga. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Javi Martón regresa a su tierra" [Javi Martón returns to his land] (in Spanish). CD Covadonga. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Renueva hasta 2023" [Renews until 2023] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Estreno prometedor de los de Xabi Alonso" [Promising start of Xabi Alonso's boys] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Javier Martón joins Athletic Club". Athletic Bilbao. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Martón joins CD Mirandés on loan". Athletic Bilbao. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
External links
edit- Javier Martón at BDFutbol
- Javier Martón at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Javier Martón at Soccerway