Víctor "Viti" Martínez Manrique (born 3 June 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Andorran club Inter d'Escaldes.[1]

Viti Martínez
Personal information
Full name Víctor Martínez Manrique
Date of birth (1997-06-03) 3 June 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Mataró, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Inter d'Escaldes
Number 8
Youth career
2003–2009 Cirera
2009–2010 Premià
2010 Mataró
2010–2011 Cirera
2011–2013 Calella
2013–2015 Damm
2015–2016 Sabadell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Sabadell B 33 (2)
2017–2018 Sabadell 22 (2)
2018-2019 Pobla Mafumet 10 (0)
2019–2020 Gimnàstic 23 (1)
2020–2021 Atlético Ottawa 19 (2)
2020–2021Alavés B (loan) 11 (1)
2022– Inter d'Escaldes 40 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:25, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

Early life edit

Born in Mataró, Barcelona, Catalonia, Viti represented UD Cirera, CE Premià, CE Mataró, FP Calella, CF Damm and CE Sabadell FC as a youth.[2][3]

Club career edit

Sabadell edit

On 15 July 2016, was promoted to Sabadell's reserve side in the Tercera División.[4] Viti made his first team debut for the Arquelinats on 20 August 2017, playing the last four minutes in a 0–0 Segunda División B home draw against Elche CF. He scored his first goal for the club on 14 October, netting the opener in a 1–1 draw at Atlético Saguntino, and finished the campaign with two goals in 22 appearances for the main squad.

Gimnàstic edit

On 6 July 2018, Viti joined Gimnàstic de Tarragona and was assigned to the club's farm team, CF Pobla de Mafumet, in the fourth division.[5] He made his professional debut on 17 November 2018, starting in a 0–2 away loss against Málaga CF in the Segunda División.[6]

Atlético Ottawa edit

On 7 April 2020, Martínez signed with Canadian Premier League expansion side Atlético Ottawa.[7] He made his debut in Ottawa's inaugural match on August 15 against York9.[8] On 7 October 2020, Martínez was sent on loan to Deportivo Alavés for the Canadian off-season, where he joined the club's B team in the Segunda División B.[9] He returned from loan on 29 January 2021, after making eleven appearances and scoring one goal for Alavés B.[10] On 13 January 2022, Ottawa elected not to exercise its contract option on Martínez.[11]

Career statistics edit

As of 25 June 2022[12][13]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup[a] Continental[b] Other[c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sabadell B 2016–17 Tercera División 33 2 0 0 33 2
Sabadell 2017–18 Segunda División B 22 2 1 0 23 2
Pobla Mafumet 2018–19 Tercera División 10 0 0 0 10 0
Gimnàstic 2018–19 Segunda División 14 0 0 0 1 0 15 0
2019–20 Segunda División B 9 1 1 0 1 0 11 1
Total 23 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 1
Atlético Ottawa 2020 Canadian Premier League 6 1 6 1
2020 Canadian Premier League 13 1 1 0 14 1
Total 19 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 2
Alavés B (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División B 11 1 0 0 11 1
Inter d'Escaldes 2021–22 Andorran Primera Divisió 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
2022–23 Andorran Primera Divisió 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 1
Career total 122 9 2 0 2 0 3 0 129 9

  1. ^ Includes appearances in the Copa del Rey.
  2. ^ Includes appearances in UEFA Champions League.
  3. ^ Includes appearances in the Copa Catalunya.

References edit

  1. ^ Viti Martínez at Soccerway
  2. ^ "«Víctor Martínez: "Sempre he estat molt tímid, l'únic lloc on trec el caràcter és al camp"" [Víctor Martínez: "I have always been very timid, the only place where I bring character is on the field"] (in Catalan). Ràdio Sabadell. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Víctor Martínez" (in Spanish). Trayectorias de Fútbol. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  4. ^ "El filial deja la plantilla prácticamente confeccionada" [The reserves leave the squad nearly done] (in Spanish). CE Sabadell. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Cinc incorporacions al CF Pobla de Mafumet per a la nova temporada" [Five additions to CF Pobla de Mafumet for the new season] (in Catalan). Tarragona 21. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Koné devuelve el liderato a una invicta La Rosaleda" [Koné gives back the leadership to an unbeaten La Rosaleda] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Atlético Ottawa adds young Spanish midfielder Victor Martínez". Atlético Ottawa. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Canadian Premier League". August 15, 2020.
  9. ^ Nicholas Ryan (7 October 2020). "Viti Martinez Joins Deportivo Alavés on Loan". Atlético Ottawa. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Viti Martínez finaliza su cesión en el Miniglorias" (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Atlético Ottawa: 2022 Roster Update". Atlético Ottawa. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Viti". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Viti". La Preferente. Retrieved 7 October 2020.

External links edit