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 47 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024

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.

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