Baldo Santana

Baldo
Personal information
Full nameBaldomero Santana Martínez
Date of birth25 May 1995
Place of birthAlicante, Spain
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionCentre back / Right back
Club information
Current team
Hércules
Youth career
2002–2003CD El Cabo
2003–2007Alicante
2007–2009Hércules
2009–2011Valencia
2011–2014Hércules
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2013–Hércules1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 August 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Santana and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

Baldo Santana Martínez, simply known as Baldo (born 25 May 1995), is a Spanish footballer who plays for Hércules CF. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a right back.

Club career

Born in Alicante, Baldo joined Hércules CF's youth setup in 2007, after starting it out at local clubs CD El Cabo and Alicante CF. In the 2009 summer he moved to Valencia CF, being assigned to the youth squads, but moved back to the Blanquiazules two years later.[1]

On 17 August 2013, while still a junior, Baldo played his first match as a professional, coming on as a late substitute for Gai Assulin in a 1–1 home draw against Real Zaragoza.[2] On 12 July of the following year he signed a two-year deal with the club, being definitely promoted to the main squad now in Segunda División B.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Entrevista a Baldo Santana" [Interview of Baldo Santana] (in Spanish). Fundación Globalon. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "El Zaragoza recuerda lo difícil que es la Segunda" [Zaragoza reminds how difficult Segunda is] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Baldo firma su vinculación al Hércules CF durante las dos próximas temporadas" [Baldo signs his link with Hércules CF for the following two seasons] (in Spanish). Hércules' official website. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.

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