Chumbi (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafael Fernández Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Águilas, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lorca | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Murcia | |||
| Atlético Madrid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Atlético C | 51 | (11) |
| 2009–2010 | Caravaca | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | Lorca Deportiva | 18 | (15) |
| 2010–2012 | Reus | 73 | (21) |
| 2012–2013 | Almería B | 18 | (10) |
| 2012–2013 | Almería | 5 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Valencia B | 38 | (17) |
| 2014–2015 | Albacete | 33 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | Llagostera | 18 | (0) |
| 2016– | Lorca | 27 | (15) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 May 2017. | |||
Rafael Fernández Martínez (born 5 May 1989), commonly known as Chumbi, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Lorca FC as a forward.
Club career
Born in Águilas, Region of Murcia, Chumbi started playing as a senior with Atlético Madrid's C-team. In the 2009 summer he joined Caravaca CF in the third division but, in the following transfer window, returned to the fourth level by signing with Lorca Deportiva CF.[1]
In July 2010, Chumbi moved to CF Reus Deportiu still in division four.[2] In his first season he scored twelve goals (three of them in the play-offs), helping the Catalans return to the third division after five years.[3]
In January 2012, Chumbi was linked with a move to Elche CF,[4] but the deal could not be completed. On 20 June he signed a contract with UD Almería, being assigned to the reserves in the third level.[5]
Chumbi made his debut with Almería's first team on 17 October 2012, coming off the bench for Jonathan in the 83rd minute of a 3–0 home win against AD Alcorcón for the season's Copa del Rey.[6] Two months later he made his first appearance in division two, replacing Ángel Trujillo in a 0–1 defeat at Elche CF;[7] on 6 January of the following year he netted his first goal as a professional, being pivotal in the Andalusians' 1–0 away win against Girona FC after only six minutes on the field.[8]
On 8 July 2013, Chumbi was released by Almería. Late in the same month, he joined Valencia CF Mestalla in the third division.[9]
On 10 July 2014, Chumbi signed a two-year deal with Albacete Balompié, freshly promoted to the second level.[10] On 20 July of the following year, he moved to fellow league club UE Llagostera.[11] Following 19 goalless appearances and team relegation, he returned to his native region and the third tier after joining Lorca FC.[12]
References
- ↑ David Narváez y Chumbi, fichajes del Lorca Deportiva (David Narváez and Chumbi, Lorca Deportiva signings); La Verdad, 15 January 2010 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Chumbi tanca la plantilla del CF Reus (Chumbi closes CF Reus' squad); Reus24, 9 July 2010 (in Catalan)
- ↑ El puñal de Águilas (Águilas' dagger); Diari de Tarragona, 8 June 2011 (in Spanish)
- ↑ El Elche puja por Chumbi (Elche bids for Chumbi); Diari de Tarragona, 18 January 2012 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Chumbi, delantero procedente del Reus Deportivo, primer fichaje del Almería B (Chumbi, forward from Reus Deportivo, Almería B's new signing) Archived 23 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine.; UD Almería, 20 June 2012 (in Spanish)
- ↑ El Almería también arrolla en Copa (Almería also crushes in Cup); Marca, 17 October 2012 (in Spanish)
- ↑ El Elche sigue intratable en casa (Elche remains strong at home); Marca, 16 December 2012 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Chumbi silencia Montilivi en el añadido (Chumbi silences Montivili in stoppage time); Marca, 6 January 2013 (in Spanish)
- ↑ Rafa Chumbi ya tiene equipo: Valencia Mestalla (Rafa Chumbi already has team: Valencia Mestalla); La Voz de Almería, 18 July 2013 (in Spanish)
- ↑ 'Chumbi', nuevo jugador del Albacete ('Chumbi', new player of Albacete); Marca, 10 July 2014 (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Chumbi, nuevo fichaje para el conjunto de Oriol Alsina" [Chumbi, new signing for Oriol Alsina's team] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ↑ "El aguileño Chumbi, primer fichaje del Lorca FC para la delantera" [Águilas-born Chumbi, first forward signing by Lorca FC] (in Spanish). La Opinión de Murcia. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2017.