Toni Martínez

Toni Martínez

Martínez at the 2015 SBS Cup
Personal information
Full name Antonio Martínez López
Date of birth (1997-06-30) 30 June 1997
Place of birth Barrio del Progreso, Murcia, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 West Ham United
Number 29
Youth career
2013 Murcia
2013–2015 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Valencia 0 (0)
2016– West Ham United 0 (0)
2017 → Oxford United (loan) 15 (1)
National team‡
2014 Spain U17 4 (0)
2015– Spain U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 07:17, 1 May 2017 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2016

Antonio Martínez López (born 30 June 1997), commonly referred to as Toni Martínez, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club West Ham United. He has represented Spain at under-17 and under-19 level. Prior to joining West Ham, Martínez played for Real Murcia and Valencia at under-19 youth level.

Club career

Born in Barrio del Progreso, Murcia, Martínez began his footballing career with local side C.F.S. El Progreso and later joined Real Murcia.[2] In 2013, he signed for Valencia. Martínez, who was initially a member of the club's academy Cadete A (for players aged 14–15 years) was admitted to their reserve side, Valencia Mestalla (Valencia B). He made his professional league debut at the age of 16.[3] On 31 August 2014, Martínez made his Segunda División B debut for Valencia B in a 1–0 opening day win against Eldense at home. In three seasons at Valencia Mestalla, he played 17 games and scored two goals, and a further eight appearances including a goal and three assists in the UEFA Youth League.[4]

West Ham United

In April 2016, Martínez agreed a three-year deal to join English club West Ham United on 1 July 2016 for a fee of around £2.4 million.[5] He was given permission to train with his new teammates by Valencia to help him settle in England and would initially link up with West Ham United's development squad.[6] Martínez will wear the number 29 shirt for the 2016–17 season.[7] He marked his Premier League 2 debut with a goal against Stoke City, in a 3–0 home win. After scoring 7 goals in 7 games for West Ham United U23 during the first-half of the season, he suffered two injury set-backs, the first left him sidelined for six weeks, with the player due to return to action on 21 November, Martínez suffered yet another injury.[8] His prolific goal-scoring feats continued into January and before long he had racked up a total of 12 goals from 11 games.[9]

Oxford United (loan)

On 23 January 2017, he was sent out on loan for the first time in his career, to League One side Oxford United until the end of the 2016–17 season.[10] The player was handed the number 7 shirt by the club. On 28 January, Martínez came on as a substitute to score his first goal for the League One side in a 3–0 home win over Newcastle United in the fourth round of the FA Cup.[11] He made his League One debut in an away fixture against local rivals Swindon Town, a game which Oxford won 2–1,[12] and scored his first league goal, a late consolation goal in a 3–2 home defeat at the hands of league leaders Sheffield United, on 7 March.[13]

International career

Martínez played four matches for Spain U17, making his debut on 22 January 2014 against Italy.

In 2015, he received a call from Spain U19 to participate in the 2015 UEFA Under-19 Championship in Greece. Martínez was also in the squad for the 2016 UEFA Under-19 Championship in Germany.

Career statistics

As of match played 8 April 2017
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United 2016–17 Premier League 0000000000
Oxford United (loan) 2016–17[14] League One 15122001[lower-alpha 1]2185
Career total 151220012185
  1. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Soccer Wiki — T. Martínez". soccerwiki.org. Soccer Wiki. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Antonio Martínez (@AntonioMtnez_29) on Twitter". mobile.twitter.com. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
  3. ↑ "El año de Toni Martínez". Diario de Mestalla (in Spanish). 14 June 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Antonio Martínez: UEFA Youth League Profile". UEFA.com. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Toni Martinez: West Ham sign teenage Valencia striker". BBC Sport. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Antonio Martinez | West Ham United". whufc.com. West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "2016/17 squad numbers confirmed". www.whufc.com. West Ham United F.C. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Toni Martinez | West Ham United". www.whufc.com. West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  9. ↑ Long, Sam (20 December 2016). "12 goals in 11 appearances: West Ham's Martinez in 'frightening form'". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Oxford Sign West Ham Striker Martinez". www.oufc.co.uk. Oxford United F.C. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "The website for the English football association, the Emirates FA Cup and the England football team". www.thefa.com. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "Swindon Town 1–2 Oxford United". BBC Sport. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  13. ↑ "Oxford Utd 2–3 Sheffield Utd". BBC Sport. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  14. ↑ T. Martínez at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.