Viti Martínez

Víctor "Viti" Martínez Manrique (born 25 May 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Canadian club Atlético Ottawa.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Manrique.
Viti Martínez
Personal information
Full name Víctor Martínez Manrique
Date of birth (1997-05-25) 25 May 1997
Place of birth Mataró, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Atlético Ottawa
Number 5
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 Pobla Mafumet 10 (0)
2018–2020 Gimnàstic 23 (1)
2020– Atlético Ottawa 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 15, 2020

Club career

Born in Mataró, Barcelona, Catalonia, Viti represented UD Cirera, CE Premià, CE Mataró, FP Calella, CF Damm and CE Sabadell FC as a youth.[1][2] On 15 July 2016, was promoted to the reserves in Tercera División.[3]

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.

On 6 July 2018, Viti joined Gimnàstic de Tarragona and was assigned to the farm team in the fourth division.[4] He made his professional debut on 17 November 2018, starting in a 0–2 away loss against Málaga CF for the Segunda División championship.[5]

On 7 April 2020, Martínez signed with Canadian Premier League expansion side Atlético Ottawa.[6] He made his debut in Ottawa's inaugural match on August 15 against York9.[7]

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References
  1. "«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.
  2. "Víctor Martínez" (in Spanish). Trayectorias de Fútbol. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "Atlético Ottawa adds young Spanish midfielder Victor Martínez". Atlético Ottawa. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  7. "Canadian Premier League". August 15, 2020.
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