Martín Merquelanz

Martín Merquelanz Castellanos (born 12 June 1995) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Sociedad as a left winger.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Merquelanz and the second or maternal family name is Castellanos.
Martín Merquelanz
Personal information
Full name Martín Merquelanz Castellanos
Date of birth (1995-06-12) 12 June 1995
Place of birth Irun, Spain
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Real Sociedad
Youth career
2009–2012 Antiguoko
2012–2014 Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Real Sociedad B 100 (17)
2018– Real Sociedad 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Mirandés (loan) 36 (15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 July 2020

Club career

Born in Irun, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Merquelanz joined Real Sociedad's youth setup in 2012, from Antiguoko.[1] He was promoted to the reserves on 23 June 2014,[2] and made his senior debut on 31 August by coming on as a second-half substitute for Pablo Hervías in a 0–3 Segunda División B away loss against CD Tudelano.

Merquelanz scored his first senior goal on 20 September 2015, netting the second in a 5–0 away routing of CD Mensajero. Roughly one year later, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 home thrashing of Gernika Club, and finished the 2016–17 campaign with ten goals in 36 matches.

Merquelanz renewed his contract until 2019 on 17 May 2017,[3] but suffered a serious knee injury in December, which kept him out for the remainder of the campaign.[4] The following 12 January, he extended his contract until 2020.[5]

On 14 August 2018, Merquelanz was definitely promoted to the main squad in La Liga.[6] He made his debut in the category on 31 August, replacing Asier Illarramendi in a 1–2 away loss against SD Eibar, but being taken off three minutes later due to an injury.[7]

On 19 July 2019, after spending the campaign nursing his knee injury, Merquelanz joined Segunda División side CD Mirandés on loan for one year.[8] He scored his first professional goal on 24 August, netting the equalizer in a 1–2 home loss against Cádiz CF.

Merquelanz was a regular starter for the Castilian-Leonese side, scoring a career-best 15 goals and helping the club avoid relegation. Upon returning, he agreed to a contract extension with Real Sociedad until 2025.[9]

References
  1. "Una mirada a los comienzos del 'fideo' Martin Merquelanz con Iñigo Santin" [A look at the beginnings of the 'noodle' Martín Merquelanz with Iñigo Santin] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  2. "Diez juveniles pasarán al Sanse" [Ten youths will move to Sanse] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  3. "Hasta 2019" [Until 2019] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  4. "Merquelanz, adiós a la temporada" [Merquelanz, goodbye for the season] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  5. "Hasta 2020" [Until 2020] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  6. "Sube al primer equipo" [Promoted to the first team] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  7. "Ipurua continua inexpugnable" [Ipurua remains impregnable] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  8. "Acuerdo para su cesión al Mirandés" [Agreement for their loan to Mirandés] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  9. ""En casa soy muy feliz"" ["I am very happy at home"] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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