Álvaro Martín (footballer)

Álvaro Martín
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Martín de Frías
Date of birth (2001-01-15) 15 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Andorra
Number 10
Youth career
2005–2009 Noblejas
2009–2012 Getafe
2012–2016 Real Madrid
2016–2017 Rayo Vallecano
2017–2020 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Real Madrid B 37 (4)
2020–2021Šibenik (loan) 23 (0)
2021–2022Internacional Madrid (loan) 35 (10)
2023– Andorra 41 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Álvaro Martín de Frías (born 15 January 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Andorra.

Club career

Born in Madrid, Martín first joined Real Madrid's La Fábrica in 2012, from Getafe. Released in 2016, he spent a year at Rayo Vallecano before returning to Los Blancos in 2017.[1]

On 1 October 2020, after finishing his formation, Martín was loaned to Prva HNL side Šibenik, for one year.[2] He made his professional debut two days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Emir Sahiti in a 0–2 home loss against Osijek.

On 18 August 2021, Martín moved to Primera División RFEF side Internacional de Madrid on loan for the season.[3] He returned to Real Madrid in July 2022, after scoring 10 goals, and became a mainstay with the reserves also in the third division.[4]

On 1 August 2023, Martín signed a three-year contract with Segunda División side FC Andorra, with Real Madrid retaining 50% over a future sale.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 December 2023.[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Šibenik (loan) 2020–21 Prva liga 23 0 2 0 25 0
Internacional de Madrid (loan) 2021–22 Primera División RFEF 35 10 1 0 36 10
Real Madrid Castilla 2022–23 Primera Federación 37 4 4[a] 0 41 4
Andorra 2023–24 Segunda División 19 1 1 0 0 0 20 1
Career total 114 15 4 0 4 0 120 15

Honours

Real Madrid

References

  1. ^ "Álvaro Martín: "La UEFA Youth League es el título más grande para los sub-19" (Parte 2)" [Álvaro Martín: "The UEFA Youth League is the biggest title for the under-19s" (Part 2)] (in Spanish). ADN Blanco. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. ^ "El madridista Álvaro Martín se va a Croacia, a lo Dani Olmo" [Madridista Álvaro Martín goes to Croatia, in Dani Olmo style] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Álvaro Martín será jugador cedido del DUX Internacional de Madrid" [Álvaro Martín will be a loanee of DUX Internacional de Madrid] (in Spanish). ADN Blanco. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  4. ^ "La persistencia de Álvaro Martín" [The persistence of Álvaro Martín] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Álvaro Martín, qualitat i gol per al mig del camp" [Álvaro Martín, quality and goal for the centre of the midfield] (in Catalan). FC Andorra. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. ^ Álvaro Martín at Soccerway
  7. ^ UEFA.com. "Benfica-Real Madrid | UEFA Youth League 2019/20". UEFA.com. Retrieved 10 October 2022.