Julio Martínez (footballer, born 2000)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Cortés.
Julio
Personal information
Full name Julio Martínez Cortés
Date of birth (2000-11-02) 2 November 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Requena, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 UCAM Murcia
Number 22
Youth career
2015–2016 Valencia
2016–2018 Córdoba
2018–2019 Málaga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Málaga B 66 (26)
2019–2022 Málaga 14 (0)
2022–2024 Granada B 62 (13)
2024– UCAM Murcia 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024

Julio Martínez Cortés (born 2 November 2000) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for UCAM Murcia.

Club career

Born in Requena, Valencian Community, Martínez joined Málaga CF's youth setup in 2018, after stints at Córdoba CF and Valencia CF.[2] He made his senior debut with the reserves on 25 August 2019, starting and scoring the opener in a 4–0 Tercera División home routing of Alhaurín de la Torre CF.[3]

On 15 December 2019, after scoring ten goals in only 15 matches for the B's, Martínez made his first team debut by coming on as a late substitute for Armando Sadiku in a 0–0 away draw against Extremadura UD in the Segunda División.[4] On 6 July 2022, he moved to another reserve team, Club Recreativo Granada in Segunda Federación.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Julio" (in Spanish). Málaga CF. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Julio, el gol está en La Academia" [Julio, the goal is at La Academia] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. ^ "El Malagueño comienza con buen pie (0–4)" [Malagueño start in a good foot (0–4)] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Extremadura y Málaga empatan a cero en un partido lleno de carencias" [Extremadura and Málaga draw blank in a lacklustre match] (in Spanish). Marca. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  5. ^ "El Recreativo Granada incorpora al delantero Julio Martínez" [Recreativo Granada sign forward Julio Martínez] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.