Kevin García Martínez

Kevin Martín García Martínez (born 8 September 1989), known simply as Kevin, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Greek club Xanthi.

Kevin
Kevin in action for Mallorca in 2011
Personal information
Full name Kevin Martín García Martínez
Date of birth (1989-09-08) 8 September 1989
Place of birth Palma, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
Xanthi
Number 3
Youth career
Mallorca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Mallorca B 29 (0)
2010–2014 Mallorca 56 (2)
2014–2016 Panetolikos 50 (2)
2017 Hospitalet 6 (0)
2017–2018 Guijuelo 31 (0)
2018–2019 Burgos 22 (0)
2019 Murcia 6 (0)
2020 Panetolikos 15 (0)
2020– Xanthi 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 January 2021

Club career

Mallorca

Kevin was born in Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands. A product of local club RCD Mallorca's youth system, he spent his first two years as a senior with the reserves, the last in the third division.

On 18 September 2010, Kevin made his official debut for the first team, playing 90 minutes in a 2–0 La Liga home win against CA Osasuna.[1] During his first professional season he was the most used left-back by manager Michael Laudrup, overtaking veterans Ayoze and Enrique Corrales.[2]

Kevin scored his first and only goal in the Spanish top flight on 6 January 2013, in a 1–1 home draw to Atlético Madrid.[3]

Panetolikos

On 16 July 2014, Kevin moved abroad and joined Panetolikos F.C. of the Super League Greece.[4] He netted twice in 26 matches in his debut campaign, helping to a seventh-place finish.

Back to Spain

Kevin returned to his homeland in February 2017, after agreeing to a contract with third level side CE L'Hospitalet.[5] He continued to compete in that tier in the following years, representing CD Guijuelo, Burgos CF[6] and Real Murcia.[7]

References

  1. Aldunate, Ramiro (18 September 2010). "Laudrup agrava los problemas de Camacho" [Laudrup worsens Camacho's problems]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  2. Varona, Alfredo (23 January 2011). "Los niños de Laudrup" [Laudrup's babies]. Público (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  3. "Liga | Mallorca 1–1 Atlético de Madrid – El Atlético de Madrid acusa la baja de Falcao y se deja dos puntos en Mallorca" [League | Mallorca 1–1 Atlético de Madrid – Atlético de Madrid accuse absence of Falcao and leave two points in Mallorca] (in Spanish). RTVE. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  4. Στον Παναιτωλικό ο Κέβιν [Kevin in Panetolikos] (in Greek). Panetolikos F.C. 16 July 2014. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  5. "L'Hospi presenta a Kevin García i José Pedrosa Galán" [L'Hospi present Kevin García and José Pedrosa Galán] (in Catalan). LH Digital. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  6. "Kevin Martín, nuevo jugador del Burgos CF" [Kevin Martín, new player of Burgos CF] (in Spanish). Burgos CF. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  7. "Kevin García, un lateral con trayectoria para el Real Murcia CF" [Kevin García, a full back with a career path for Real Murcia CF] (in Spanish). Real Murcia. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
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