Viti Martínez

Víctor "Viti" Martínez Manrique (born 3 June 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Canadian club Atlético Ottawa.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Manrique.
Viti Martínez
Personal information
Full name Víctor Martínez Manrique
Date of birth (1997-06-03) 3 June 1997
Place of birth Mataró, Spain
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
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 6 (1)
2020–2021 → Alavés B (loan) 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 January 2021

Early life

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]

Club career

Sabadell

On 15 July 2016, was promoted to Sabadell's reserve side in the 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.

Gimnàstic

On 6 July 2018, Viti joined Gimnàstic de Tarragona and was assigned to the club's farm team, CF Pobla de Mafumet, 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]

Atlético Ottawa

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] On 7 October 2020, Martínez was sent on loan to Deportivo Alavés for the Canadian off-season, where he joined the club's B team in the Segunda División B.[8] He returned from loan on 29 January 2021, after making eleven appearances and scoring one goal for Alavés B.[9]

Career statistics
As of 23 January 2021[10][11]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sabadell B 2016–17 Tercera División 332—00332
Sabadell 2017–18 Segunda División B 222—10232
Pobla Mafumet 2018–19 Tercera División 100—00100
Gimnàstic 2018–19 Segunda División 1400010150
2019–20 Segunda División B 911010111
Total 2311020261
Atlético Ottawa 2020 Canadian Premier League 61—0061
Alavés B (loan) 2020–21 Segunda División B 111—00111
Career total 105710301097
  1. Includes appearances in the Copa del Rey.
  2. Includes appearances in the Copa Catalunya.

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.
  8. Nicholas Ryan (7 October 2020). "Viti Martinez Joins Deportivo Alavés on Loan". Atlético Ottawa. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  9. "Viti Martínez finaliza su cesión en el Miniglorias" (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  10. "Viti". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  11. "Viti". La Preferente. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
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