Samu Martínez

Spanish footballer

Samu Martínez
Personal information

Full name	José Samuel Martínez Lorente
Date of birth	(1994-04-15) 15 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Aspe, Spain
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Novelda
Youth career
	Elche
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Elche B	87	(8)
2014–2016	Elche	7	(0)
2016	→ Reus (loan)	5	(0)
2016–2017	Lorca	2	(0)
2017	→ Hospitalet (loan)	11	(1)
2017–	Novelda	10	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2017

José Samuel "Samu" Martínez Lorente (born 15 April 1994) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Novelda CF as a midfielder.

Football career

Samu was born in Aspe, Province of Alicante. A product of local Elche CF's youth system, he made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2011–12 campaign.

On 18 May 2014 Samu played his first match as a professional, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–3 La Liga loss at Sevilla FC.^[1] On 29 January 2016, he renewed his contract until 2017, being immediately loaned to CF Reus Deportiu in Segunda División B.^[2]

On 2 August 2016, Samu rescinded his contract with the Franjiverdes,^[3] and signed for Lorca FC the following day.^[4]

References

^ Sevilla follow cup win with victory; ESPN FC, 18 May 2014
^ El Elche renueva a Samu hasta 2017 y jugará cedido en el Reus hasta final de temporada (Elche renews Samu until 2017 and he will play on loan at Reus until the end of the season); Elche CF, 29 January 2016 (in Spanish)
^ Samu Martínez rescinde su contrato con el Elche (Samu Martínez rescinds his contract with Elche); Mundo Deportivo, 2 August 2016 (in Spanish)
^ El Lorca ficha a Samu Martínez, quien debutó en Primera con el Elche (Lorca sign Samu Martínez, who debuted in Primera with Elche); ABC, 3 August 2016 (in Spanish)