Carlos Martínez

Real Sociedad

Born in Lodosa, Navarre, Martínez joined Real Sociedad from local CD Izarra, aged 13. He made his senior debut with the former's B team, going on to spend two full seasons in the Segunda División B. In the 2007–08 campaign, with the main squad in Segunda División after 40 years, Martínez started competing as a professional. He played his first league match on 26 August 2007 in a 0–2 home loss against CD Castellón, and scored his first goal on 25 November of that year to help the hosts beat Málaga CF 3–0. Martínez contributed 23 games – 22 starts – in 2009–10 as the Txuriurdin returned to La Liga after three years, as champions. He made his debut in the competition on 29 August 2010 by featuring the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home victory over Villarreal CF; in the following seasons, he battled for first-choice status with fellow youth graduate Dani Estrada. In May 2018, after he made only a single Copa del Rey appearance since December 2016 due to injuries and the form of the emerging Álvaro Odriozola in his position, the club announced that Martínez would be departing from the club on the expiry of his contract at the end of the campaign, at the same time as long-time teammate Xabi Prieto.

Oviedo and Burgos

On 6 July 2018, Martínez signed a one-year deal with Real Oviedo in the second division. On 9 August 2019, he moved down one tier and joined Burgos CF; the following 15 January, he terminated his contract by mutual consent. Martínez…

In 2015, Martínez joined the Aspire Academy in Senegal, becoming the second Costa Rican to join the academy. In 2017, he signed for Belgian side Eupen. In 2019, Martínez signed for Guadalupe in Costa Rica, where he made 31 league appearances and scored 0 goals.

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Martínez made his senior debut with CF Badalona's reserves in Primera Catalana, and subsequently represented EF UE Cerdanyola, CE Sant Celoni, UE Rubí and UDA Gramenet's B-team in the regional leagues. In 2011, after playing for the main squad of Gramenet in Tercera División, he signed for Terrassa FC of the same tier. In May 2012, Martínez signed with UE Olot also in division four. He scored 31 goals during the season, which included a hat-trick against Arandina CF and five goals in the promotion play-offs, as the club achieved promotion to the Segunda División B. On 3 July 2015, Martínez signed for the reserve team of Villarreal after having scored 57 goals for Olot. On 30 August, he scored for the first time for his new club by finding the net twice in a 2–0 victory against his former club Olot. On 23 July 2017, after two years with Villarreal B, Martínez moved abroad and joined Japanese J2 League club Tokyo Verdy managed by Miguel Ángel Lotina. On 3 July 2018, he returned to Spain and joined Hércules CF. On 16 January 2020, Martínez moved to fellow third division side FC Andorra, and helped the side in their first-ever promotion to Segunda División in 2022. He left the club on 20 June 2023 after scoring 35 goals in 101 matches, and subsequently signed for Indian Super League club FC Goa. With Goa, Martínez made his debut on 2 October against Punjab, in which he scored the lone goal.

Real Sociedad

Segunda División: 2009–10