Granada CF
From Betis academy graduate to Granada starter.
Álex Martínez joined Granada CF on 26 June 2017, signing a two-year contract with the club after leaving Real Betis as a free agent. Granada had just been relegated from La Liga, and Martínez was brought in to help the team push for an immediate return. A starter in his first season, he dealt with several injury problems and eventually lost his starting spot to Quini in his second, which ended in promotion.
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Lore & Background
Martínez arrived at Granada in the summer of 2017, a free agent after his contract with Real Betis expired. The club had just dropped out of the top flight, and he was expected to be a key figure in their push for promotion. In his first season, he was a regular starter, but injuries began to pile up, limiting his consistency. By his second season, he had lost his starting spot to Quini, though the team still achieved promotion back to La Liga. The 2019–20 campaign saw him fall further down the pecking order after Carlos Neva was promoted to the first team. Martínez made just one appearance during the whole campaign, and on 29 September 2020, he terminated his contract with Granada.
In Their Own Story
The 2017–18 season started with promise for Martínez. He was a starter for Granada, playing regularly in the Segunda División. But injuries kept cropping up, and by the following season, he found himself watching from the bench as Quini took over at left-back. Granada won promotion anyway, but Martínez's role had shrunk. The 2019–20 season was worse: Carlos Neva moved up from the youth ranks, and Martínez made only one appearance all year. On 29 September 2020, he walked away from the club, terminating his contract.
Reader's Guide
Martínez's time at Granada can be split into three phases. First, as a starter in 2017–18, he played regularly despite injury problems. Third, in 2019–20, he was pushed further down the order after Carlos Neva's promotion, making just one appearance before terminating his contract on 29 September 2020. Key numbers: two-year contract signed 26 June 2017, one appearance in his final season, contract terminated 29 September 2020.
Did You Know?
- Martínez signed with Granada as a free agent on 26 June 2017, after his Betis contract expired.
- He made just one appearance for Granada in the 2019–20 season before terminating his contract on 29 September 2020.
- Carlos Neva's promotion to the first team pushed Martínez further down the pecking order in 2019–20.
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