Javier Martínez Benito

Javi Martínez
Personal information
Full name Javier Martínez Benito
Date of birth (1989-09-05) 5 September 1989
Place of birth Nájera, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Náxara
Youth career
Náxara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Náxara 33 (21)
2010–2012 Racing B 59 (24)
2012 Racing Santander 4 (0)
2012–2013 Náxara 11 (6)
2013 Izarra 13 (2)
2013– Náxara ? (14)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 November 2014.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Benito.

Javier 'Javi' Martínez Benito (born 5 September 1989 in Nájera, La Rioja) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Náxara CD mainly as a forward.

Club career

After finishing his formation with Racing de Santander, Martínez made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 22 March 2012, playing 34 minutes in a 0–3 away loss against Sevilla FC.[1] He spent the vast majority of his spell with the Cantabrians registered with the B-team, however.

In the 2012 summer, Martínez signed a contract with Náxara CD in Tercera División.[2] In the following transfer window, however, he joined CD Izarra in Segunda División B.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Manu double downs Racing; ESPN Soccernet, 22 March 2012
  2. ↑ De Primera a Tercera en un verano (From Primera to Tercera in one summer); Marca, 17 September 2012 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Javi Ruiz Arpón y Javier Martínez reforzarán el Izarra (Javi Ruiz Arpón and Javier Martínez will strengthen Izarra); Planeta Fichajes, 5 January 2013 (Spanish)
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