Mikel Martins das Neves (born 28 May 1983) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mikel Martins das Neves | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | San Sebastián, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Antiguoko | ||
| 1999–2002 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Basconia | 34 | (4) |
| 2003–2006 | Bilbao Athletic | 87 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Espanyol B | 20 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Baza | 36 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Guijuelo | 37 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Benidorm | 28 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Mirandés | 102 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Cádiz | 31 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Hércules | 22 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Real Unión | 78 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Amorebieta | 20 | (0) |
| Total | 495 | (21) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editA product of Athletic Bilbao's youth system, Martins was born in San Sebastián, Basque Country, and started his senior career with the club's farm and B teams. He spent nine of his first ten seasons as a professional in the Segunda División B, also representing RCD Espanyol B, CD Baza, CD Guijuelo, Benidorm CF[1] and CD Mirandés, joining the latter in June 2010.[2]
Martins started in 27 of his 35 appearances for Mirandés in 2011–12, as the Castile and León side reached Segunda División for the first time ever.[3] He played his first match in the competition on 17 August 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 home loss against SD Huesca.[4]
On 21 July 2015, Martins signed with Real Unión from Hércules CF.[3] He retired at the age of 36, after one year with SD Amorebieta also in the third tier and his native region.[5]
References
edit- ^ El Benidorm cierra los fichajes de Peque y Mikel Martins para la próxima campaña (Benidorm complete signings of Peque and Mikel Martins for next season); Diario Información, 3 July 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ Mikel Martins, tercer fichaje del Mirandés (Mikel Martins, Mirandés' third signing); Diario de Burgos, 25 June 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Mikel Martins refuerza el centro del campo del Real Unión (Martins reinforces Real Unión midfield); El Diario Vasco, 21 July 2015 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Huesca amarga el estreno del Mirandés (Huesca bitter Mirandés debut); Marca, 17 August 2012 (in Spanish)
- ^ Martins (Amorebieta): «Tenemos una plantilla corta, joven y con mucha ilusión» (Martins (Amorebieta): "We have a short squad, young and full of hunger"); El Correo, 29 August 2018 (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Mikel Martins at Athletic Bilbao
- Mikel Martins at BDFutbol
- Mikel Martins at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Mikel Martins at Soccerway