Samu Martínez

Samu

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Personal information
Full name	José Samuel Martínez Lorente
Date of birth	(1994-04-15) 15 April 1994
Place of birth	Aspe, Spain
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Reus (on loan from Elche)
Youth career
	Elche
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Elche B	87	(8)
2014–	Elche	7	(0)
2016–	→ Reus (loan)	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 January 2016

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

José Samuel Martínez Lorente (born 15 April 1994), commonly known as Samu, is a Spanish footballer who plays for CF Reus Deportiu on loan from Elche 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. On 29 January 2016, he renewed his contract until 2017, being immediately loaned to CF Reus Deportiu in Segunda División B.

External links

• Samu profile at BDFutbol
• Samu at Soccerway