Toni Martínez

About

Antonio “Toni” Martínez López (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈtonjo ˈtoni maɾˈtineθ ˈlopeθ]; born 30 June 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Deportivo Alavés. He has represented Spain internationally at youth level.
Martínez began his senior career at Valencia Mestalla, before joining West Ham United in 2016. He was loaned to several English and Spanish clubs, then signed for Famalicão in 2019. The following year, he joined Porto.

Born in Barrio del Progreso, Murcia, Martínez began his footballing career with local side C.F.S. El Progreso and later joined Real Murcia. In 2013, he signed for Valencia. Initially a member of the club’s academy Cadete A team (for players aged 14–15 years), Martínez was soon admitted to their reserve side, Valencia Mestalla (Valencia B). He made his senior debut in the Segunda División B (third tier) at the age of 16, coming on as a substitute and scoring in a match against AE Prat on 8 December 2013.
In three seasons at Valencia Mestalla he played 16 games and scored two goals, and made a further eight appearances, a goal and three assists for the club’s under-19 squad in the UEFA…