Adrián Sanmartín

Adrián Sanmartín
Personal information
Full name	Adrián Sanmartín Ayala
Date of birth	28 July 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth	Cartagena, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Deportivo Marítimo
Youth career
	Cartagena
2017–2019	Valencia
2019–2022	Cartagena
Senior career*
Years	Team
2022–2024	Cartagena B
2022–2024	Cartagena
2024	Elche Ilicitano
2024–	Deportivo Marítimo
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024

Adrián Sanmartín Ayala (born 28 July 2005) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Tercera Federación club Deportivo Marítimo.

Club career

Born in La Puyola, Cartagena, Region of Murcia,^[1] Sanmartín began his career with hometown side FC Cartagena before joining Valencia CF in 2017. He returned to the Efesé in 2019, overcoming three serious injuries^[2] before making his senior debut with the reserves on 23 January 2022, playing the last five minutes in a 3–1 Tercera División RFEF home win over FC La Unión Atlético.

On 9 May 2022, Sanmartín renewed his contract with Cartagena.^[3] He made his first team debut on 26 September, replacing Jairo Izquierdo late into a 1–1 home draw against Deportivo Alavés in the Segunda División.^[4]^[5]

^ "Adrián Sanmartín, la perla de 17 años del FC Cartagena que cumple su primer gran sueño" [Adrián Sanmartín, the 17-year-old pearl of FC Cartagena who fulfills his first big dream] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^ "Adrián Sanmartín, de 16 años, supera tres operaciones y aparece en el primer equipo" [Adrián Sanmartín, 16 years old, overcomes three operations and appears in the first team] (in Spanish). La Verdad. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^ "Adrián Sanmartín renueva su compromiso con el FC Cartagena" [Adrián Sanmartín renews his link with FC Cartagena] (in Spanish). FC Cartagena. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^ "El Efesé merece algo más ante un Alavés que se deja el liderato" [Efesé deserve something more against a Alavés which leave the leadership] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^ "Adrián Sanmartín, otro canterano que debuta con Luis Carrión" [Adrián Sanmartín, another youth player who debuts with Luis Carrión] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.