Roger Martí Salvador (born 3 January 1991), known as Roger, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career Valencia Born in Torrent, Valencian Community, Roger graduated from local Valencia CF's youth system. In January 2011, after a handful of games with the reserves, he was loaned to neighbouring amateurs Burjassot CF.

Levante In July 2011, Roger signed with another team in the community, Levante UD, being assigned to the B team in Tercera División.Roger Martí Salvador – "Roger"; Hasta La Muerte Mestalla, 12 July 2011 (in Spanish) He made his debut with the main squad on 21 December, replacing injured Juanlu in a 4–1 home win against Deportivo de La Coruña in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey (5–4 aggregate win).Levante la Copa por un 2011 de ensueño (Lift ("Levante" in English) the Cup for an unforgettable 2011); Marca, 21 December 2011 (in Spanish)

Roger made his La Liga debut on 15 January 2012, taking the place of Xavi Torres for the last ten minutes of the 3–0 away loss to Athletic Bilbao.El Athletic vence al Levante y se mete en zona europea (3–0) (Athletic beat Levante and reach European zone (3–0)); RTVE, 15 January 2012 (in Spanish) He had scored his first goal with Levante's first team four days earlier, the second in a 4–0 home defeat of AD Alcorcón in the domestic cup (5–2 on aggregate).Al Levante también le sienta bien la Copa (Cup also fits Levante); Marca, 11 January 2012 (in Spanish)Roger Martí, máximo goleador del Levante en el fútbol profesional (Roger Martí, Levante's top scorer in professional football); Diario AS, 22 February 2022 (in Spanish)

Roger scored his first top-flight goal on 2 December 2012, helping to a 1–1 draw at RC Celta de Vigo.Roger denies Celta at the death; Sky Sports, 2 December 2012 On 6 August 2013, he was loaned to Real Zaragoza of Segunda División for one year.Roger Martí, el atacante deseado (Roger Martí, the wanted forward); Marca, 6 August 2013 (in Spanish)

On 8 July 2014, Roger joined Real Valladolid also in the second division, in a season-long loan deal.Roger, cedido con licencia para golear (Roger, loaned with license to score); Real Valladolid, 8 July 2014 (in Spanish) He appeared sparingly for the club mainly due to a knee injury suffered in September,Roger Martí, seis meses de baja (Roger Martí, six months out); La Liga, 30 September 2014 (in Spanish) only returning to the fields in April.

Roger returned to Valladolid on loan, on 28 January 2016.Vuelve El Pistolero (The Shooter returns); Real Valladolid, 28 January 2016 (in Spanish) He scored a brace in a 2–2 home draw against CD Numancia on 21 February,Abonados al empate (Married to draw); Marca, 21 February 2016 (in Spanish) and finished the campaign with eight goals.

Roger returned to Levante for 2016–17, with the club now in the second tier. He netted twice against AD Alcorcón (2–0 home win) and former sides Zaragoza and Valladolid (respectively 4–2 and 3–2 home victories), as well as once in a 2–2 away draw with UD Almería, taking his tally up to seven in only ten matches;Para Roger Martí hay una cosa "innegociable": el trabajo (To Roger Martí there is one thing that you cannot "negotiate": work); Super Deporte, 11 October 2016 (in Spanish) he went on to rank second in the goal charts at 22, helping to a return to the top flight as champions.Los 21 goles de Roger, guinda a una plantilla equilibrada y comprometida (Roger's 21 goals, icing on the cake to balanced and committed squad); EFE, 30 April 2017 (in Spanish)Roger cumplió su promesa (Roger kept his promise); Mundo Deportivo, 21 January 2018 (in Spanish)

Roger suffered another knee injury in the 2017 pre-season, being sidelined for six months.Confirmado: Roger sufre rotura del ligamento cruzado anterior (Confirmed: Roger suffers an anterior cruciate ligament rupture); Mundo Deportivo, 24 July 2017 (in Spanish) On 29 June 2018, he extended his contract until 2023.Roger se vincula con el Levante UD hasta 2023 (Roger ties up with Levante UD until 2023); Levante UD, 29 June 2018 (in Spanish)

On 20 October 2018, Roger scored from the penalty spot to contribute to a 2–1 victory over Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. He finished the season with a squad-best 13 goals, repeating the feat in the following with 11.

Elche and Cádiz On 4 August 2022, after Levante's relegation, Roger remained in the top flight after signing a four-year contract with Elche CF. In January 2023, he moved to Cádiz CF on loan for the remainder of the season. On 2 July, having avoided a drop, he agreed to a permanent deal with the club until 2026.

Career statistics

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLevante2011–12La Liga2041––612012–131513100–1822015–1616021––1812016–17Segunda División372211––38232017–18La Liga17300––1732018–19311300––31132019–20361120––38112020–21331252––38142021–2229710––307Total2166918600—23475Zaragoza (loan)2013–14Segunda División361210——3712Valladolid (loan)2014–15Segunda División16610——196Valladolid (loan)2015–16Segunda División198———198Elche2022–23La Liga12032——152Cádiz (loan)2022–23La Liga141———141Cádiz2023–2423200——232Total37300——373Career total336981830000354101

Honours Levante Segunda División: 2016–17

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