Pedro José Martín Moreno (born 16 January 1992) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career Atlético Madrid Born in Málaga, Andalusia, Martín started playing football with his hometown club, joining Atlético Madrid in 2008 at the age of 16.Pedro amplía su 'beca' a base de goles (Pedro extends 'scholarship' with goals); Mundo Deportivo, 18 July 2011 (in Spanish) After two years in the youth academy he made his senior debut with the C team in the Tercera División and, after a good first year, he was called by first-team manager Gregorio Manzano for the 2011–12 pre-season, going on to score six goals. He was an unused substitute in both UEFA Europa League games against Strømsgodset, but eventually spent most of the campaign with the reserves in the Segunda División B.El Atlético B cerró la plantilla de la temporada 11–12 con 27 jugadores (Atlético B closed 11–12 season squad with 27 players); Atlético Madrid, 1 September 2011 (in Spanish)
Martín made his debut with the Colchoneros first team on 8 December 2011, replacing Pizzi midway through the second half of a 2–1 Copa del Rey defeat at Albacete (3–1 on aggregate).Adrián evita el naufragio (Adrián prevents disaster); Marca, 8 December 2011 (in Spanish) On 21 March of the following year, also at the Estadio Carlos Belmonte but with Atlético B, he scored in the last minute for a 2–1 win.Tenerife, Oviedo y Albacete se pegan un batacazo (Tenerife, Oviedo and Albacete hit a bump); Marca, 22 March 2012 (in Spanish)
New coach Diego Simeone called Martín for various matches later in the season, as he continued to appear and score with the reserves. His first appearance in La Liga came on 29 April 2012, coming on for Tiago in the last minute of a 2–2 away draw against Real Betis.; ESPN Soccernet, 29 April 2012 On 9 May, he received a Europa League winner's medal following Atlético's victory over Athletic Bilbao, but did not leave the bench.Atl Madrid 3–0 Athletic Bilbao; BBC Sport, 9 May 2012Los supervivientes de Simeone (Simeone's survivors); Marca, 4 May 2018 (in Spanish)
Journeyman On 29 January 2013, Martín was loaned to Segunda División side Numancia until the end of the season,El Numancia se refuerza con el delantero Pedro Martín (Numancia bolster with forward Pedro Martín); Mundo Deportivo, 29 January 2013 (in Spanish) and the move was extended for a further year on 12 July.Pedro Martín jugará cedido en el Numancia (Pedro Martín will play on loan at Numancia); Atlético Madrid, 12 July 2013 (in Spanish) On 26 August of the following year, he signed with Mirandés of the same league.El Mirandés refuerza su línea de ataque con Pedro Martín (Mirandés bolster their forward line with Pedro Martín); Marca, 26 August 2016 (in Spanish)
On 30 June 2015, Martín moved to Tenerife still in the second tier.El delantero Pedro Martín, primer refuerzo del Tenerife (Forward Pedro Martín, first addition of Tenerife); Diario AS, 30 June 2015 (in Spanish) On 1 February 2016, he joined Celta, being assigned to the B team who competed in the third division.El Celta B incorpora al delantero Pedro Martín (Celta B add forward Pedro Martín) ; Celta Vigo, 1 February 2016 (in Spanish)
Martín returned to Mirandés on 17 August 2016, now in a one-year loan deal.Pedro Martín jugará cedido la próxima temporada en el C.D. Mirandés (Pedro Martín will play the following season on loan at C.D. Mirandés); CD Mirandés, 17 August 2016 (in Spanish) He continued to play in the lower leagues after being released, with Real Murcia CF,Pedro Martín, nuevo delantero del Real Murcia (Pedro Martín, new Real Murcia forward); La Verdad, 26 July 2017 (in Spanish) Lleida Esportiu, GimnàsticPedro Martín deixa el Lleida i se'n va al Nàstic de Tarragona (Pedro Martín leaves Lleida and goes to Nàstic de Tarragona); Diari Segre, 20 August 2019 (in Catalan) and Sanluqueño.Pedro Martín se marcha cedido al Atlético Sanluqueño hasta a final de temporada (Pedro Martín goes on loan to Atlético Sanluqueño until end of the season); Diari Més, 31 January 2022 (in Spanish)
Odisha Martín moved abroad for the first time in July 2022, signing a one-year contract with Indian Super League club Odisha. He made his debut on 17 August, in a 6–0 away rout of NorthEast United in the group stage of the Durand Cup. He scored his first goal on 4 September, the only a win over Army Green in the same competition after an assist from Michael Soosairaj.
Later career On 18 June 2023, Martín joined Schaffhausen in the Swiss Challenge League. In February 2024, he was loaned to Brühl in the country's Promotion League.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAtlético Madrid2011–12La Liga1010——202012–13000030—30Total101030—50Atlético Madrid B2011–12Segunda División B3013———30132012–13193———193Total4916———4916Numancia (loan)2012–13Segunda División19300——1932013–1422000——220Total41300——413Mirandés2014–15Segunda División36920——389Tenerife2015–1613110——141Celta B2015–16Segunda División B123———123Mirandés (loan)2016–17Segunda División37300——373Murcia2017–18Segunda División B29522—20337Lleida Esportiu2018–19341630—103816Gimnàstic2019–20Segunda División B23520—102652020–21225——202452021–22Primera División RFEF15010——160Total601030—306610Sanluqueño (loan)2021–22Primera División RFEF142———142Odisha2022–23Indian Super League20310—51264Career total346711323011137374
HonoursAtlético Madrid' UEFA Europa League: 2011–12
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