Baldo Santana

Baldo

Personal information
Full name	Baldomero Santana Martínez
Date of birth	25 May 1995
Place of birth	Alicante, Spain
Height	1.84 m (6 ft ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Centre back / Right back
Club information
Current team	Hércules
Youth career
2002–2003	El Cabo
2003–2007	Alicante
2007–2009	Hércules
2009–2011	Valencia
2011–2014	Hércules
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2013–	Hércules	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 March 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Baldo Santana Martínez (born 25 May 1995), simply known as Baldo, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Hércules CF. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a right back.

Club career

Born in Alicante, Baldo joined Hércules CF's youth setup in 2007, after starting it out at local clubs CD El Cabo and Alicante CF. In the 2009 summer he moved to Valencia CF, being assigned to the youth squads, but moved back to the Blanquiazules two years later.^[1]

On 17 August 2013, while still a junior, Baldo played his first match as a professional, coming on as a late substitute for Gai Assulin in a 1–1 home draw against Real Zaragoza.^[2] On 12 July of the following year he signed a two-year deal with the club, being definitely promoted to the main squad now in Segunda División B.^[3]

References

1. "Entrevista a Baldo Santana" [Interview of Baldo Santana] (in Spanish). Fundación Globalon. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
2. "El Zaragoza recuerda lo difícil que es la Segunda" [Zaragoza reminds how difficult Segunda is] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
3. "Baldo firma su vinculación al Hércules CF durante las dos próximas temporadas" [Baldo signs his link with Hércules CF for the following two seasons] (in Spanish). Hércules' official website. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.

External links

• Baldo profile at BDFutbol
• Baldo profile at Soccerway