Samu Martínez

Samu

Personal information
Full name	José Samuel Martínez Lorente
Date of birth	15 April 1994
Place of birth	Aspe, Spain
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Reus (on loan from Elche)
Youth career
	Elche
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2012–2015	Elche B	87	(8)
2014–	Elche	7	(0)
2016–	→ Reus (loan)	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 January 2016. † Appearances (goals)

José Samuel Martínez Lorente (born 15 April 1994), commonly known as Samu, is a Spanish footballer who plays for CF Reus Deportiu on loan from Elche CF as a midfielder.

Football career

Samu was born in Aspe, Province of Alicante. A product of local Elche CF's youth system, he made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2011–12 campaign.

On 18 May 2014 Samu played his first match as a professional, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–3 La Liga loss at Sevilla FC.^[1] On 29 January 2016, he renewed his contract until 2017, being immediately loaned to CF Reus Deportiu in Segunda División B.^[2]

References

1. Sevilla follow cup win with victory; ESPN FC, 18 May 2014
2. El Elche renueva a Samu hasta 2017 y jugará cedido en el Reus hasta final de temporada (Elche renews Samu until 2017 and he will play on loan at Reus until the end of the season); Elche's official website, 29 January 2016 (Spanish)

External links

• Samu profile at BDFutbol
• Samu profile at Soccerway