Asun Martínez

Ascensión Martínez Salinas (born 20 February 2002), commonly known as Asun, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Valencia.

Asun Martínez
Personal information
Full nameAscensión Martínez Salinas
Date of birth (2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 (age 22)[1]
Place of birthElche, Spain[2]
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)Forward
Team information
Current team
Valencia
Number20
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017Elche B
2016–2017Elche
2017–2019Sporting Plaza Argel
2019–2020Valencia B3(0)
2019–Valencia98(9)
International career
2019Spain U177(0)
2019Spain U193(3)
2021–Spain U2311(1)
2022Spain U206(0)
2023–Spain2(0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Spain
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Winner2022 Costa Rica
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:26, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:17, 22 December 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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Asun started her career at Elche.[3] In July 2019, she moved to Valencia, giving her the opportunity to play in Spain's top tier for the first time.[4]

International career

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Asun made her debut for the Spain national team on 6 April 2023, coming on as a substitute for Salma Paralluelo against Norway.[5][6]

Personal life

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Asun is from the working class neighbourhood of La Rata in Elche. She started playing football from the age of three but was initially encouraged to take up rhythmic gymnastics instead by her mother.[7]

| pareja = Ainhoa Alguacil

Honours

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Spain U20

Individual

References

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  1. ^ Asun Martínez at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Asun". BDFutbol. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Asun". Txapeldunak. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  4. ^ Jiménez, Mayca (12 July 2019). "El Valencia ficha a la perla española Asun Martínez". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Spain vs Norway". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Asun Martínez". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  7. ^ Martínez, Emilio (2 September 2022). "Asun Martínez, la campeona del mundo con España que le debe todo a su barrio, La Rata de Elche: "Allí me curtí"". El Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Paralluelo propels Spain to revenge and glory". FIFA.com. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  9. ^ "2019 WU17 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA.com. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
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