Javier Martón

Javier Martón
Personal information
Full name	Javier Martón Ansó
Date of birth	6 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Tudela, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Athletic Bilbao
Number	19
Youth career
	Alesves [es]
	Falcesino
	Osasuna
	Peña Sport
2017–2018	Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2017	Peña Sport
2018–2020	Real Sociedad C
2018–2019	→ Peña Sport (loan)
2020–2023	Real Sociedad B
2020–2021	→ Covadonga (loan)
2023–	Athletic Bilbao
2023–2024	→ Mirandés (loan)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2024

Javier Martón Ansó (born 6 May 1999) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Athletic Bilbao.

Career

Born in Tudela, Navarre, Martón was a Peña Sport FC youth graduate, and made his first team debut on 10 December 2016 by playing the last 18 minutes of a 1–1 Tercera División away draw against CD Valle de Egüés. In the 2017 summer, he moved to Real Sociedad and returned to the youth setup.

Martón returned to Peña Sport for the 2018–19 season, after agreeing to a loan deal. Upon returning to the Txuri-urdin, he played for the C-team before moving to Segunda División B side CD Covadonga on 9 September 2020, also in a temporary deal.^[1]

Martón scored nine times for the Asturians, but was unable to avoid relegation. He returned to Real Sociedad on 2 June 2021,^[2] and was assigned to the reserves in Segunda División; he renewed his contract until 2023 on 6 August.^[3]

Martón made his professional debut on 14 August 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute for goalscorer Jon Karrikaburu in a 1–0 home win over CD Leganés.^[4] He started to feature regularly for the B's during the 2022–23 season, scoring 12 goals in Primera Federación.

On 5 July 2023, free agent Martón signed a three-year contract with Athletic Bilbao.^[5] On 31 August, he was sent on loan to CD Mirandés in the second division for the 2023–24 season.^[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 August 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Peña Sport	2016–17	Tercera División	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Peña Sport (loan)	2018–19	Tercera División	26	16	—		—		—		26	16
Real Sociedad C	2019–20	Tercera División	18	7	—		—		—		18	7
Real Sociedad B	2020–21	Segunda División B	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2021–22	Segunda División	15	0	—		—		—		15	0
	2022–23	Primera Federación	35	12	—		—		—		35	12
	Total		50	12	—		—		—		50	12
Covadonga (loan)	2020–21	Segunda División B	24	9	—		—		—		24	9
Athletic Bilbao	2023–24	La Liga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2024–25	La Liga	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mirandés (loan)	2023–24	Segunda División	20	4	1	0	—		—		21	4
Career total			140	48	1	0	0	0	0	0	141	48

References

^ "La R. Sociedad cede al delantero Javier Martón al CD Covadonga" [R. Sociedad loan the forward Javier Martón to CD Covadonga] (in Spanish). CD Covadonga. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
^ "Javi Martón regresa a su tierra" [Javi Martón returns to his land] (in Spanish). CD Covadonga. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
^ "Renueva hasta 2023" [Renews until 2023] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
^ "Estreno prometedor de los de Xabi Alonso" [Promising start of Xabi Alonso's boys] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Javier Martón joins Athletic Club". Athletic Bilbao. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
^ "Martón joins CD Mirandés on loan". Athletic Bilbao. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.