Toni Martínez

Antonio "Toni" Martínez López (; born 30 June 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Deportivo Alavés. He has represented Spain internationally at youth level.

Martínez began his senior career at Valencia Mestalla, before joining West Ham United in 2016. He was loaned to several English and Spanish clubs, then signed for Famalicão in 2019. The following year, he joined Porto.

Club career Valencia Born in Barrio del Progreso, Murcia, Martínez began his footballing career with local side C.F.S. El Progreso and later joined Real Murcia. In 2013, he signed for Valencia.

In three seasons at Valencia Mestalla he played 16 games and scored two goals, and made a further eight appearances, a goal and three assists for the club's under-19 squad in the UEFA Youth League.

West Ham United 2016–17: Signing and Oxford loan In April 2016, Martínez agreed a three-year deal to join English club West Ham United on 1 July 2016 for a fee of around £2.4 million. He was given permission to train with his new teammates by Valencia to help him settle in England and would initially link up with West Ham United's development squad.

He marked his Premier League 2 debut with a goal against Stoke City, in a 3–0 home win. After scoring seven goals in as many games for West Ham United U23 during the first half of the season, he suffered two injury set-backs; the first left him sidelined for six weeks with the player due to return to action on 21 November, but then suffered another injury.

On 23 January 2017, he was sent out on loan for the first time in his career, to League One side Oxford United until the end of the 2016–17 season. The player was handed the number 7 shirt by the club. On 28 January, Martínez came on as a substitute to score his first goal for the U's in a 3–0 home win over Newcastle United in the fourth round of the FA Cup. He made his league debut on 5 February in an away fixture against local rivals Swindon Town, a game which Oxford won 2–1, and scored his first league goal, a late consolation goal in a 3–2 home defeat at the hands of league leaders Sheffield United, on 7 March.

2017–18: Debut and Valladolid loan On 7 January 2018, Martínez made his full West Ham debut in an FA Cup third round tie at Shrewsbury Town, replacing Javier Hernández after 71 minutes in a 0–0 draw. On 1 February, he made a deadline day loan switch to Segunda División club Real Valladolid for the remainder of the 2017–18 season. He contributed with one goal in ten appearances, as his side achieved promotion to La Liga in the play-offs.

2018–19: Rayo Majadahonda and Lugo loans On 13 August 2018, Martínez joined CF Rayo Majadahonda still in Spain's second division, on loan for the season. He made his debut six days later on the opening weekend of the season against Real Zaragoza, Majadahonda's first game at this level. On as a second-half substitute for Enzo Fernández, he scored the club's first goal in the Segunda División, albeit in a 2–1 defeat.

On 18 January 2019, Martínez rescinded his loan deal with Majadahonda and moved to CD Lugo of the same league, on loan until June. On his debut eight days later, he scored the opener in a 3–2 home win against his former club.

He was released by West Ham on 1 July 2019, when his contract expired.

Famalicão On 22 July 2019, Martínez joined F.C. Famalicão on a three-year contract. He made his debut on 3 August in the first round of the Taça da Liga, as a 59th-minute substitute for Pedro Gonçalves in a 2–0 home loss to S.C. Covilhã. A week later, in his team's first Primeira Liga match for a quarter of a century, he scored the first goal of the season in a 2–0 win at C.D. Santa Clara.

Martínez scored four goals in five games as Famalicão reached the semi-finals of the Taça de Portugal for the first time since 1946. All came in consecutive games, including one in each leg of a 4–3 aggregate elimination by S.L. Benfica in February 2020.

Porto On 4 October 2020, Martínez joined Porto on a five-year contract. He won his first silverware on 23 December in the 2020 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, as a last-minute substitute in a 2–0 win over O Clássico rivals S.L. Benfica.

Martínez scored his first Porto goal on 21 November in a 2–0 cup win at G.D. Fabril, opening the score with a bicycle kick; his first league goal was in a 3–0 home win over Moreirense F.C. on 3 January 2021. On 14 February, he dropped into the reserve team in Liga Portugal 2 for a 2–1 loss to visitors U.D. Oliveirense, in which he scored after five minutes.

On 15 August 2021, Martínez scored both of Porto's goals in a 2–1 win on his return to Famalicão. He was sent off on 11 September in a 1–1 draw at Sporting CP for a foul on Sebastián Coates. On 17 February 2022, Martínez scored both goals of a 2–1 home win over S.S. Lazio in the UEFA Europa League last 32; he played more often in the continental tournament as manager Sérgio Conceição prioritised other players for the league.

Alavés On 27 August 2024, Martínez returned to his home country after signing a four-year contract with Deportivo Alavés in the top tier. A day later, he scored a goal on his La Liga debut in a 2–1 away win over Real Sociedad.

In the 2025–26 season, he achieved his personal best goalscoring record with 13 goals in La Liga, including the winner in a 1–0 away victory over Real Oviedo on the penultimate matchday, which secured his club's survival in the top flight. He concluded the season with 14 goals, finishing two goals short of winning the Zarra Trophy.

International career Martínez played four matches for Spain U17, + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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Real Valladolid (loan) 2017–18 Taça da Liga: 2022–23 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2020,

Individual Primeira Liga's Forward of the Month: August 2021