Player Focus: Roger Martí

Player Focus: 

Roger Martí

We may very well be upon the imminent rising of Roger Martí. The young striker has shown many times before that he is capable of rising up to the stage of the First Team and showing his worth.

Both last year and this year, Roger has been called up in decisive games and left his mark.

With his contract renewal already in the books (see Video below), albeit after a long and twisting negotiation, and Obafemi Martins heading for the exit doors, Roger could be looking at getting a real opportunity to make the definitive step to the First Team at Levante.

He has been training with the First Team most of this season already, but Martins’ exit would leave Roger and new arrival Acquafresca as the only natural strikers on Levante’s roster. This will likely mean that Roger will become a fixture in Levante’s 18 man gameday roster and a lock for minutes in home and away games, as coach Juan Ignacio Martínez typically makes very offensive substitutions.

Roger has been having an excellent season so far. Netting 16 goals with the Levante B side Third Division that is amazingly knocking on the door of promotion to the Second Division, something only Real Madrid-Castilla and FC Barcelona B can boast about. He recently scored an amazing over the head goal in a game against Alcoyano in which he scored a hatrick (see Video below). With the First Team, Roger also managed to score an all important goal against Celta de Vigo, giving Levante a last-minute point from the away tie.

From Made In Orriols, we wish the best of luck to Roger as he attempts to enter the hearts of Levante fans and become a fixture with the First Team. Your future looks bright!

Roger signs contract making him a Levante UD player til 2016


Hat-trick and Over-the-head goal against CD Alcoyano