User:Bernejay/Carlos Alberto Martínez de Murga

Carlos Alberto Martínez de Murga Olaivar (born 30 November 1988), nicknamed Carli and commonly referred to as Carli de Murga, is a Spanish–Filipino footballer who plays for Global F.C. as a defender or a midfielder. He also represents the Philippines at international level.

Club career
Born in El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, Martínez de Murga was a youth graduate at hometown club Cádiz CF. He played with Cádiz B in the Tercera División during the 2008–09 season. He then moved to Atlético Sanluqueño during the 2009–10 season. He then signed for Racing Club Portuense for the 2010–11 season. In his stint for RC Portuense, he scored a goal in the 2-1 loss against P.D. Rociera.

In January 2012, he signed up for Filipino side Global for the 2011–12 United Football League season. He made his debut and scored a goal in the 5-1 win against Manila Nomads.

International career
Martínez de Murga discovered the Philippines team through a friend who read about Philippines international Ángel Guirado. Through the social networking website Facebook, he was able to contact Guirado, together with his relatives, and was able to secure his requirements for him to suit up for the national team.

In September 2011, he joined the national team training pool and was named in the final 20-man squad for the 2011 Long Teng Cup and the provisional Philippines under-23 squad for the 2011 Southeast Asian Games. In the Long Teng Cup, he made his full international debut in the 3–3 draw against Hong Kong.

He made his first appearance for the under-23 national team in the 3–1 loss against Vietnam in the opening match of the 2011 Southeast Asian Games.