Carlos Clerc Martínez (born 21 February 1992) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Elche CF.

Carlos Clerc
Clerc in 2015
Personal information
Full name Carlos Clerc Martínez
Date of birth (1992-02-21) 21 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Badalona, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Elche
Number 23
Youth career
2000–2004 Sant Gabriel
2004–2007 Damm
2007–2011 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Espanyol B 78 (5)
2013–2016 Espanyol 1 (0)
2014Sabadell (loan) 15 (0)
2015Sabadell (loan) 20 (0)
2015–2016Girona (loan) 44 (1)
2016–2019 Osasuna 96 (1)
2019–2022 Levante 77 (0)
2022– Elche 66 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024

Club career

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Born in Badalona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Clerc finished his youth career with RCD Espanyol. He made his senior debut with the reserves in the 2010–11 season, in the Tercera División.

Clerc made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 26 September 2013, starting and playing 68 minutes in a 2–1 away loss against Villarreal CF.[1] On 31 January of the following year, he was loaned to CE Sabadell FC of Segunda División until June.[2]

On 28 January 2015, Clerc returned to Sabadell also in a temporary deal, after not featuring in any league matches for the Pericos in the first half of the campaign.[3] On 15 July, he moved to fellow league team Girona FC in a season-long loan.[4]

On 19 August 2016, Clerc signed a two-year contract with CA Osasuna, newly promoted to the top tier.[5] He scored his first goal in the competition the following 9 January, in a 3–3 home draw with Valencia CF.[6]

On 27 June 2019, free agent Clerc agreed to a three-year contract with Levante UD.[7] In July 2022, after being relegated, he remained in the top division on a two-year deal at Elche CF.[8]

Honours

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Osasuna

References

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  1. ^ Villarreal stretch unbeaten run Archived 2 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine; ESPN FC, 26 September 2013
  2. ^ Clerc, cedido al Sabadell (Clerc, loaned to Sabadell); Marca, 31 January 2014 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ El CE Sabadell arriba a un acord amb Carlos Clerc (CE Sabadell reach agreement with Carlos Clerc) Archived 3 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine; CE Sabadell, 28 January 2015 (in Catalan)
  4. ^ Clerc, cedit al Girona (Clerc, loaned to Girona); RCD Espanyol, 15 July 2015 (in Catalan)
  5. ^ Clerc ya es rojillo (Clerc is already red) Archived 17 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine; CA Osasuna, 19 August 2016 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Osasuna se negó a perder ante el Valencia (Osasuna would just not lose against Valencia); La Voz de Galicia, 9 January 2017 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ "Carlos Clerc, nuevo jugador del Levante UD para las próximas tres temporadas" [Carlos Clerc, new player of Levante UD for the following three seasons] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  8. ^ "OFICIAL | Carlos Clerc, nuevo jugador del Elche C.F." [OFFICIAL | Carlos Clerc, new player of Elche C.F.] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
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