Goku (footballer)

Goku
Personal information
Full name Francisco Javier Martín Medina
Date of birth (1990-04-01) 1 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Almuñécar, Spain
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Poli Ejido
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Poli Ejido B 6 (0)
2010 Cádiz B 3 (0)
2010 Los Marinos 5 (1)
2010–2013 Granada B 57 (4)
2011 Granada 1 (0)
2011–2012 → Burgos (loan) 13 (0)
2012 → Alcalá (loan) 1 (0)
2013 Murcia B 10 (0)
2013–2015 Almuñécar 56 (6)
2015–2016 Comarca Mármol 30 (0)
2016–2017 Formentera 14 (1)
2017–2018 Motril 38 (1)
2018 Mancha Real 29 (2)
2018–2019 Juventud Sexitana 6 (1)
2019–2022 Motril 83 (3)
2023 Almuñécar City
2023–2024 Málaga City 24 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martín and the second or maternal family name is Medina.

Francisco Javier Martín Medina (born 1 April 1990), commonly known as Goku, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a central midfielder. Besides Spain, he has played in Poland.[1]

Club career

Born in Almuñécar, Granada, Andalusia, Goku finished his graduation in Polideportivo Ejido's youth setup, and made his senior debuts with the reserve team in the 2009–10 season. After a brief stint at Cádiz CF B, being released on 7 April 2010 due to indiscipline reasons,[2] he moved to lowly UD Los Marinos.

In the 2010 summer Goku joined another reserve team, Granada CF B in the lower leagues. He made his first team debut on 4 June of the following year, coming on as a second-half substitute for Abel Gómez in a 0–0 away draw against Recreativo de Huelva in the Segunda División championship.[3]

In August 2011 Goku renewed with the club and was immediately loaned to Segunda División B side Burgos CF.[4] He subsequently joined RSD Alcalá on 1 February 2012 also in a temporary deal, after being deemed surplus to requirements by his previous club.[5]

Goku returned to the Rojiblancos in July 2012, and subsequently extended his contract for a further season.[6] He signed for Real Murcia Imperial in June 2013, but rescinded his link in November[7] and immediately joined AD Almuñécar 77. He spent the rest of his career no higher than the Tercera División, and was part of SD Formentera's side that reached the last 32 of the Copa del Rey in 2016–17.[8]

References

  1. ^ Goku: Zerwałem z przeszłością. Chcę być najlepszą wersją samego siebie weszlo.com
  2. ^ El Cádiz B aparta al barreño Tiri (Cádiz B takes barreño Tiri aside); Europa Sur, 7 April 2010 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ El Granada deja escapar el primer puesto de promoción (Granada lets the first promotion place slip away); Marca, 4 June 2011 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Goku llega cedido al BCF (Goku arrives on loan at BCF) Archived 2015-04-07 at the Wayback Machine; Burgos' official website, 17 August 2011 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Goku se marcha al Alcalá madrileño (Goku goes to Madrilenian Alcalá); Diario de Burgos, 1 February 2015 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Goku renueva con el Granada CF y jugará en el filial en esta temporada (Goku renews with Granada CF and will play in the reserves this season) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine; Ideal, 12 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Goku, otro jugador que se va del Imperial (Goku, another player who goes from Imperial); Gol de Murcia, 7 November 2013 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ "Sevilla y Villarreal no dan opciones a Formentera y Toledo" [Sevilla and Villarreal give Formentera and Toledo no options] (in Spanish). RTVE. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2020.