He Real Betis The signing of the Catalan right-back Martín Montoya, from the Brighton & Hove of the Premier League and that at 29 he signs for the next four seasons with the Real Betis Balompié, until June 2024. Martín Montoya arrives to cover Barragán's departure, which he did not renew after finishing his contract. He usually plays as a right-back or inside, although he has also done it on some occasions on the left-handed side. The footballer had two more years of contract in the Brighton, from which you have obtained the letter of freedom to sign for the Real Betis.”The real Betis Football has incorporated to its ranks Martin Montoya, from Brighton & Hove Albion FC. In this way, the Catalan side returns to the Verdiblanco club after the loan period in 2016 in which he wore the shirt of the thirteen bars. The new Betic footballer signs a contract until 2024 ”, informs the Verdiblanco club in the note that it has made public in the early afternoon of this Tuesday.
Formed in the quarry of Barça
Martin Montoya Torralbo (Viladecans, Barcelona, April 14, 1991) began his football career at the FC Barcelona youth academy, where he entered when he was only eight years old. There, Montoya made his way through the lower categories until he made his debut with the Barça first team in 2011. In 2015 he was loaned to FC Internazionale, where he spent the first half of the season.
In January his loan was canceled and the footballer played the second half of the campaign at Real Betis. Once the loan was finalized, the new Verdiblanco side signed for Valencia CF, a team with which he played two seasons. From there he was transferred to Brighton & Hove Albion, with whom he has played the last two years.
Martin Montoya He has been international with Spain in the categories under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21. In 2008 he was proclaimed European U-17 champion.
In total, the new Betic player has played 277 in the elite, in which he has scored 4 goals and distributed 22 assists. In the Barcelona quarry he was a partner of Bartra and Tello, with whom he will meet again.