Martín Montoya Torralbo (born 14 April 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for La Liga club Real Betis. He started his career with Barcelona, making his first appearance for the first team in 2011 and going on to win seven major titles as a backup. In La Liga, he also represented Betis (two spells) and Valencia, totalling 123 matches and three goals over ten seasons. In addition, he spent two years in the Premier League with Brighton & Hove Albion. With Spain, Montoya won two European Under-21 Championships. Club career Barcelona Born in Gavà, Barcelona, Catalonia, Montoya started playing football for hometown club CF Gavà, moving to FC Barcelona's youth system, La Masia, at the age of 8. After progressing through its ranks, he was promoted to the B team in 2009. In the 2009–10 season, Montoya contributed 23 games as the Luis Enrique-led side returned to the Segunda División after an 11-year absence. He made his debut for the main squad on 26 February 2011, coming on as a substitute for Adriano in the last five minutes of a 3–0 away win against RCD Mallorca. Towards the end of March 2011, rumours surfaced linking Montoya with Valencia CF, who was willing to pay the €3 million buy-out clause of the player. On 30 April, he made his first start for Barcelona in a 2–1 La Liga loss at Real Sociedad, suffering a broken clavicle in the early minutes of the match and being sidelined for the rest of the campaign. Montoya again spent the vast majority of 2011–12 with the reserves. His first start for the first team occurred on 12 January 2012, in a 2–1 away victory over CA Osasuna in the Copa del Rey (6–1 on aggregate). Due to injury to Dani Alves he played in the final of the domestic cup, featuring the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 defeat of Athletic Bilbao; he had previously scored his first official goal on 6 December 2011, helping the hosts beat FC BATE Borisov 4–0 in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. Montoya scored his second goal as a professional on 1 June 2013, netting the third in a 4–1 home win against Málaga CF. He finished the season with 24 appearances in all competitions, totalling 1,678 minutes of action. Montoya expressed his desire to leave the Camp Nou in December