Martín Solar Ruiz (born 30 January 2000) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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for Arenteiro.

Club career

Born in Santander,

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, Solar was a

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youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 25 August 2019, starting in a 1–3

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away loss against AD Siete Villas. Solar scored his first senior goal on 26 October 2019, netting the fourth in a 4–0 away routing of

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. The following 8 March, he scored a brace in a 7–0 home thrashing of Selaya FC. Solar made his first team debut on 7 July 2020, coming on as a half-time substitute for Mario Ortiz in a 0–1 loss at CF Fuenlabrada in the

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. On 21 September, he was definitely promoted to the main squad, now in the

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. On 3 August 2021, Solar signed a two-year contract with

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, being assigned to the B-team of the Segunda División RFEF. On 7 July 2023, he moved to

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side

Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa (), better known as Cultural Leonesa or La Cultural, is a Spanish football team based in León, in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon. Founded on 5 August 1923, it currently plays in Primera División RFE ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Solar, Martin 2000 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Footballers from Santander, Spain Men's association football midfielders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Primera Federación players Segunda Federación players Tercera División players Rayo Cantabria players Racing de Santander players Club Recreativo Granada players Granada CF footballers Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa players CD Arenteiro players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen