Albert Luque

Albert Luque

Luque as an Ajax player in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Albert Luque Martos[1]
Date of birth	(1978-03-11) 11 March 1978 (age 46)[1]
Place of birth	Terrassa, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger, striker
Youth career
1985–1991	Can Parellada
1991–1996	Barcelona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1997	Barcelona C
1997–1999	Mallorca B	62	(25)
1999–2002	Mallorca	67	(24)
1999–2000	→ Málaga (loan)	23	(3)
2002–2005	Deportivo La Coruña	101	(26)
2005–2007	Newcastle United	21	(1)
2007–2009	Ajax	16	(4)
2008–2009	→ Málaga (loan)	32	(8)
2009–2011	Málaga	19	(1)
Total		341	(92)
International career
1998–2000	Spain U21	13	(3)
2000	Spain U23	2	(0)
2002–2005	Spain	17	(2)
2002–2006	Catalonia	3	(2)
Medal record Men's Football Representing  Spain Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Luque Martos (born 11 March 1978) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left winger or striker.

His 14-year professional career was mainly associated with Mallorca and Deportivo, and he amassed La Liga totals of 248 matches and 61 goals over 11 seasons. He also had spells in the English Premier League with Newcastle United and the Dutch Eredivisie with Ajax.

A Spain international in the first half of the 2000s, Luque represented the nation at the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004.