| General |
| Emiliano Martínez | ||
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name: | Damián Emiliano Martinez | |
| Date of birth: | 2 September 1992 | |
| Place of birth: | Mar Del Plata,  Argentina
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| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | |
| Playing position: | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  Aston Villa
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| Number | 23 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2008–2010 2010–2012 |
Independiente Arsenal
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2012–2020 2012 2013–2014 2015–2016 2017–2018 2019 2020– |
Arsenal → Oxford United (loan) → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) → Wolverhampton (loan) → Getafe (loan) → Reading (loan) Aston Villa
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15 (0) 1 (0) 11 (0) 0 (0) 5 (0) 18 (0) 89 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2009 2009–2011 2021– |
Argentina U17 Argentina U20 Argentina
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2 (0) 5 (0) 26 (0) |
Damián Emiliano Martinez (born 2 September 1992) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Aston Villa and the Argentina national team as a goalkeeper.
Early career[]
Club career[]
He made his debut in the English Football League on emergency loan to Oxford United in their final game of the season against Port Vale in League Two on 5 May 2012; Port Vale won 3–0.
Martinez has been named on the Arsenal substitute bench for their fixtures away at Stoke City on 26 August 2012 and against Liverpool on 2 September 2012 as Wojciech Szczęsny and Łukasz Fabiański were injured at the time and at Southampton on 1 January 2013.
On 26 September 2012, Martínez made his Arsenal début in a 3rd Round League Cup tie at home to Coventry City. He then made his second Arsenal appearance in the following round in a 7–5 win away at Reading in which Arsenal were 4–0 down.
On 15 October 2013, he transferred to Championship side Sheffield Wednesday on an emergency 28-day loan agreement. On 14 November 2013 Arsenal announced that the loan agreement had been extended until 1 January 2014. Martínez made his debut for Wednesday on 23 November 2013 against Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield Town. The loan was extended to the end of the season soon after.
International career[]
He was called up to the Argentina senior squad to replace Oscar Ustari to face Nigeria in June 2011.
Honours[]
- Arsenal
- Argentina
- Individual
- FIFA World Cup Golden Glove: 2022
- Aston Villa Player of the Season: 2020–21
- Copa América Golden Glove: 2021
- Copa América Team of the Tournament: 2021
External links[]
| Aston Villa F.C. squad - 2025–26 |
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2 Cash · 3 Lindelöf · 4 Konsa · 5 Mings · 6 Barkley · 7 McGinn (c) · 8 Tielemans · 9 Elliott · 10 Buendía · 11 Watkins · 12 Digne · 14 Torres · 16 García · 17 Malen · 19 Sancho · 20 Jimoh-Aloba · 22 Maatsen · 23 Martínez · 24 Onana · 26 Bogarde · 27 Rogers · 29 Guessand · 40 Bizot · 44 Kamara · 51 Young · 54 Borland · 55 Patterson · 62 Broggio · 64 Wright · 83 Burrowes · Sousa · Manager: Unai Emery |
| Argentina – 2021 Copa América – Winners (15th title) |
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1. Armani
2. Martínez Quarta
3. Tagliafico
4. Montiel
5. Paredes
6. Pezzella
7. De Paul
8. Acuña
9. Agüero
10. Messi (c)
11. Di María
12. Marchesín
13. Romero
14. Palacios
15. González
16. J. Correa
17. Domínguez
18. Rodríguez
19. Otamendi
20. Lo Celso
21. Á. Correa
22. La. Martínez
23. E. Martínez
24. Gómez
25. Li. Martínez
26. Molina
27. Álvarez
28. Musso
Manager: |
| Argentina – 2022 FIFA World Cup – Winners (3rd title) |
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1. Armani
2. Foyth
3. Tagliafico
4. Montiel
5. Paredes
6. Pezzella
7. De Paul
8. Acuña
9. Álvarez
10. Messi (c)
11. Di María
12. Rulli
13. Romero
14. Palacios
15. Correa
16. Almada
17. Gómez
18. Rodríguez
19. Otamendi
20. Mac Allister
21. Dybala
22. La. Martínez
23. E. Martínez
24. Fernández
25. Li. Martínez
26. Molina
Manager: |
| Argentina – 2024 Copa América – Winners (16th title) |
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1. Armani
2. Martínez Quarta
3. Tagliafico
4. Montiel
5. Paredes
6. Pezzella
7. De Paul
8. Acuña
9. Álvarez
10. Messi (c)
11. Di María
12. Rulli
13. Romero
14. Palacios
15. González
16. Lo Celso
17. Garnacho
18. Rodríguez
19. Otamendi
20. Mac Allister
21. Carboni
22. La. Martínez
23. E. Martínez
24. Fernández
25. Li. Martínez
26. Molina |
| Argentina
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