Williams Martínez
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- Not to be confused with another Uruguayan footballer, William Martínez.
Williams Martínez | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Williams Guillermo Martínez Fracchia | |
Date of birth | December 18, 1982 | |
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | |
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
Playing position | Defender | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Valenciennes FC | |
Number | 21 | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
2001-2007 2006 2008- |
Defensor Sporting → West Brom (loan) Valenciennes FC |
93 (8) 2 (1) 7 (0) |
National team | ||
2003 | Uruguay | 1 (0) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Williams Martínez, full name Williams Guillermo Martínez Fracchia (born December 18, 1982 in Montevideo), is an Uruguayan footballer. He plays for Valenciennes FC.
He also spent part of the 2005-06 season on loan at FA Premier League club West Bromwich Albion from the Uruguayan club Defensor Sporting.
A defender, Martínez signed for Albion in January 2006 until the end of the season, and made his Premier League debut as a half-time substitute against Fulham F.C. at Craven Cottage on February 11, 2006, a 6-1 defeat. He scored his first goal for the English club on May 7, 2006, an away game at Everton F.C., also his first start for the club, but was also to concede a late penalty that gave Everton a 2-2 draw.
In January 2008, he signed a two and a half year deal with Valenciennes FC.
He made his Uruguayan debut in the 2003 Lunar New Year Cup.
[edit] External links
- nationalfootballteams.com profile
- (Spanish) tenfieldigital profile
- Williams Martínez career stats at Soccerbase
- (French) Williams Martínez French league stats at lfp.fr
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