Damián Martínez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Damián Emiliano Martinez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Mar Del Plata, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [2] | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Arsenal | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012– | Arsenal | 2 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2009 | Argentina U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Argentina U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2011– | Argentina | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Damián Emiliano Martinez (born 2 September 1992 in Mar Del Plata) is an Argentine football player who plays for Sheffield Wednesday on loan from Arsenal as a goalkeeper. Martinez is an Argentina youth international and plays for the Argentina national under-20 football team.
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;[3] Port Vale won 3–0.[4][5]
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.[6] 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.[7]
Sheffield Wednesday (Loan)
On 15 October 2013, he transferred to Championship side Sheffield Wednesday on an emergency 28-day loan agreement.[8] On 14 November 2013 Arsenal announced that the loan agreement had been extended until 1 January 2014.[9] Martínez made his debut for the owls on 23 November 2013 against Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield. 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.
References
- ↑ "Barclays Premier League Squad Numbers 2013/14". Premier League. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ↑ Oxford United Profile
- ↑ "Martinez joins Oxford on emergency loan". Arsenal FC. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ↑ "Port Vale 3 Oxford Utd 0". BBC Sport. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ↑ "Loan Watch: Wellington scores for Alcoyano". Arsenal FC. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ↑ "BBC Sport - Arsenal 6-1 Coventry". Bbc.co.uk. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ↑ "Damian Martinez | Football Stats | Arsenal | Season 2012/2013". Soccer Base. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ↑ "Arsenal talent joins Owls". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- ↑ http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/martinez-extends-loan-deal-at-wednesday
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