Iñigo Martínez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iñigo Martínez Berridi | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Ondarroa, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Real Sociedad | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aurrerá Ondarroa | |||
| Real Sociedad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2011 | Real Sociedad B | 54 | (2) |
| 2011– | Real Sociedad | 78 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Spain U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Spain U21 | 15 | (0) |
| 2012 | Spain U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013– | Spain | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 January 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Iñigo Martínez Berridi (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈiɲiɣo marˈtineð βeˈriði]; born 17 May 1991) know as Iñigo, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Sociedad in La Liga, mainly as a central defender.
Club career
Born in Ondarroa, Biscay, Martínez joined Real Sociedad's youth ranks from local Aurrerá de Ondarroa. He made his senior debuts in the 2009–10 season, helping the B-team promote from the fourth division after one year out by contributing with 23 games and one goal.
On 27 August 2011 Martínez made his first-team – and La Liga – debut with the Basque, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away win against Sporting de Gijón.[1] On 2 October he scored his first league goal, netting from inside his own half in an eventual 1–2 home loss against Athletic Bilbao, in a derby.[2]
Martínez scored his third league goal in the same fashion, in a 3–2 win at Real Betis on 27 November (in the 90th minute).[3]
International career
Martínez made his debuts for the Spanish under-21 team in 2011. In the following year, he was picked by manager Luis Milla for his squad that appeared in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London: in the first game against Japan, he was sent off late into the first half for bringing down Kensuke Nagai thus denying a clear goalscoring opportunity, in an eventual 0–1 loss.[4]
Martínez made his debut with the full side on 14 August 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute for Sergio Ramos in a 2–0 friendly win with Ecuador.[5]
Honours
- Spain U21
References
- ↑ Agirretxe at the double for Sociedad; ESPN Soccernet, 27 August 2011
- ↑ Llorente at the double for Bilbao; ESPN Soccernet, 2 October 2011
- ↑ Martinez lifts Sociedad; ESPN Soccernet, 27 November 2011
- ↑ London 2012 Olympics: men's football, Spain 0–1 Japan – as it happened; The Guardian, 26 July 2012
- ↑ Taconeo ante Ecuador (Taconeo against Ecuador); Marca, 15 August 2013 (Spanish)
External links
- Real Sociedad official profile (Spanish)
- BDFutbol profile
- Iñigo Martínez – FIFA competition record
- Transfermarkt profile
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