Williams Martínez

Not to be confused with another Uruguayan footballer, William Martínez.
Williams Martínez
Personal information
Full nameWilliams Guillermo Martínez Fracchia
Date of birth18 December 1982
Place of birthMontevideo, Uruguay
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Palestino
Number–
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2001–2007Defensor Sporting93(8)
2006→ West Brom (loan)2(1)
2008–2009Valenciennes FC7(0)
2008–2009→ Stade de Reims (loan)17(0)
2009–2010Defensor Sporting23(0)
2010–2011Chacarita Juniors32(0)
2011Huachipato7(0)
2012Palestino0(0)
2012Cerro Porteño?(?)
2013- River Plate?(?)
National team
2003Uruguay1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:03, 24 September 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Williams Martínez, full name Williams Guillermo Martínez Fracchia (born 18 December 1982 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan footballer. He currently plays as a defender for River Plate of the Uruguayan Primera División.

Career

Martínez signed on loan for West Bromwich Albion of the Premier League in January 2006 until the end of the season, and made his Premier League debut as a half-time substitute against Fulham at Craven Cottage on 11 February 2006, a 6–1 defeat. He scored his first goal for the English club on 7 May 2006, an away game at Everton,[1] 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, and was loaned to Reims for the 2008-09 season. On 17 August 2009 upon his request, he was released by Valenciennes and signed by his former club Defensor Sporting.

International career

He made his Uruguayan debut in the 2003 Lunar New Year Cup.

References

  1. ↑ "Everton 2–2 West Brom". BBC. 7 May 2006. Retrieved 30 November 2009.

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