Emiliano Martínez

In this article, the first or paternal family name is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Romero.
Emiliano Martínez
Martínez with Arsenal in 2018
Personal information
Full name Damián Emiliano Martínez Romero[1]
Date of birth (1992-09-02) 2 September 1992[2]
Place of birth Mar del Plata, Argentina
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Aston Villa
Number 1
Youth career
2008–2010 Independiente
2010–2012 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2020 Arsenal 15 (0)
2012 → Oxford United (loan) 1 (0)
2013–2014 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 11 (0)
2015 → Rotherham United (loan) 8 (0)
2015–2016 → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 13 (0)
2017–2018 → Getafe (loan) 5 (0)
2019 → Reading (loan) 18 (0)
2020– Aston Villa 118 (0)
International career‡
2009 Argentina U17 2 (0)
2009–2011 Argentina U20 5 (0)
2021– Argentina 34 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Argentina
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2022 Qatar
Copa América
Winner 2021 Brazil
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
Winner 2022 England
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Damián Emiliano Martínez Romero (born 2 September 1992), also known as Dibu, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Argentina national team. Known as a specialist in saving penalty kicks, Martínez is widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world.[4][5][6][7][8]

Martínez trained at Independiente's youth ranks before moving to Premier League club Arsenal in 2010. At Arsenal, he initially served as understudy, being loaned to various clubs, before breaking into the starting line-up in 2019, featuring in the Premier League and helping the club win a FA Cup and FA Community Shield. In September 2020, Martínez moved to fellow Premier League club Aston Villa in a transfer worth £20 million. In his first season at the club, he kept a club-record fifteen clean sheets in the Premier League.

Martínez represented Argentina in junior international matches from 2009 to 2011, playing on under-17 and under-20 levels. He earned his first senior cap for the Argentina in 2021 and won the 2021 Copa América with the team, receiving the Golden Glove award. Martínez went on to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup with Argentina, again being voted best goalkeeper of the tournament, and the 2024 Copa América, where he was awarded the Golden Glove a third time. He was also named The Best FIFA Goalkeeper a record two times in 2022 and 2024, and received the Yashin Trophy, also a record two times, in 2023 and 2024.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal 2011–12[9] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2012–13[10] Premier League 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
2013–14[11] Premier League 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2014–15[12] Premier League 4 0 0 0 0 0 2[c] 0 0 0 6 0
2015–16[13] Premier League 0 0 — — — 0 0 0 0
2016–17[14] Premier League 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 — 5 0
2018–19[15] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[d] 0 — 1 0
2019–20[16] Premier League 9 0 6 0 2 0 6[d] 0 — 23 0
2020–21[17] Premier League 0 0 — — — 1[e] 0 1 0
Total 15 0 6 0 7 0 9 0 1 0 38 0
Oxford United (loan) 2011–12[9] League Two 1 0 — — — — 1 0
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2013–14[11] Championship 11 0 4 0 — — — 15 0
Rotherham United (loan) 2014–15[12] Championship 8 0 — — — — 8 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 2015–16[18] Championship 13 0 0 0 2 0 — — 15 0
Getafe (loan) 2017–18[19] La Liga 5 0 2 0 — — — 7 0
Reading (loan) 2018–19[15] Championship 18 0 — — — — 18 0
Aston Villa 2020–21[17] Premier League 38 0 0 0 0 0 — — 38 0
2021–22[20] Premier League 36 0 1 0 0 0 — — 37 0
2022–23[21] Premier League 36 0 0 0 1 0 — — 37 0
2023–24[22] Premier League 11 0 0 0 0 0 5[f] 0 — 16 0
Total 121 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 — 128 0
Career total 192 0 13 0 10 0 13 0 2 0 230 0
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, Copa del Rey
  2. ↑ Includes Football League Cup/EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Appearance in FA Community Shield
  6. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 22 November 2023[23]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 2021 14 0
2022 12 0
2023 10 0
Total 36 0

Honours

Arsenal

Argentina

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League clubs publish 2022/23 retained lists". Premier League. 16 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Emiliano Martinez: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Emiliano Martínez: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  4. ↑ Pyzdrowski, Matt (12 December 2022). "Why Argentina's Emi Martinez is so good at saving penalties". theathletic.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Martinez recognised as world's best goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Martinez named World's No 1 goalkeeper at 2023 Ballon d'Or". Premier League. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "2024 FC 100: Neuer among best goalkeepers in men's soccer". ESPN. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  8. ↑ Altimas, Callum; Ritchie, Calum (18 July 2023). "The world's 20 best goalkeepers have been ranked". GiveMeSport. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Games played by Emiliano Martinez in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Emiliano Martinez in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Games played by Emiliano Martinez in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Games played by Emiliano Martinez in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Emiliano Martinez in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Damian Emiliano Martinez (merge) in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Games played by Emiliano Martinez in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Emiliano Martinez in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Games played by Emiliano Martinez in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Damian Emiliano Martinez (merge) in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Emiliano Martinez in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Emiliano Martinez in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Emiliano Martinez in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Emiliano Martinez in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  23. ↑ "Emiliano Martínez: Internationals". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  24. ↑ McNulty, Phil (1 August 2020). "Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  25. ↑ Sanghera, Mandeep (10 August 2014). "Arsenal 3–0 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  26. ↑ Cryer, Andy (2 August 2015). "Arsenal 1–0 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  27. ↑ Sanders, Emma (29 August 2020). "Arsenal 1–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  28. ↑ Murray, Scott (18 December 2022). "Argentina beat France on penalties after thrilling World Cup final – live reaction". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  29. ↑ Graham, Bryan Armen (11 July 2021). "Argentina 1–0 Brazil: Copa América final – live!". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  30. ↑ "Italy 0–3 Argentina: Messi and Di Maria shine in impressive Finalissima win". BBC Sport. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  31. ↑ "Ballon d'Or : Emiliano Martinez remporte le Trophée Yachine 2023 du meilleur gardien" [Ballon d'Or: Emiliano Martinez wins the 2023 Yachine Trophy for best goalkeeper]. L'Équipe (in French). 30 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  32. ↑ "World Cup hero Martinez wins Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper honour". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  33. ↑ "Messi makes Golden Ball history". FIFA. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  34. ↑ Muralidharan, Ashwin (11 July 2021). "'Lionel Messi and Neymar best players' – All awards at the 2021 Copa America". Goal. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  35. ↑ "Martinez voted Supporters' Player of the Season 🏆". Aston Villa F.C. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  36. ↑ "Uno por uno, el equipo ideal de la CONMEBOL Copa América 2021 elegido por el GET" (in Spanish). Copa América. 13 July 2021. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

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