Emiliano Martínez

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Emiliano Martínez
Martínez with Arsenal F.C. in 2018
Personal information
Full name Damián Emiliano Martínez Romero[1]
Date of birth (1992-09-02) 2 September 1992 (age 31)[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 FC
Number 1
Youth career
2008–2010 Independiente
2010–2012
Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2020 Arsenal 15 (0)
2012Oxford United (loan) 1 (0)
2013–2014Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 11 (0)
2015Rotherham United (loan) 8 (0)
2015–2016Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 13 (0)
2017–2018Getafe (loan) 5 (0)
2019Reading (loan) 18 (0)
2020–
Aston Villa FC
140 (0)
International career
2009 Argentina U17 2 (0)
2009–2011 Argentina U20 5 (0)
2021– Argentina 37 (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 23:06, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:57, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Damián Emiliano Martínez Romero (born 2 September 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Argentina national team. Throughout his career, he has gained a reputation for specializing in penalty shoot-outs and saving penalty kicks.

Martínez trained at

clean sheets
in the Premier League.

Martínez represented Argentina in junior international matches from 2009 to 2011, playing on

cap for the Argentina national team in 2021, helping his nation win the 2021 Copa América, receiving the Golden Glove award and keeping a clean sheet in the final. Martínez went on to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup, where he also won the best goalkeeper of the tournament, the Golden Glove, for his performances.[4] For these achievements, he was also named The Best FIFA Goalkeeper in 2022 and received the Yashin Trophy
in 2023.

Club career

Independiente

Born in Mar del Plata, Martínez started his career playing for Independiente's youth team. In 2009, shortly after his 17th birthday, he was invited to trial at Arsenal, and was initially offered a youth contract.[5]

Arsenal

2010–2019: Loan moves and fringe appearances

Martínez with Arsenal in 2015

After impressing in a trial and being approved for a work permit, Martinez was formally registered as an Arsenal player in July 2010.[6]

After injuries to

7–5 win away to Reading.[12] Martínez subsequently transferred to Championship club Sheffield Wednesday on an emergency 28-day loan on 15 October 2013.[13] He made his debut for Wednesday on 23 November, against Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield Town. Martínez's loan was eventually extended until the end of the season.[14]

After returning to Arsenal, Martínez was an unused substitute as Arsenal won the

clean sheet in a 2–0 victory over Borussia Dortmund.[18] His "faultless" performance in the match led to him being named in the UEFA Team of the Week.[19] He made his first Premier League start on 29 November against West Bromwich Albion, and also started against Southampton four days later; he kept two clean sheets as Arsenal won both matches 1–0.[20][21]

On 20 March 2015, Martínez joined Championship club Rotherham United on an emergency loan until the end of the season.[22] He made his debut the following day against South Yorkshire rivals Sheffield Wednesday, conceding two added-time goals in a 3–2 home defeat.[23] On 2 August, Martínez was an unused substitute as new signing Petr Čech played for Arsenal in the 2015 Community Shield, a 1–0 win over rivals Chelsea.[24] On 11 August, he joined Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers on a season-long loan.[25] After making 15 appearances in the opening months of the campaign, he suffered a thigh injury that kept him out of contention for several months and was unable to regain his starting place afterwards.[26] He spent the 2016–17 season at Arsenal, and played five matches during the campaign, including two Premier League appearances against Crystal Palace and West Ham United.[27]

On 2 August 2017, he joined

man of the match award against Aston Villa a few days later.[citation needed
]

2019–2020: Breakthrough and departure

With

FA Cup Final against Chelsea, he went on to make some crucial saves to help Arsenal win their 14th FA Cup; after lifting the trophy he was visibly emotional and reduced to tears.[34]

Martínez started in the 2020 Community Shield against Liverpool on 29 August, which Arsenal won on penalties.[35] Following the match, there was much speculation that Martínez would leave the club with Bernd Leno returning and the player himself stated that he either wanted to stay at the club and be first-choice keeper or leave on a permanent basis.[36] With reported interest from a number of Premier League and foreign clubs, including Aston Villa and Brighton & Hove Albion, Martínez was left out of the squad to face Fulham on the opening day of the league season.[37]

Aston Villa

On 16 September 2020, Martínez transferred to fellow Premier League club Aston Villa in a deal worth up to £20 million.[38][39] He signed a four-year contract.[40] On 21 September, Martínez made his debut for Villa, saving a penalty from John Lundstram in a 1–0 home win against Sheffield United.[41][42] In his first season at Aston Villa, Martínez equalled Brad Friedel's club record for clean sheets in a Premier League season, with 15.[43] He was also named Aston Villa Supporters' Player of the Season.[44]

On 21 January 2022, Martínez signed a three-year contract extension which will see him contracted to Villa until the end of the 2026–27 season.

vice-captains, alongside Diego Carlos.[46][47] On 1 April 2023, Martínez made his 100th Premier League appearance for Aston Villa in a 2–0 away victory over Chelsea. That clean sheet was Martínez's 34th, which broke the club record of the most clean sheets in a goalkeeper's first 100 games – which was previously set at 33, by both Mark Bosnich and Brad Friedel.[48]

International career

Martínez playing for Argentina in 2022

Martínez was called up to the Argentina senior squad to replace Oscar Ustari to face Nigeria in June 2011.[49] He received his second senior call up against Germany and Ecuador on 9 and 13 October 2019;[50] he was an unused substitute for both friendly matches.[51]

Martínez made his international debut on 3 June 2021, in a 1–1 draw with

final.[56] Martínez was also awarded the 2021 Copa América's Golden Glove award as the best keeper of the tournament for his performances.[57]

On 1 June 2022, Martínez kept a clean sheet as Argentina won 3–0 against reigning

Golden Glove award for his performances in the tournament.[64] Martínez also won the 2022 The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper award.[65]

Style of play

Martínez garnered notoriety for his performances in penalty shoot-outs and subsequently gained a reputation for saving penalty kicks.[66] In Martínez's three penalty shoot-outs for Argentina, opponents have scored only seven times from 14 attempts, a 50 percent conversion rate.[67] By the end of 2022, Martínez saved seven of the 35 penalties he has faced during matches throughout his career, as well as another three missed – resulting in a 71 percent success rate for opponents. Combining the 59 penalties faced by Martínez in regulation and competitive shoot-outs during that time span, Martínez saved 13 and seen five missed outright – a 69.5 percent conversion rate.[68]

However, Martínez's role went beyond simply saving the penalties, but also using psychological tactics and measures of gamesmanship to distract and intimidate the opposing penalty takers.[69] Former goalkeeper Matt Pyzdrowski, writing for The Athletic, would elaborate Martínez's style: "in penalty-kick situations, Martínez has one of the most aggressive and disruptive approaches that you will ever see. His ultimate aim is to put as much pressure on the taker as possible and create a moment of hesitation or doubt during their run-up. And as we've seen time and again in recent years, it works."[66]

Martínez's approach to penalties has drawn criticism for lacking sportsmanship.[70] French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who participated in the same penalty shoot-out with Martínez and Argentina in the 2022 FIFA World Cup final, but on the losing end, would later state "there are some things I can't do. Making a fool of myself in goal, rattling my opponents, crossing that line... I'm too rational and honest a man to go that way."[71] The International Football Association Board was expected to eventually change its rules to discourage keepers like Martínez from employing similar tactics in the future. When asked about the potential rule changes, Martínez responded "I already saved the penalties that I had to save."[72]

Notable examples

Personal life

Martínez was given the names "Damián Emiliano" on his birth certificate, which caused confusion when he signed for Arsenal and everyone at the club was calling him Damián. "My name was actually going to be Emiliano Damian on my Argentinian ID," Martínez later explained. But when my mum went to do it in the post office, I don't know where she done it, she was waiting hours and hours in the queue and when they done it they put Damian Emiliano first. To do it again she would have to wait two, three hours so she went 'it's ok, just do it like that, we're going to call him Emi anyway'. It was a bit confusing but now everyone calls me Emi. Damian used to be my grandad's middle name. My mum [originally] wanted just two names - Emiliano Martinez - but because my grandad passed away before I was born she wanted to put Damian in between the two names to have my grandad's name, nothing else."[75]

He is nicknamed "Dibu" (abbreviation of Dibujo, Spanish for Drawing), after an animated character in the Argentine telenovela Mi familia es un dibujo. Martinez was given the nickname as a young player by former goalkeeper and goalkeeper coach Miguel Ángel Santoro at Independiente, at a time when the series was highly popular.[76][77]

Martínez has been married to Amanda "Mandinha" (née Gama) since 2017. The couple have a son, Santi, and a daughter, Ava.[78][79]

On 22 December 2022, after winning the 2022 FIFA World Cup with the national team, Martínez was given a welcome reception at Las Toscas resort, in his native city of Mar del Plata. According to the local press, there was an attendance of more than 150,000 people, both locals and tourists.[80]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 March 2024
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[81] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012–13[82] Premier League 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
2013–14[83] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014–15[84] Premier League 4 0 0 0 0 0 2[c] 0 0 0 6 0
2015–16[85] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17[86] Premier League 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 0
2018–19[87] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[d] 0 1 0
2019–20[88] Premier League 9 0 6 0 2 0 6[d] 0 23 0
2020–21[89] 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[81] League Two 1 0 1 0
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2013–14[83] Championship 11 0 4 0 15 0
Rotherham United (loan) 2014–15[84] Championship 8 0 8 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 2015–16[90] Championship 13 0 0 0 2 0 15 0
Getafe (loan) 2017–18[91] La Liga 5 0 2 0 7 0
Reading (loan) 2018–19[87] Championship 18 0 18 0
Aston Villa 2020–21[89] Premier League 38 0 0 0 0 0 38 0
2021–22[92] Premier League 36 0 1 0 0 0 37 0
2022–23[93] Premier League 36 0 0 0 1 0 37 0
2023–24[94] Premier League 28 0 3 0 0 0 7[f] 0 38 0
Total 138 0 4 0 1 0 7 0 150 0
Career total 209 0 16 0 10 0 16 0 1 0 252 0
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Copa del Rey
  2. ^ Includes Football League Cup/EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearance in FA Community Shield
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 22 March 2024[95]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 2021 14 0
2022 12 0
2023 10 0
2024 1 0
Total 37 0

Honours

Arsenal

Argentina

Individual

Notes

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