Osvaldo Martínez
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Osvaldo David Martínez Arce[1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 8 April 1986 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Luque, Paraguay | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2003–2008 | Libertad | 155 | (35) | |||||||||||
2008–2011 | Monterrey | 94 | (13) | |||||||||||
2011–2012 | Atlante | 49 | (15) | |||||||||||
2013–2016 | América | 153 | (15) | |||||||||||
2017–2018 | Santos Laguna | 73 | (8) | |||||||||||
2018–2019 | Atlas | 35 | (6) | |||||||||||
2020 | Puebla | 25 | (4) | |||||||||||
2021 | Sol de América | 9 | (2) | |||||||||||
2021 | Querétaro | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
2022 | General Caballero JLM | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
2008–2016 | Paraguay | 32 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 September 2021 |
Osvaldo David Martínez Arce (born 8 April 1986) is a former Paraguayan professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is a naturalized Mexican citizen.[2]
Career
Club Libertad
Osvaldo Martínez began his career with Club Libertad in 2003, playing in over 150 matches and winning four league titles before transferring to Mexican club Monterrey.
Monterrey C.F.
Osvaldo made the move to
Atlante
Osvaldo transferred again, this time to
Club America
In January 2013, it was announced that Martínez was sold to Club América. In his first tournament América won the league title, defeating Cruz Azul on penalties, with Martínez scoring the third goal for América. He would win another league title the following year, as well as another CONCACAF Champions League in 2015.
Santos Laguna
In January 2017, Martinez was included in part of a swap deal between America and Santos Laguna. He made his league debut for Santos Laguna on 7 January 2017 in a 0–0 draw with Tigres UANL, coming on for Djaniny in the 71st minute.[7] His first league goal for the club came on 26 February 2017 in a 2–2 draw with Necaxa. The goal, assisted by Djaniny, came in the 26th minute and was the first of the game.[8]
International career
Martínez has been capped 32 times for the
Personal life
Osvaldo is currently married to Giselle Martínez, with whom he has one child.
Career statistics
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1. | 12 October 2010 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand |
New Zealand | 0–2 | 0–2 | Friendly |
Honours
Libertad
Monterrey
- Apertura 2009, Apertura 2010
- CONCACAF Champions League: 2010–11
- InterLiga: 2010
América
- Liga MX: Clausura 2013, Apertura 2014
- 2015–16
Santos Laguna
References
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2015. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2015.
- ^ "Naturalized Mexican in Liga MX". deportes.televisa.com (in Spanish). Redacción. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Monterrey vs. Puebla - 18 January 2009 - Soccerway".
- ^ "Osvaldo David Martínez Arce". LigaMX.net. LIGA BBVA Bancomer MX. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Santos Laguna vs. Atlante - 31 July 2011 - Soccerway".
- ^ "Atlante vs. Tecos - 28 August 2011 - Soccerway".
- ^ "Tigres UANL vs. Santos Laguna - 8 January 2017 - Soccerway".
- ^ "Santos Laguna vs. Necaxa - 27 February 2017 - Soccerway".
- ^ "Paraguay vs. Peru - 15 October 2008 - Soccerway".
External links
- Osvaldo David Martínez Arce at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Osvaldo Martínez – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Osvaldo Martínez at Soccerway
- Osvaldo Martínez at National-Football-Teams.com