Aarón Martín
Aarón Martín Caricol (born 22 April 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for German club 1. FSV Mainz 05 as a left back.
Aarón playing for Espanyol in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aarón Martín Caricol | ||
Date of birth | 22 April 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Montmeló, Spain | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Mainz 05 | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2005 | Montmeló | ||
2005–2015 | Espanyol | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Espanyol B | 36 | (1) |
2016–2019 | Espanyol | 62 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Mainz 05 (loan) | 33 | (0) |
2019– | Mainz 05 | 21 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | Spain U16 | 1 | (0) |
2013 | Spain U17 | 6 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Spain U19 | 18 | (2) |
2017–2019 | Spain U21 | 12 | (0) |
2016– | Catalonia | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2019 |
Club career
Espanyol
Born in Montmeló, Barcelona, Catalonia, Martín joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2005. On 29 March 2015, while still a junior, he made his senior debut with the reserves by starting in a 0–1 Segunda División B away loss against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[1]
Martín scored his first senior goal on 16 January 2016, netting the first in a 2–0 home win over CF Reus Deportiu.[2] On 13 June, already being an undisputed starter, he renewed his contract until 2020.[3]
On 2 October 2016, Martín made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a second half substitute for Diego Reyes in a 0–0 home draw against Villarreal CF.[4] The following 28 January he extended his contract until 2022,[5] being definitely promoted to the first team three days later.[6]
Mainz 05
On 6 August 2018, Aarón joined 1. FSV Mainz 05 on a season-long loan.[7] His first appearance in the Bundesliga took place on 26 August, in a 1–0 home defeat of VfB Stuttgart where he featured the full 90 minutes.[8]
On 5 November 2018, Martín agreed to a permanent contract effective as of the following 1 July.[9]
International career
On 28 December 2016, Martín made his debut for the Catalonia national team, starting in a 3–3 draw against Tunisia (2–4 loss on penalties).[10]
Honours
References
- Gallego, Daniel (29 March 2015). "El ímpetu del Espanyol B no es suficiente para frenar al Nàstic" [Espanyol B's impetus is not enough to stop Nàstic] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- Luengo, Jordi (16 January 2016). "Un gran Espanyol B se impone a un Reus que llegó coliderando la tabla" [A great Espanyol B impose themselves over a Reus which arrived as joint-first] (in Spanish). Diario La Grada. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "Aarón Martín renueva hasta 2020" [Aarón Martín renews until 2020] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- Callero, Borja Luis (2 October 2016). "Pacto de no agresión en Cornellá-El Prat" [Non-aggression pact at the Cornellá-El Prat]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- "El Espanyol renueva a Aaron hasta 2022" [Espanyol renew Aaron until 2022]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 28 January 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- "Aarón, con ficha del primer equipo" [Aarón, registered by first team] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- "Aarón Martín auf Leihbasis nach Mainz" [Aarón Martín on loan to Mainz] (in German). 1. FSV Mainz 05. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- "Mainz schlägt Stuttgart, weil Badstuber stolpert" [Mainz beat Stuttgart, as Badstuber fumbles]. Der Spiegel (in German). 26 August 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- Navarro, Cristina; McTear, Euan (5 November 2018). "Mainz announce the permanent signing of Aaron". Marca. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- "Catalonia impress before going down to Tunisia after penalty shootout". Sport. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- Begley, Emlyn (30 June 2019). "Spain U21 2–1 Germany U21". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
External links
- Aarón Martín at BDFutbol
- Aarón Martín at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Aarón Martín at Soccerway