Emiliano Martínez

Damián Emiliano Martínez Romero (born 2 September 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Arsenal.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Romero.
Emiliano Martínez
Martínez with Arsenal in 2015
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]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Arsenal
Number 26
Youth career
2008–2010 Independiente
2010–2012 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– 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)
National team
2009 Argentina U17 2 (0)
2009–2011 Argentina U20 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:51, 26 July 2020 (UTC)

Club career
Martínez in 2018 before an International Champions Cup game

Independiente

Born in Mar Del Plata, Martínez started his career playing for Independiente.[4]

Arsenal

Early loans

After injuries to Ryan Clarke and Wayne Brown, and the termination of Connor Ripley's loan, Martínez went on emergency loan to Oxford United where he made his début in the English Football League in their final game of the season against Port Vale in League Two on 5 May 2012;[5][6] Port Vale won 3–0.[7][8]

League Cup appearances with Arsenal

Martinez has been named on the Arsenal substitute bench for their fixtures away at Stoke City on 26 August 2012 and against Liverpool on 2 September 2012 as Wojciech Szczęsny and Łukasz Fabiański were injured at the time and at Southampton on 1 January 2013. On 26 September 2012, he made his Arsenal début in a third Round League Cup tie at home to Coventry City.[9] He then made his second Arsenal appearance in the following round in a 7–5 win away at Reading in which Arsenal were 4–0 down.[10]

Loan to Sheffield Wednesday

On 15 October 2013, Martínez transferred to Championship side Sheffield Wednesday on an emergency 28-day loan agreement.[11] On 14 November 2013 Arsenal announced that the loan agreement had been extended until 1 January 2014.[12] Martínez made his debut for Wednesday on 23 November 2013 against Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield Town. The loan was extended to the end of the season soon after.

Fringe appearances with Arsenal

Martínez was an unused substitute as Arsenal won the Community Shield on 10 August 2014, with a 3–0 win over Manchester City at Wembley Stadium.[13] He made his Arsenal debut in the Champions League group stage match against Anderlecht, which ended in a 2–1 win to Arsenal.[14] He then made his Premier League debut as a 2nd half substitute, replacing the injured Szczęsny against Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium.[15]

Because of the injuries of Szczęsny and David Ospina, Martínez was made starting keeper against Borussia Dortmund on 26 November at the Emirates, keeping a clean sheet as Arsenal won 2–0.[16] His "faultless" performance in the match led to him being named in that week's UEFA team of the week.[17] He made his first Premier League start on 29 November against West Brom, which was followed by his second Premier League start against Southampton just four days later. He kept two clean sheets as Arsenal won both matches 1–0.[18][19]

Loan to Rotherham United

On 20 March 2015, Martínez joined Championship club Rotherham United on an emergency loan until the end of the season.[20] He made his debut the following day against South Yorkshire rivals Sheffield Wednesday, conceding two added-time goals in a 3–2 home defeat.[21]

Further fringe appearances with Arsenal

On 2 August 2015, Martínez was an unused substitute as new signing Petr Čech played for Arsenal in the 2015 FA Community Shield, a 1–0 win over rivals Chelsea.[22] On 11 August, he joined Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers on a season-long loan.[23]

On 5 April 2017, Martinez made his first league start of the 2016–17 season as Arsenal beat West Ham 3–0.[24]

Loan to Getafe

On 2 August 2017, he was loaned to La Liga side Getafe CF on a one-year deal.[25]

Loan to Reading

On 23 January 2019, he was loaned to Championship side Reading until the end of the season.[26] He made his debut on 29 January against Bolton Wanderers. A few days later he won man of the match against Aston Villa.

Arsenal starter

With Bernd Leno being taken off injured during the first half of Arsenal's defeat to Brighton on 20 June 2020, Martinez came off the bench to make his first Premier League appearance since the 2016–17 season.[27] This led to Martinez seeing out the season as first choice goalkeeper at the club and was highly commended for a string of stellar performances,[28][29] with former Arsenal striker Ian Wright describing him as commanding and as having played brilliantly during this spell in the team.[30] On 1 August 2020, Martinez was selected to start in the 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.[31][32]

International career

He was called up to the Argentina senior squad to replace Óscar Ustari to face Nigeria in June 2011.[33] He received his second senior call up against Germany and Ecuador on 9 and 13 October 2019,[34] he was an unused substitute for both friendly matches.[35]

Personal life

Martinez is currently sponsored by Puma.[36]

Career statistics
As of match played 1 August 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 2011–12[37] Premier League 0000000000
2012–13[38] Premier League 0000200020
2013–14[39] Premier League 0000000000
2014–15[40] Premier League 4000002[lower-alpha 1]060
2015–16[41] Premier League 0000000000
2016–17[42] Premier League 2000300050
2017–18[43] Premier League 0000000000
2018–19[44] Premier League 0000001[lower-alpha 2]010
2019–20[45] Premier League 9060206[lower-alpha 3]0230
Total 150607090370
Oxford United (loan) 2011–12[37] League Two 1000000010
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2013–14[39] Championship 110400000150
Rotherham United (loan) 2014–15[40] Championship 8000000080
Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 2015–16[41] Championship 130002000150
Getafe (loan) 2017–18[43] La Liga 5020—0070
Reading (loan) 2018–19 Championship 1800000—180
Career total 70012090901010
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Arsenal

Argentina

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