Williams Martínez
Williams Martínez,(born 18 December 1982 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan footballer. His last club was Uruguayan side River Plate Montevideo.
- Not to be confused with another Uruguayan footballer, William Martínez.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Williams Guillermo Martínez | ||
Date of birth | 18 December 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | River Plate | ||
Number | ? | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2007 | Defensor Sporting | 93 | (8) |
2003 | → Ferro Carril (loan) | ||
2006 | → West Brom (loan) | 2 | (1) |
2008–2009 | Valenciennes FC | 7 | (0) |
2008–2009 | → Stade de Reims (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2009–2011 | Defensor Sporting | 23 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → Chacarita Juniors (loan) | 32 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Huachipato | 13 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Palestino | 26 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Cerro Porteño | 0 | (0) |
2014–2015 | River Plate | 25 | (1) |
2015–2016 | C.A. Cerro | 30 | (2) |
2016 | Deportivo Táchira | 15 | (0) |
2016 | Rampla Juniors | 13 | (0) |
2017–2018 | River Plate | ? | (?) |
2018–2019 | Ceuta | ||
National team | |||
2003 | Uruguay | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
Martínez signed on loan for West Bromwich Albion of the Premier League in January 2006 until the end of the season, and made his Premier League debut as a half-time substitute against Fulham at Craven Cottage on 11 February 2006, a 6–1 defeat. He scored his first goal for the English club on 7 May 2006, an away game at Everton,[1] also his first start for the club, but was also to concede a late penalty that gave Everton a 2–2 draw.
In January 2008, he signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Valenciennes, and was loaned to Reims for the 2008-09 season. On 17 August 2009 upon his request, he was released by Valenciennes and signed by his former club Defensor Sporting.
International career
He made his Uruguayan debut in the 2003 Lunar New Year Cup.
References
- "Everton 2–2 West Brom". BBC. 7 May 2006. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
External links
- Williams Martínez at National-Football-Teams.com
- tenfieldigital profile (in Spanish)
- Williams Martínez at Soccerbase
- Williams Martínez – French league stats at LFP (also available in French)