Emiliano Martínez (footballer, born 1999)
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Full name | Emiliano Martínez Toranza | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 17 August 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Punta del Este, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Midtjylland | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Charruitas | |||||||||||||||||
Nacional | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Nacional | 31 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Red Bull Bragantino | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022 | → Midtjylland (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Midtjylland | 43 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2023– | Uruguay | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 |
Emiliano Martínez Toranza (born 17 August 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland and the Uruguay national team.[1]
Club career
[edit]Martínez started his youth football career with Charruitas and joined Nacional later. He was part of Nacional's 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores winning squad.[2] He made his professional debut for the club on 16 September 2019 in a 4–1 league win against Liverpool Montevideo.[3][4] On 30 August 2021, Brazilian club Red Bull Bragantino announced the signing of Martínez on a five-year deal.[5]
On 31 August 2022, Martínez joined Danish Superliga club Midtjylland on a season long loan deal with a purchase option.[6] On 16 November 2022, he signed a contract until June 2027 with the club after they exercised their option to buy him on a permanent basis.[7]
International career
[edit]In June 2023, Martínez received his first call-up to the senior team for friendly matches against Nicaragua and Cuba.[8] He made his debut on 14 June in a 4–1 win against Nicaragua.[9]
In June 2024, Martínez was named in Uruguay's 26-man squad for the 2024 Copa América.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 31 October 2024[1]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nacional | 2019 | Uruguayan Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2020 | 21 | 1 | — | 8[a] | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 32 | 1 | |||
2021 | 9 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
Total | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 1 | ||
Red Bull Bragantino | 2021 | Série A | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
2022 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Midtjylland (loan) | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[e] | 1 | — | 16 | 1 | |
Midtjylland | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 17 | 0 |
2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[g] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[h] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
Total | 43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 0 | ||
Career total | 96 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 136 | 2 |
- ^ Appearances in Copa Libertadores.
- ^ Two appearances in Championship playoffs and one appearance in Torneo Intermedio final.
- ^ Three appearances in Copa Libertadores and one appearance in Copa Sudamericana.
- ^ Appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya.
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League.
- ^ Appearance in European play-off
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League.
- ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
[edit]- As of match played 10 September 2024[1]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Uruguay | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Nacional U20
Nacional
Midtjylland
Uruguay
- Copa América third place: 2024[16]
Individual
- Uruguayan Primera División Team of the Year: 2020[17]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Emiliano Martínez at Soccerway
- ^ "¡Nacional campeón de América!". Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Nacional vs. Liverpool - 16 September 2019". Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Debutantes de la 1a fecha del Torneo Clausura 2019". Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Bragantino anuncia contratação do volante uruguaio Emiliano Martínez". 30 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ FC MIDTJYLLAND HENTER URUGUAYANSK MIDTBANESPILLER, fcm.dk, 31 August 2022
- ^ "EMILIANO MARTÍNEZ SKIFTER PERMANENT TIL FC MIDTJYLLAND" (in Danish). 16 November 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Siguen sumándose futbolistas convocados a los entrenamientos". 5 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Selección: Bielsa eligió a Matías Viña como capitán en un equipo con muchos debutantes". 14 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Uruguay presentó los 26 convocados para la Copa América, con Luis Suárez en la lista". 8 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "Nacional campeón de América". 25 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Nacional Campeón Uruguayo 2019". 15 December 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Nacional Campeón Uruguayo 2020". 6 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Nacional se quedó con la Supercopa Uruguaya 2021". 2 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "FC Midtjylland wins Danish league after final-day slip-up by Brondby. Kristoffer Olsson in the crowd". 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Uruguay beats Canada on penalties to finish CONMEBOL Copa América™ in 3rd Place". 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Se definieron los Premios AUF anuales 2020". 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the FC Midtjylland website (in Danish)
- Profile at the Uruguayan Football Association website (in Spanish)
- Emiliano Martinez at Danish Superliga (in Danish)
- Emiliano Martínez – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Uruguay men's international footballers
- 2024 Copa América players
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Danish Superliga players
- Club Nacional de Football players
- Red Bull Bragantino players
- FC Midtjylland players
- Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- People from Punta del Este
- Footballers from Maldonado Department