Gabri Martínez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel Martínez Aguilera | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Sant Fost de Campsentelles, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Braga | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Martorelles | |||
| 2012–2016 | Barcelona | ||
| 2016–2018 | Damm | ||
| 2018–2021 | Girona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Girona B | 24 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | Girona | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → San Fernando (loan) | 36 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | → Mirandés (loan) | 41 | (9) |
| 2024– | Braga | 12 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2022 | Spain U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2024 | |||
Gabriel "Gabri" Martínez Aguilera (born 22 January 2003) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club SC Braga.
Club career
[edit]Born in Sant Fost de Campsentelles, Barcelona, Catalonia, Martínez joined FC Barcelona's La Masia in 2012, from CF Martorelles.[1] After leaving Barça in 2016, he played for two years for CF Damm before finishing his formation with Girona FC.[2]
Martínez made his senior debut with the reserves on 10 January 2021, playing the last 19 minutes of a 0–0 Tercera División home draw against Cerdanyola del Vallès FC.[3] He made his first team debut on 22 August, coming on as a second-half substitute for fellow youth graduate Gerard Gumbau in a 0–0 home draw against UD Las Palmas in the Segunda División championship.[4]
On 13 July 2022, Martínez was loaned to Primera Federación side CD San Fernando for the season.[5] On 30 June of the following year, he moved to second division side CD Mirandés also in a temporary one-year deal.[6]
Martínez scored his first professional goal on 14 August 2023, netting Mirandés' third in a 4–0 home routing of AD Alcorcón.[7] A regular starter, he contributed with nine goals in 41 appearances during the campaign.
On 28 June 2024, Martínez moved abroad for the first time in his career, after signing a five-year contract with Portuguese Primeira Liga side SC Braga.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 16 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Girona B | 2020–21 | Tercera Federación | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Tercera Federación | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||||
| Girona | 2021–22 | Segunda División | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| San Fernando (loan) | 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 5 | |||
| Mirandés (loan) | 2023–24 | Segunda División | 41 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 41 | 9 | |||
| Braga | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9[b] | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | |
| Career total | 120 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 135 | 18 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Promotion Playoffs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
[edit]- ^ "Gabriel Martínez y Bobby Adekanye, entre los protagonistas de la semana del fútbol base del Barça" [Gabriel Martínez and Bobby Adekanye, amongst the protagonists of the week in the youth football of Barça] (in Spanish). Sport. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Gabri Martínez, el golejador total del Girona Juvenil" [Gabri Martínez, the top goalscorer of Girona Juvenil] (in Catalan). Futbol Catalunya. 26 November 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Empat sense gols entre el Girona B i el Cerdanyola" [Goalless draw between Girona B and Cerdanyola] (in Catalan). Diari de Girona. 10 January 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Empate con mal sabor" [Draw with a bad taste] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Gabri Martínez, cedido por el Girona FC" [Gabri Martínez, on loan from Girona FC] (in Spanish). CD San Fernando. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Gabri Martínez, cedit al CD Mirandés" [Gabri Martínez, loaned to CD Mirandés] (in Catalan). Girona FC. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "El Mirandés se da un fiestón ante el Alcorcón" [Mirandés give themselves a big party against Alcorcón] (in Spanish). Marca. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "OFICIAL: Sp. Braga confirma acordo com Girona por Gabri Martínez" [OFFICIAL: Sp. Braga confirm deal with Girona for Gabri Martínez] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Gabri Martínez at BDFutbol
- Gabri Martínez at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Living people
- People from Vallès Oriental
- Footballers from the Province of Barcelona
- Spanish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Segunda División players
- Primera Federación players
- Tercera División players
- Tercera Federación players
- Girona FC B players
- Girona FC players
- CD San Fernando players
- CD Mirandés footballers
- S.C. Braga players
- Spain men's youth international footballers
- Spanish expatriate men's footballers
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen