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Lisandro Martínez
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-01-18) 18 January 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Gualeguay, Argentina
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back[2][3][4]
Team information
Current team
 Ajax
Number 21
Youth career
2002–2006 Club Urquiza
2006–2014 Club Libertad
2014–2017 Newell's Old Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Newell's Old Boys 1 (0)
2017–2018 → Defensa y Justicia (loan) 21 (1)
2018–2019 Defensa y Justicia 25 (2)
2019– Ajax 37 (4)
International career‡
2017 Argentina U20 4 (0)
2019 Argentina U23
2019– Argentina 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 December 2020 (UTC)

Lisandro Martínez (born 18 January 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ajax and the Argentina national team.[1]

Club career

Martínez had youth spells with Club Urquiza (Gualeguay, Entre Rios), Club Libertad (Gualeguay, Entre Rios) and Newell's Old Boys.[5][6] He made his professional debut for Newell's in the club's final fixture of the 2016–17 season, he played the full match in a loss to Godoy Cruz.[1] In August 2017, Martínez joined fellow Argentine Primera División side Defensa y Justicia on loan.[7][8] His first appearance for Defensa arrived on 13 October in a defeat against San Lorenzo.[1] Two appearances later, he scored his first senior goal in an away win versus Temperley.[1][9] Defensa y Justicia signed Martínez permanently in June 2018.[1]

On 17 May 2019, Defensa y Justicia announced that a deal had been agreed with Eredivisie team Ajax; subject to the passing of a medical.[10] Ajax announced the completion of the medical on 20 May, with the transfer to go through on 1 July.[11] He penned a four-year contract, with the option of a further year.[11] He didn't officially join until July, though did feature in June friendlies with Quick '20 and AaB.[1] His competitive bow came in the 2019 Johan Cruyff Shield against PSV Eindhoven, as Ajax won the trophy following a two-goal victory.[1] He was voted man of the match in his second Eredivisie game; in a win over FC Emmen.[12]

Martínez netted his first Ajax goal on 28 September, as he opened the scoring in a 2–0 victory over FC Groningen at the Johan Cruyff Arena.[13] He scored again against Utrecht in November, in a campaign which was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] In his first match of 2020–21, Martínez got his third Ajax goal in a home win versus RKC Waalwijk on 20 September.[1]

International career

Martínez won four caps for the Argentina U20s at the 2017 South American Youth Football Championship in Ecuador.[1][6][14] The first came during the first stage against Venezuela, while the other three arrived during the final stage as Argentina finished 4th and subsequently qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.[1] He received a call-up for the U-20 World Cup but failed to make an appearance, appearing on the substitutes bench once versus Guinea.[1][15] In March 2019, Martínez received his first call-up to the senior team.[16] He won his opening cap as they lost in Madrid to Venezuela on 22 March.[1]

Martínez was selected for Fernando Batista's U23s in September 2019, ahead of an exhibition encounter with Bolivia.[17]

Style of play

Martínez is a primarily a centre-back, though is capable at playing as a central midfielder; having played there at times for Defensa y Justicia and Ajax.[3][4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 January 2021.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newell's Old Boys 2016–17 Primera División 1 0 0 0 — — 0 0 1 0
2017–18 Primera División 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 1 0
Defensa y Justicia (loan) 2017–18 Primera División 21 1 0 0 — 2[a] 0 0 0 23 1
Defensa y Justicia 2018–19 Primera División 25 2 0 0 2 0 7[a] 0 0 0 34 2
Total 46 3 0 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 57 3
Ajax 2019–20 Eredivisie 24 2 4 0 — 12[b] 0 1[c] 0 41 2
2020–21 Eredivisie 13 2 2 0 — 5[d] 0 0 0 20 2
Total 37 4 6 0 — 17 0 1 0 61 4
Career total 84 7 6 0 2 0 26 0 1 0 119 7
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Ten appearances in the UEFA Champions League, two appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the Johan Cruyff Shield
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League

International

As of 27 December 2020.[1]
National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 2019 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Ajax[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Lisandro Martínez profile". Soccerway. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Lisandro Martínez". World Football. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Lisandro Martínez, de la infancia humilde en Gualeguay al lujo del Ajax goleador: "Estaría bueno que los futbolistas ayudemos más a los que lo necesitan"". Clarín. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Ten exciting Champions League debutants to watch this week". The Guardian. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Lisandro Martínez: Los más chicos aprendemos de los referentes". Newell's Old Boys. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Reconocieron a Lisandro Martínez por su desempeño en el fútbol nacional". El Dia de Gualeguay. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Lisandro Martínez, de Newell´s a Defensa". TyC Sports. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Lisandro Martínez profile". BDFA. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Defensa y Justicia aplastó a un Temperley que se hunde". Clarín. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Lisandro Martínez será transferido al Ajax de Holanda". Defensa y Justicia. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Ajax verzekert zich van komst Argentijn Lisandro Martínez". Ajax. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  12. ^ "NB: 'Waarom zou je Tadic niet als eerste spits zien?'". Ajax Showtime. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Ajax venció a Groningen y sigue como líder de la Eredivisie". TyC Sports. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Se terminó el año para los juveniles". Argentine Football Association. 29 December 2017. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  15. ^ "Argentina Sub 20 regresa a los trabajos en Ezeiza con miras al mundial de la categoría". CONMEBOL. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  16. ^ ""Hay que trabajar para el futuro de la Selección"". AFA. 7 March 2019. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  17. ^ "La Selección Sub 23 jugará ante Bolivia desde las 19, en el estadio de Banfield". AFA. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
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