Aarón Martín

Aarón Martín
	Aarón playing for Espanyol in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Aarón Martín Caricol
Date of birth	22 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Montmeló, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Mainz 05
Number	3
Youth career
2003–2005	Montmeló
2005–2015	Espanyol
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2016	Espanyol B
2016–2019	Espanyol
2018–2019	→ Mainz 05 (loan)
2019–	Mainz 05
International career‡
2013	Spain U16
2013	Spain U17
2014–2016	Spain U19
2017–2019	Spain U21
2016–	Catalonia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 June 2020; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 June 2019

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Aarón Martín Caricol (born 22 April 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for German club 1. FSV Mainz 05 as a left back.

Club career

Espanyol

Born in Montmeló, Barcelona, Catalonia, Martín joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2005. On 29 March 2015, while still a junior, he made his senior debut with the reserves by starting in a 0–1 Segunda División B away loss against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.^[1]

Martín scored his first senior goal on 16 January 2016, netting the first in a 2–0 home win over CF Reus Deportiu.^[2] On 13 June, already being an undisputed starter, he renewed his contract until 2020.^[3]

On 2 October 2016, Martín made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a second half substitute for Diego Reyes in a 0–0 home draw against Villarreal CF.^[4] The following 28 January he extended his contract until 2022,^[5] being definitely promoted to the first team three days later.^[6]

Mainz 05

On 6 August 2018, Aarón joined 1. FSV Mainz 05 on a season-long loan.^[7] His first appearance in the Bundesliga took place on 26 August, in a 1–0 home defeat of VfB Stuttgart where he featured the full 90 minutes.^[8]

On 5 November 2018, Martín agreed to a permanent contract effective as of the following 1 July.^[9]

International career

On 28 December 2016, Martín made his debut for the Catalonia national team, starting in a 3–3 draw against Tunisia (2–4 loss on penalties).^[10]

Honours

International

Spain U21

UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2019^[11]

References

^ Gallego, Daniel (29 March 2015). "El ímpetu del Espanyol B no es suficiente para frenar al Nàstic" [Espanyol B's impetus is not enough to stop Nàstic] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
^ Luengo, Jordi (16 January 2016). "Un gran Espanyol B se impone a un Reus que llegó coliderando la tabla" [A great Espanyol B impose themselves over a Reus which arrived as joint-first] (in Spanish). Diario La Grada. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
^ "Aarón Martín renueva hasta 2020" [Aarón Martín renews until 2020] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
^ Callero, Borja Luis (2 October 2016). "Pacto de no agresión en Cornellá-El Prat" [Non-aggression pact at the Cornellá-El Prat]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2016.
^ "El Espanyol renueva a Aaron hasta 2022" [Espanyol renew Aaron until 2022]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 28 January 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
^ "Aarón, con ficha del primer equipo" [Aarón, registered by first team] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
^ "Aarón Martín auf Leihbasis nach Mainz" [Aarón Martín on loan to Mainz] (in German). 1. FSV Mainz 05. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
^ "Mainz schlägt Stuttgart, weil Badstuber stolpert" [Mainz beat Stuttgart, as Badstuber fumbles]. Der Spiegel (in German). 26 August 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
^ Navarro, Cristina; McTear, Euan (5 November 2018). "Mainz announce the permanent signing of Aaron". Marca. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
^ "Catalonia impress before going down to Tunisia after penalty shootout". Sport. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
^ Begley, Emlyn (30 June 2019). "Spain U21 2–1 Germany U21". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

External links

Aarón Martín at BDFutbol
Aarón Martín at Futbolme (in Spanish)
Aarón Martín at Soccerway

[1] Gallego, Daniel (29 March 2015). "El ímpetu del Espanyol B no es suficiente para frenar al Nàstic" [Espanyol B's impetus is not enough to stop Nàstic] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 22 October 2016.

[2] Luengo, Jordi (16 January 2016). "Un gran Espanyol B se impone a un Reus que llegó coliderando la tabla" [A great Espanyol B impose themselves over a Reus which arrived as joint-first] (in Spanish). Diario La Grada. Retrieved 22 October 2016.

[3] "Aarón Martín renueva hasta 2020" [Aarón Martín renews until 2020] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.

[4] Callero, Borja Luis (2 October 2016). "Pacto de no agresión en Cornellá-El Prat" [Non-aggression pact at the Cornellá-El Prat]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2016.

[5] "El Espanyol renueva a Aaron hasta 2022" [Espanyol renew Aaron until 2022]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 28 January 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.

[6] "Aarón, con ficha del primer equipo" [Aarón, registered by first team] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.

[7] "Aarón Martín auf Leihbasis nach Mainz" [Aarón Martín on loan to Mainz] (in German). 1. FSV Mainz 05. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.

[8] "Mainz schlägt Stuttgart, weil Badstuber stolpert" [Mainz beat Stuttgart, as Badstuber fumbles]. Der Spiegel (in German). 26 August 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2019.

[9] Navarro, Cristina; McTear, Euan (5 November 2018). "Mainz announce the permanent signing of Aaron". Marca. Retrieved 23 April 2019.

[10] "Catalonia impress before going down to Tunisia after penalty shootout". Sport. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2017.

[11] Begley, Emlyn (30 June 2019). "Spain U21 2–1 Germany U21". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

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