Diego Martínez (footballer, born 1992)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hermes Diego Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | July 5, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | General Pacheco, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San Martín de Tucumán | ||
| Youth career | |||
| River Plate | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | River Plate | 11 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Sarmiento (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Patronato de Parana (loan) | 43 | (2) |
| 2016 | New York City FC | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | Sportivo Estudiantes | ? | (?) |
| 2017– | San Martín de Tucumán | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2017 | |||
Hermes Diego Martínez (born 5 July 1992) is an Argentine professional football player who plays as a defender for San Martín de Tucumán.
Club career
River Plate
Martínez made his debut appearance on 16 May 2012, turning out in the quarter-finals of the Copa Argentina against San Lorenzo in a match which ended in a 2–0 victory. He then made his league debut on 23 September 2012 in a game against Racing.
Martínez also participated in the 2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores, winning it in his first and only attempt and beating Defensor Sporting in the final.[1]
Loan to Sarmiento
After manager Ramon Diaz made it clear that Martínez was not in his first team plans for the Torneo Inicial stage of the league campaign, he was loaned out to Sarmiento of the Primera B Nacional with whom he played 18 games.
Loan to Patronato
The following season, Martínez was loaned out to Patronato de Parana, also of the B Nacional.
New York City FC
On 22 January 2016, Martínez was unveiled as a signing for Major League Soccer side New York City FC, joining on a free transfer.[2] Following a season where he struggled to crack the starting eleven, he was released from his contract with New York City on November 28, 2016.
Statistics
Club
- As of match played 16 October 2016.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| River Plate | 2011–12 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | Argentine Primera División | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Sarmiento (loan) | 2013–14 | Primera B Nacional | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Patronato de Parana (loan) | 2014 | Primera B Nacional | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| Total | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 44 | 2 | |||
| New York City FC | 2016 | Major League Soccer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 77 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 2 | ||
Honours
- River Plate
References
- ^ a b "¡River campeón de la Copa Libertadores Sub 20!" [River are champions of the U-20 Copa Libertadores!]. pasionmonumental.com (in Spanish). 1 July 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "New York City FC Announces Signing of Diego Martínez". nycfc.com. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
External links
- MLS player profile
- Diego Martínez at Soccerway