Martín Mantovani

Martín Maximiliano Mantovani (born 7 July 1984) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a centre-back.

Martín Mantovani

Mantovani with Leganés in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Martín Maximiliano Mantovani
Date of birth	(1984-07-07) 7 July 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	San Miguel, Argentina
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
	Banfield
	Kimberley
	Cadetes San Martín
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2010	Atlético Madrid C
2009–2010	Atlético Madrid B	7	(0)
2010–2011	Cultural Leonesa	32	(0)
2011–2012	Atlético Baleares	29	(1)
2012–2014	Oviedo	35	(0)
2013–2014	→ Leganés (loan)	34	(2)
2014–2018	Leganés	117	(9)
2018–2020	Las Palmas	37	(0)
2019	→ Huesca (loan)	9	(2)
2020–2021	Andorra	12	(0)
2021–2022	Móstoles	27	(3)
Total		339	(15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in San Miguel, Corrientes, Mantovani played for local clubs as a youth, before joining Atlético Madrid in the 2006 summer. Initially assigned to the C-team, he went on to appear rarely with the reserves in the 2009–10 campaign, in Segunda División B.

On 10 August 2010, Mantovani moved to Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, also in the third level.^[1] He subsequently represented CD Atlético Baleares^[2] and Real Oviedo,^[3] being an undisputed starter in both sides.

In June 2013, Mantovani was loaned to CD Leganés in the same division.^[4] He appeared in 39 matches during the season, as the Madrid side returned to Segunda División after a ten-year absence, and subsequently signed permanently on 30 June 2014.^[5]

On 5 October 2014, aged 30, Mantovani played his first match as a professional, starting in a 2–0 home win against CD Tenerife.^[6] He scored his first goal late in the month, netting his side's only in a 1–1 away draw against CD Numancia.^[7]

Mantovani appeared in 38 matches and scored two goals during the 2015–16 campaign, captaining his side in its first-ever promotion to La Liga. He made his debut in the category on 22 August 2016, starting in a 1–0 away win against Celta de Vigo.^[8]

After five seasons at Leganés, Mantovani left the team and signed a two-year contract with UD Las Palmas as a free agent.^[9] In March 2019, he joined SD Huesca on loan until the end of the season.^[10]

On 5 October 2020, Mantovani terminated his contract with the Canarians.^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 March 2021^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Atlético Madrid B	2009–10	Segunda División B	7	0	—		—		7	0
Cultural Leonesa	2010–11	Segunda División B	32	0	0	0	—		32	0
Atlético Baleares	2011–12	Segunda División B	29	1	0	0	3[a]	0	32	1
Real Oviedo	2012–13	Segunda División B	35	0	2	0	4[a]	0	41	0
Leganés (loan)	2013–14	Segunda División B	34	2	3	1	5[a]	1	42	4
Leganés	2014–15	Segunda División	34	3	0	0	—		34	3
	2015–16		38	2	2	0	—		40	2
	2016–17	La Liga	31	1	1	0	—		32	1
	2017–18		14	1	5	0	—		19	1
	Total		151	9	11	1	5	1	167	13
Las Palmas	2018–19	Segunda División	12	0	1	0	—		13	0
	2019–20		25	0	0	0	—		25	0
	Total		37	0	1	0	0	0	38	0
Huesca (loan)	2018–19	La Liga	9	2	0	0	—		9	2
Andorra	2020–21	Segunda División B	10	0	0	0	—		10	0
Career total			310	12	14	1	12	1	336	14

1. Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References

1. La Cultural ficha a Martín Mantovani (Cultural signs Martín Mantovani); Diario de León, 10 August 2010 (in Spanish)
2. El At. Baleares ficha al central Martin Mantovani de la Cultural Leonesa (At. Baleares signs stopper Martin Mantovani from Cultural Leonesa); Fútbol Balear, 14 July 2011 (in Spanish)
3. El Real Oviedo ficha al central del At. Baleares Martín Mantovani (Real Oviedo signs At. Baleares' stopper Martín Mantovani); Fútbol Balear, 12 August 2012 (in Spanish)
4. Martín Mantovani, experiencia y jerarquía para la defensa (Martín Mantovani, experience and hierarchy for the defense); CD Leganés, 26 June 2013 (in Spanish)
5. Martín Mantovani renueva con el Lega (Martín Mantovani renews with Lega); CD Leganés, 30 June 2014 (in Spanish)
6. Un Leganés serio y efectivo anula al Tenerife (A serious and effective Leganés nulls Tenerife); Marca, 5 October 2014 (in Spanish)
7. El Numancia continúa sin saber ganar delante de su afición (Numancia remains winless in front of their supporters); Marca, 26 October 2014 (in Spanish)
8. "Estreno de oro del Leganés en Primera" [Golden debut of Leganés in Primera] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
9. "Mantovani, nuevo jugador de la UD Las Palmas" [Mantovani, new UD Las Palmas player] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
10. "El Huesca presenta a su nuevo central, Martín Mantovani" [Huesca present their new stopper, Martín Mantovani] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
11. "Mantovani finaliza su relación con la UD Las Palmas" [Mantovani ends his link with UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
12. "M. Mantovani". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2017.

External links

• Martín Mantovani at BDFutbol
• Martín Mantovani at Futbolme (in Spanish)
• Martín Mantovani at Soccerway