Emiliano Martínez

Damián Emiliano Martínez (born 2 September 1992) is an Argentine football player. He plays as a goalkeeper for Aston Villa and the Argentina national team.

Emiliano Martínez

Martínez with Arsenal in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Damián Emiliano Martínez[1]
Date of birth	(1992-09-02) 2 September 1992 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth	Mar del Plata, Argentina
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[3]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Aston Villa
Number	1
Youth career
2008–2010	Independiente
2010–2012	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2020	Arsenal	15	(0)
2012	→ Oxford United (loan)	1	(0)
2013–2014	→ Sheffield Wednesday (loan)	11	(0)
2015	→ Rotherham United (loan)	8	(0)
2015–2016	→ Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)	13	(0)
2017–2018	→ Getafe (loan)	5	(0)
2019	→ Reading (loan)	18	(0)
2020–	Aston Villa	118	(0)
National team‡
2009	Argentina U17	2	(0)
2009–2011	Argentina U20	5	(0)
2021–	Argentina	34	(0)
Honours Men's football Representing  Argentina FIFA World Cup Winner 2022 Qatar Copa América Winner 2021 Brazil CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions Winner 2022 England
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2023

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 November 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Arsenal	2011–12[4]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2012–13[5]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2013–14[6]	Premier League	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2014–15[7]	Premier League	4	0	0	0	0	0	2[c]	0	0	0	6	0
	2015–16[8]	Premier League	0	0	—		—		—		0	0	0	0
	2016–17[9]	Premier League	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	—		5	0
	2018–19[10]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[d]	0	—		1	0
	2019–20[11]	Premier League	9	0	6	0	2	0	6[d]	0	—		23	0
	2020–21[12]	Premier League	0	0	—		—		—		1[e]	0	1	0
	Total		15	0	6	0	7	0	9	0	1	0	38	0
Oxford United (loan)	2011–12[4]	League Two	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
Sheffield Wednesday (loan)	2013–14[6]	Championship	11	0	4	0	—		—		—		15	0
Rotherham United (loan)	2014–15[7]	Championship	8	0	—		—		—		—		8	0
Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)	2015–16[13]	Championship	13	0	0	0	2	0	—		—		15	0
Getafe (loan)	2017–18[14]	La Liga	5	0	2	0	—		—		—		7	0
Reading (loan)	2018–19[10]	Championship	18	0	—		—		—		—		18	0
Aston Villa	2020–21[12]	Premier League	38	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		38	0
	2021–22[15]	Premier League	36	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		37	0
	2022–23[16]	Premier League	36	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		37	0
	2023–24[17]	Premier League	11	0	0	0	0	0	5[f]	0	—		16	0
	Total		121	0	1	0	1	0	5	0	—		128	0
Career total			192	0	13	0	10	0	13	0	2	0	230	0

1. Includes FA Cup, Copa del Rey
2. Includes Football League Cup/EFL Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
5. Appearance in FA Community Shield
6. Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 22 November 2023^[18]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Argentina	2021	14	0
	2022	12	0
	2023	10	0
Total		36	0

Honours

Arsenal

• FA Cup: 2019–20^[19]
• FA Community Shield: 2014,^[20] 2015,^[21] 2020^[22]

Argentina

• FIFA World Cup: 2022^[23]
• Copa América: 2021^[24]
• CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions: 2022^[25]

Individual

• Yashin Trophy: 2023^[26]
• The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper: 2022^[27]
• FIFA World Cup Golden Glove: 2022^[28]
• Copa América Golden Glove: 2021^[29]
• Aston Villa Player of the Season: 2020–21^[30]
• Copa América Team of the Tournament: 2021^[31]

References

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19. McNulty, Phil (1 August 2020). "Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
20. Sanghera, Mandeep (10 August 2014). "Arsenal 3–0 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
21. Cryer, Andy (2 August 2015). "Arsenal 1–0 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
22. Sanders, Emma (29 August 2020). "Arsenal 1–1 Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
23. Murray, Scott (18 December 2022). "Argentina beat France on penalties after thrilling World Cup final – live reaction". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
24. Graham, Bryan Armen (11 July 2021). "Argentina 1–0 Brazil: Copa América final – live!". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
25. "Italy 0–3 Argentina: Messi and Di Maria shine in impressive Finalissima win". BBC Sport. 1 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
26. "Ballon d'Or : Emiliano Martinez remporte le Trophée Yachine 2023 du meilleur gardien" [Ballon d'Or: Emiliano Martinez wins the 2023 Yachine Trophy for best goalkeeper]. L'Équipe (in French). 30 October 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
27. "World Cup hero Martinez wins Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper honour". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
28. "Messi makes Golden Ball history". FIFA. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
29. Muralidharan, Ashwin (11 July 2021). "'Lionel Messi and Neymar best players' – All awards at the 2021 Copa America". Goal. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
30. "Martinez voted Supporters' Player of the Season 🏆". Aston Villa F.C. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
31. "Uno por uno, el equipo ideal de la CONMEBOL Copa América 2021 elegido por el GET" (in Spanish). Copa América. 13 July 2021. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.