Arnau Martínez
Personal information
Full name Arnau Martínez López
Date of birth (2003-04-25) 25 April 2003
Place of birth Premià de Dalt, Spain
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Girona
Number 4
Youth career
Premià Dalt
2010–2016 Barcelona
2016–2018 Hospitalet
2018–2021 Girona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Girona B 7 (0)
2021– Girona 93 (6)
International career‡
2021–2022 Spain U19 6 (1)
2022– Spain U21 12 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up2023 Georgia–Romania
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 January 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Arnau Martínez López (born 25 April 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Girona. Mainly a right-back, he can also play as a centre-back.

Club career

Born in Premià de Dalt, Barcelona, Catalonia, Martínez joined FC Barcelona's La Masia in 2010, after playing for CE Premià de Dalt.[2] He left the club in 2016, and represented CE L'Hospitalet before moving to Girona FC in September 2018.[3]

On 29 November 2020, after renewing his contract until 2023,[4] Martínez made his senior debut with the reserves, starting in a 2–2 Tercera División away draw against UE Sant Andreu.[5] He made his first team debut on 17 December, coming on as a second-half substitute for Enric Franquesa in a 2–0 away win against Gimnástica Segoviana CF, for the season's Copa del Rey.[6]

Martínez made his professional debut on 7 January 2021, again replacing Franquesa in a 2–1 home win against CD Lugo, also for the national cup.[7] His Segunda División debut occurred on 28 March, as he started in a 2–1 home success over Albacete Balompié.

Martínez subsequently established himself as a starter, and scored his first professional goal on 9 May 2021 by netting the opener in a 4–1 away routing of UD Logroñés; aged 18 years and 14 days, he became the youngest goalscorer of the club's history.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 January 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Girona B 2020–21 Tercera División 70———70
Girona 2020–21 Segunda División 12140—4[lower-alpha 1]0201
2021–22 Segunda División 36120—4[lower-alpha 1]1422
2022–23 La Liga 33320——353
2023–24 La Liga 12020——140
Total 936100—811116
Career total 100610000811186
  1. 1 2 Appearances in La Liga play-offs

References

  1. ↑ "Arnau Martínez". Girona FC. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Arnau Martínez López" (in Spanish). Futbol Base Català. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Arnau Martínez ficha por el Girona FC" [Arnau Martínez signs for Girona FC] (in Spanish). Double Match. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "El juvenil Arnau completa una convocatòria sense Juanpe ni Stuani" [The juvenil Arnau completes a call-up without Juanpe nor Stuani] (in Catalan). Diari de Girona. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "El Sant Andreu y el Girona B empatan 2–2 y se reparten los puntos" [Sant Andreu and Girona B draw by 2–2 and share the points] (in Spanish). 20 Minutos. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Arnau Martínez i Gonpi debuten amb el primer equip" [Arnau Martínez and Gonpi debut with the first team] (in Catalan). Diari de Girona. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Una prórroga y un final loco da el pase al Girona" [An extra time and a crazy ending give the green light to Girona] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Ha nacido una estrella en el Girona: Arnau Martínez" [A star is born in Girona: Arnau Martínez] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.


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