David Martínez
Personal information
Full name Héctor David Martínez
Date of birth (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998[1]
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back[3]
Team information
Current team
 River Plate
(on loan from Defensa y Justicia)
Number 6
Youth career
River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 River Plate 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Defensa y Justicia (loan) 20 (2)
2020– Defensa y Justicia 0 (0)
2021– → River Plate (loan) 43 (0)
International career‡
2015 Argentina U17 6 (0)
2021– Paraguay 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:04, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:53, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

Héctor David Martínez (born 21 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for River Plate, on loan from Defensa y Justicia.[1] Born in Argentina, he plays for the Paraguay national team.

Club career

Martínez's career started with River Plate, initially featuring for their youth system; notably at the 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores, though only as an unused substitute on three occasions.[1] He first appeared in River Plate's first-team under Marcelo Gallardo in October 2017, with the defender being chosen on the bench for an Argentine Primera División defeat away to Talleres.[1][4] His professional debut arrived on 2 December 2018 during a fixture with Gimnasia y Esgrima.[1]

In July 2019, Defensa y Justicia completed the loan signing of Martínez.[5] Across the next twelve months, the centre-back made twenty league appearances and scored two goals; against Godoy Cruz and Patronato.[1] He also made appearances in the Copa Argentina and Copa Libertadores.[1] Defensa extended his loan in April 2020, prior to signing him permanently in the succeeding August.[6][7][8]

International career

Born in Argentina, Martínez is of Paraguayan descent through his mother. Martínez represented the Argentina U17s at both the 2015 South American U-17 Championship and 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup; winning six caps.[1][9] He was called up to represent the senior Paraguay national team in June 2021.[10] He debuted with Paraguay in a 3–1 2021 Copa América win over Bolivia on 14 June 2021.[11]

Career statistics

As of 2 September 2020[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
River Plate 2017–18 Primera División 0000—000000
2018–19 100000000010
2019–20 000000000000
Total 100000000010
Defensa y Justicia (loan) 2019–20 Primera División 20220002[lower-alpha 1]000242
Defensa y Justicia 2020–21 000000—0000
Total 20220002000242
Career total 21220002000252
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores

International goals

Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.[12]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 September 2021Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay Venezuela1–02–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
Correct as of 9 September 2021

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Argentina – H. Martínez". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "David Martínez" (in Spanish). Club Atlético River Plate. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "David Martínez". World Football. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "River incluyó cinco juveniles en la lista de buena fe para la Copa Libertadores". Clarín. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "Las condiciones del préstamo de David Martínez a Defensa y Justicia". La Página Millonaria. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Defensa y Justicia prorroga la cesión de David Martínez". BeSoccer. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Defensa y Justicia compró parte del pase de David Martínez a River". ESPN Deportes. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Se fue de River y aseguró que quiere volver: «Ojalá algún día se me pueda dar»". El Intransigente. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Sub-17: un debut con mayoría riverplatense". River Plate. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  10. ↑ Millonaria, La Página. "David Martínez, primer jugador de River en vacunarse". La Página Millonaria.
  11. ↑ "Estadísticas del Partido | CONMEBOL".
  12. ↑ "David Martínez". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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