Santiago Martínez (footballer, born 1991)
Santiago Gabriel Martínez Pintos (born 30 July 1991) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for La Luz.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Santiago Gabriel Martínez Pintos | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Salto, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | La Luz | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Montevideo Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2021 | Montevideo Wanderers | 194 | (3) |
| 2014 | → Quilmes (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Belgrano (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Atlante (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Cerro Largo | 38 | (0) |
| 2023 | Atenas | 29 | (1) |
| 2024– | La Luz | 11 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:46, 25 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editMartínez started his senior career in 2011 with Montevideo Wanderers, making his professional debut in a 5–1 Uruguayan Primera División win against El Tanque Sisley on 3 April.[1] He went onto make six appearances during 2010–11 prior to playing twenty-six times in 2011–12, a season in which Martínez accumulated twelve yellow cards and three red cards.[1] He scored his first career goal in 2012–13's first match, an away win vs. Cerro Largo.[1] In July 2014, Martínez joined Argentine Primera División side Quilmes on loan.[3] He was sent off in his second start against Defensa y Justicia.[1] Overall, he made six appearances.[1][4]
He returned to Montevideo Wanderers in January 2015 and subsequently made eighty-three appearances and scored once in the following four seasons.[1] On 10 July 2017, Martínez completed a loan move to Belgrano of the Argentine Primera División.[5][6] He returned to Montevideo Wanderers in June 2018.[1] His 200th career appearance arrived on 4 August versus Peñarol.[1] After featuring twenty-four times back with his parent team, Martínez was loaned out for a third time in June 2019 as he joined Ascenso MX side Atlante.[1][7]
International career
editHe received a Uruguay U20 call-up for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia, but was an unused substitute in all three Group B fixtures as Uruguay were eliminated at the group stages.[1]
Career statistics
edit- As of 19 June 2019.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Montevideo Wanderers | 2010–11 | Uruguayan Primera División | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 26 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 24 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2013–14 | 28 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 10 | 0 | — | 8[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 18 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 15 | 1 | — | 6[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2017 | 22 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 12 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 169 | 3 | — | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 196 | 3 | |||
| Quilmes (loan) | 2014 | Argentine Primera División | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Belgrano (loan) | 2017–18 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Atlante (loan) | 2019–20 | Ascenso MX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 175 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 206 | 3 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Uruguayan Primera División play-offs
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Santiago Martínez profile". Soccerway. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Santiago Martínez". World Football. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ "Mercado de pases 2014-2015, altas y bajas al día". Tenfield. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Santiago Martínez profile". BDFA. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Santiago Martinez llega como cedido a Belgrano". BeSoccer. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Santiago Martínez, el refuerzo de Belgrano: Meter y pegar no se cambia". Mundod Lavoz. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Atlante sigue reforzandose para el AP19". Atlante. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
External links
edit- Santiago Martínez at Soccerway