Diego Martínez (footballer, born 1992)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hermes Diego Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | General Pacheco, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nueva Chicago | ||
| Youth career | |||
| River Plate | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | River Plate | 11 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Sarmiento (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Patronato (loan) | 43 | (2) |
| 2016 | New York City FC | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | Sportivo Estudiantes | ||
| 2017–2018 | San Martín de Tucumán | 10 | (0) |
| 2018– | Nueva Chicago | 43 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:28, 19 May 2021 (UTC) | |||
Hermes Diego Martínez (born 5 July 1992) is an Argentine professional football player who plays as a defender for Club Atlético Nueva Chicago.
Club career
[edit]River Plate
[edit]Martínez made his debut appearance on 16 May 2012, turning out in the quarter-finals of the Copa Argentina against San Lorenzo in a match which ended in a 2–0 victory. He then made his league debut on 23 September 2012 in a game against Racing.
Martínez also participated in the 2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores, winning it in his first and only attempt and beating Defensor Sporting in the final.[1]
Loan to Sarmiento
[edit]After manager Ramon Diaz made it clear that Martínez was not in his first team plans for the Torneo Inicial stage of the league campaign, he was loaned out to Sarmiento of the Primera B Nacional with whom he played 18 games.
Loan to Patronato
[edit]The following season, Martínez was loaned out to Patronato de Parana, also of the B Nacional.
New York City FC
[edit]On 22 January 2016, Martínez was unveiled as a signing for Major League Soccer side New York City FC, joining on a free transfer.[2] Following a season where he struggled to crack the starting eleven, he was released from his contract with New York City on 28 November 2016.
Statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 16 October 2016.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| River Plate | 2011–12 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | Argentine Primera División | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Sarmiento (loan) | 2013–14 | Primera B Nacional | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Patronato de Parana (loan) | 2014 | Primera B Nacional | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| Total | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 44 | 2 | |||
| New York City FC | 2016 | Major League Soccer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 77 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 2 | ||
Honours
[edit]- River Plate
References
[edit]- ^ a b "¡River campeón de la Copa Libertadores Sub 20!" [River are champions of the U-20 Copa Libertadores!]. pasionmonumental.com (in Spanish). 1 July 2012. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ^ "New York City FC Announces Signing of Diego Martínez". nycfc.com. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
External links
[edit]- Diego Martínez at Major League Soccer
- Diego Martínez at Soccerway
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Buenos Aires
- Argentine men's footballers
- Club Atlético River Plate footballers
- Club Atlético Sarmiento footballers
- Club Atlético Patronato footballers
- Club Sportivo Estudiantes players
- San Martín de Tucumán footballers
- Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers
- New York City FC players
- Men's association football defenders
- Major League Soccer players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Primera Nacional players
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States