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Adrián Martínez (footballer, born July 1992)

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Adrián Martínez
Martínez with Coritiba in 2022
Personal information
Full name Adrián Emmanuel Martínez
Date of birth (1992-07-02) 2 July 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Campana, Argentina
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Racing Club
Number 9
Youth career
2009–2010 Villa Dálmine
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Defensores Unidos 73 (34)
2017–2018 Atlanta 31 (12)
2018 Sol de América 17 (12)
2019–2022 Libertad 49 (12)
2021 → Cerro Porteño (loan) 7 (0)
2022 → Coritiba (loan) 22 (4)
2023 Instituto 39 (16)
2024– Racing 63 (40)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2025

Adrián Emmanuel Martínez (born 2 July 1992) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Racing.

Club career

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Early career

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Born in Campana, Buenos Aires Province, Martínez never represented any clubs during his youth setup (except from a year at Villa Dálmine at the age of 17).[1] He played for hometown amateurs Club Las Acacias (which was presided by his mother) while working as a waste collector and bricklayer; at the former job, he was dismissed from his company after suffering a motorcycle accident.[2]

In 2014, after his brother was shot, Martínez was arrested after being accused of burning and robbing the aggressor's home. He spent six months in jail until he could prove his innocence.[1] After leaving prison, he returned to his first club Las Acacias before trialling at Primera C Metropolitana side Defensores Unidos in January 2015, subsequently joining the club but initially playing without receiving wages.[1]

In 2017, after scoring 21 goals for Defensores,[3] Martínez joined Primera B Metropolitana side Atlanta.[4] He scored 15 goals during his only season at the club, netting against Primera División side Belgrano and River Plate in the Copa Argentina.

On 18 June 2018, Martínez moved abroad and joined Paraguayan Primera División club Sol de América.[5] He was the club's top goalscorer with 12 goals, notably scoring braces against Olimpia (twice) and 3 de Febrero.

Libertad

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On 18 December 2018, Martínez signed for Libertad.[6] The following 13 February, he scored a hat-trick in a 5–1 Copa Libertadores home rout of The Strongest.

Cerro Porteño (loan)

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On 1 July 2021, it was informed that Martinez would be loaned by Libertad to Cerro Porteño for the second half of the year.[7] The loan deal was announced for one year.[8]

Instituto

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Martínez was transferred to Instituto de Córdoba for the 2023 season after five years outside Argentina.[9] The 16 goals he scored in 39 league matches allowed Instituto to retain their spot in the Primera División for their return to Argentina's top level after 17 seasons.

Racing

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Martínez signed a 3-year contract for Racing in December 2023.[10] Martinez had an instant impact at the club; he scored a hat trick in only his 4th match with the club, during a 4-1 victory against San Lorenzo on 10 February 2024.[11] In the next matchday, he scored a brace in a 4-0 victory against Newell's Old Boys.[12] On 24 February, he scored the only goal of the match to give Racing the victory in the Avellaneda derby at Estadio Libertadores de América.[13] On 30 March, he scored a hat trick in a 3-1 victory away to Central Córdoba.[14]

Martinez made his Copa Sudamericana debut on 4 April, scoring in a 2-0 victory against Sportivo Luqueño.[15] In the next matchday against Red Bull Bragantino, he assisted Maximiliano Salas and then scored a goal in a 3-0 victory.[16] He added four more goals in the group stage; a penalty away to Coquimbo Unido on 24 April,[17] a brace scored against the same team in a 3-0 home victory on 16 May, and a goal against Sportivo Luqueño on 29 May.

His goal scoring continued into the knockout stages; he scored in both legs against Chile's Huachipato as Racing advanced to the quarter-finals 8-1 on aggregate.[18] On 27 September in the second leg of the quarter-finals, he scored in a 4-1 victory, helping his team advance to the semi-finals 4-2 on aggregate after having lost the first leg in Brazil 1-0.[19] In the semi-finals second leg against Corinthians, he assisted Juan Quintero's winning goal to send the team into the final.[20]

On 23 November, in the final against Cruzeiro, he scored a goal as his team lifted its first ever Copa Sudamericana. He was the top scorer of the competition, scoring 10 goals, and was named in the tournament's best XI.[21]

Honours

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Racing Club
Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c "El otro Maravilla" [The other Maravilla] (in Spanish). Página 12. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  2. ^ "La historia de Adrián Martínez, el goleador de Atlanta que hoy jugará ante River y estuvo seis meses preso" [The history of Adrián Martínez, the goalscorer of Atlanta who will play today against River and was six months in jail]. La Nación (in Spanish). 18 October 2017. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  3. ^ ""En la cárcel era sobrevivir"" [In prison was to survive] (in Spanish). Olé. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Adrián Martínez es nuevo jugador de Atlanta" [Adrián Martínez is the new player of Atlanta] (in Spanish). El Debate. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Nuevo refuerzo de Sol, con historia de novela" [New addition of Sol, with a novel story] (in Spanish). Extra. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Adrián Martínez, nuevo delantero de Libertad" [Adrián Martínez, new forward of Libertad] (in Spanish). Tigo Sports. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Adrián Martínez es nuevo jugador de Cerro Porteño". July 2021.
  8. ^ "Confirmado: Adrián Martínez va a préstamo a Cerro Porteño" (in Spanish). La Nación. July 2021.
  9. ^ "Instituto anunció a Adrián Martínez como nuevo jugador del plantel" (in Spanish). La Nueva Mañana. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  10. ^ "'Maravilla' Martinez firma por tres anõs con Racing de Avellaneda" (in Spanish). One Football. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Haber salido de la cárcel a los 23 años y disfrutar hoy de esto es una maravilla de Dios". tntsports.com. 10 February 2024.
  12. ^ "(VIDEO) Maravilla Martínez sigue intratable: el golazo que hizo en Racing ante Newell's - TyC Sports". www.tycsports.com (in Spanish). 12 February 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  13. ^ "Racing le ganó a Independiente en el duelo de Avellaneda". www.diariopopular.com.ar (in Spanish). 24 February 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  14. ^ Olé, Diario Deportivo (30 March 2024). "Racing sufrió, lo liquidó con triplete de Maravilla Martinez y sueña". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  15. ^ "Otra vez convirtió Maravilla Martínez: abrió el marcador para Racing en la visita a Sportivo Luqueño". ESPN.com.ar (in Spanish). 5 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  16. ^ "Racing 3-0 Bragantino (Apr 10, 2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  17. ^ "Coquimbo Unido - Racing Club 1:2 (Copa Sudamericana 2024, Group H)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  18. ^ "Racing aplastó a Huachipato y avanzó a los cuartos de final de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana". ESPN.com.ar (in Spanish). 20 August 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  19. ^ "Racing tuvo su gran noche copera, eliminó a Paranaense y se metió en las semifinales de la CONMEBOL Sudamericana". ESPN.com.ar (in Spanish). 27 September 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  20. ^ "Depay's Corinthians knocked out by Argentina's Racing in Copa Sudamericana semifinal". AP News. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
  21. ^ Gonzalez, Alejandro (24 November 2024). "Racing Club levanta la CONMEBOL Sudamericana 2024 - CONMEBOL". www.conmebol.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2 May 2025.
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