| Arnau Martínez | |
| Fullname: | Arnau Martínez López |
| Birth Date: | 25 April 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Premià de Dalt, Spain |
| Height: | 1.82 m[1] |
| Position: | Right-back, centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Girona |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthclubs1: | Premià Dalt |
| Youthyears2: | 2010–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Barcelona |
| Youthyears3: | 2016–2018 |
| Youthclubs3: | Hospitalet |
| Youthyears4: | 2018–2021 |
| Youthclubs4: | Girona |
| Years1: | 2020–2021 |
| Caps1: | 7 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021– |
| Caps2: | 103 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalcaps2: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15 August 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 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.
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]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Girona B | 2020–21 | Tercera División | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Girona | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Segunda División | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 42 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 3 | ||||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 103 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 124 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 110 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 131 | 6 | |||