| Emiliano Martínez | |
| Full Name: | Emiliano Martínez Toranza |
| Birth Date: | 17 August 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Punta del Este, Uruguay |
| Height: | 1.84 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Midtjylland |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthclubs1: | Charruitas |
| Youthclubs2: | Nacional |
| Years1: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Nacional |
| Caps1: | 31 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Red Bull Bragantino |
| Caps2: | 13 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Midtjylland (loan) |
| Caps3: | 9 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022– |
| Clubs4: | Midtjylland |
| Caps4: | 31 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | Uruguay |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 20 May 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 20 June 2023 |
Emiliano Martínez Toranza (born 17 August 1999) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland and the Uruguay national team.
Martínez started his youth football career with Charruitas and joined Nacional later. He was part of Nacional's 2018 U-20 Copa Libertadores winning squad.[1] He made his professional debut for the club on 16 September 2019 in a 4–1 league win against Liverpool Montevideo.[2] [3] On 30 August 2021, Brazilian club Red Bull Bragantino announced the signing of Martínez on a five-year deal.[4]
On 31 August 2022, Martínez joined Danish Superliga club Midtjylland on a season long loan deal with a purchase option.[5] On 16 November 2022, he signed a contract until June 2027 with the club after they exercised their option to buy him on a permanent basis.[6]
In June 2023, Martínez received his first call-up to the senior team for friendly matches against Nicaragua and Cuba.[7] He made his debut on 14 June in a 4–1 win against Nicaragua.[8]
In June 2024, Martínez was named in Uruguay's 26-man squad for the 2024 Copa América.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Nacional | 2019 | Uruguayan Primera División | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 21 | 1 | — | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 1 | |||
| Red Bull Bragantino | 2021 | Série A | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Midtjylland (loan) | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Midtjylland | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 84 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 115 | 2 | |||
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