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 | |||||||
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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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