| Pity Martínez | |
| Full Name: | Gonzalo Nicolás Martínez[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1993 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Guaymallén, Mendoza, Argentina |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Currentclub: | River Plate |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Youthyears1: | –2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Huracán |
| Years1: | 2011–2015 |
| Caps1: | 93 |
| Goals1: | 8 |
| Clubs1: | Huracán |
| Years2: | 2015–2018 |
| Caps2: | 94 |
| Goals2: | 22 |
| Clubs2: | River Plate |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Caps3: | 39 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Clubs3: | Atlanta United |
| Years4: | 2020–2023 |
| Caps4: | 43 |
| Goals4: | 11 |
| Clubs4: | Al Nassr |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Caps5: | 8 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Clubs5: | River Plate |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Argentina |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 4 November 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 11 September 2018 |
Gonzalo Nicolás Martínez, commonly known as Pity Martínez (born 13 June 1993), is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Argentine Primera División club River Plate.
Martínez, who trained in the Huracán youth system, debuted with Huracán's first team in the 2011–12 season. While at the club, he won his first Copa Argentina in 2014.
Martínez joined River Plate in January 2015. Martínez made his club debut on 16 February 2015 against Club Atlético Sarmiento in a 1–4 away win.[2] On 25 April 2015, his former team Huracán beat River Plate for the Supercopa Argentina title. In the Copa Libertadores, Martínez played in the quarter-final first leg match against Boca Juniors, a match River Plate would go on to win. Martínez won two more Copas Argentinas in a row, in 2016 and 2017. Martínez added two Recopa Sudamericanas, in 2015 and 2016. Martínez also won two Copas Libertadores, in 2015 and 2018, as well as one Suruga Bank Championship in 2015, in which he scored in River's 3–0 win over Gamba Osaka.[3] He was instrumental in obtaining his first Supercopa Argentina title against Boca in 2017.
On 9 December 2018, Martínez scored his side's third goal to seal a 3–1 win, 5–3 aggregate victory, over Boca Juniors in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores held at Real Madrid's Bernabéu Stadium.[4] Following the victory, he announced that he would be joining MLS side Atlanta United after the FIFA Club World Cup, as the club had met his $17 million release clause.[5]
On 24 January 2019, Martínez's transfer to Major League Soccer side Atlanta United was confirmed.[6] On 12 May 2019, Martínez scored his first goal for Atlanta United during a 1–0 victory against Orlando City.[7] [8] He scored the game winner in the U.S. Open Cup final victory over Minnesota United on 27 August.
On 7 September 2020, Martínez joined Saudi Professional League side Al-Nassr for a reported transfer fee of $18 million.[9] [10]
On August 24, 2023, River Plate announced that it had re-signed Martinez.[11]
On 8 September 2018, Martínez made his Argentina national team debut in a 3–0 victory over Guatemala.[12] He started the match, scored from the penalty spot after a handball by Elías Vásquez midway through the first half, and was replaced by Franco Vázquez in the 56th minute.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Huracán | 2011–12 | Primera B Nacional | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Primera B Nacional | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Primera B Nacional | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 4 | ||||
| 2014 | Primera B Nacional | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 93 | 8 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 96 | 8 | |||||
| River Plate | 2015 | Argentine Primera División | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 49 | 5 | |
| 2016 | Argentine Primera División | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| 2016–17 | Argentine Primera División | 28 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 8 | ||
| 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 10 | ||
| 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | ||
| Total | 94 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 41 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 160 | 34 | |||
| Atlanta United | 2019 | MLS | 32 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 7 | |
| 2020 | MLS | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 10 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 11 | |||
| Al Nassr | 2020–21 | Saudi Pro League | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 5 | |
| 2021–22 | Saudi Pro League | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 8 | |||
| 2022–23 | Saudi Pro League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 43 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 13 | |||
| Career total | 279 | 48 | 32 | 10 | 55 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 368 | 66 | |||
Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first.[15]
His nickname, Pity, refers to the wren ("pititorra"), from his native homeland of Guaymallén, in Mendoza, Argentina. He was given the nickname at the age of five, and does not respond to his given name, Gonzalo.[16]
Huracán
River Plate
Atlanta United
Al-Nassr
Individual