| David Martínez | |
| Fullname: | Héctor David Martínez |
| Birth Date: | 21 January 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Height: | 1.82 m[1] |
| Position: | Centre-back[2] |
| Currentclub: | Inter Miami (on loan from River Plate) |
| Youthclubs1: | River Plate |
| Years1: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs1: | River Plate |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Defensa y Justicia (loan) |
| Caps2: | 20 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Defensa y Justicia |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | → River Plate (loan) |
| Caps4: | 47 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | River Plate |
| Caps5: | 5 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | → Inter Miami (loan) |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam2: | Paraguay |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 19:16, 2 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 15:53, 27 January 2022 (UTC) |
Héctor David Martínez (born 21 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami CF, on loan from River Plate.[3] Born in Argentina, he plays for the Paraguay national team.
Martínez's career started with River Plate, initially featuring for their youth system; notably at the 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores, though only as an unused substitute on three occasions.[3] He first appeared in River Plate's first-team under Marcelo Gallardo in October 2017, with the defender being chosen on the bench for an Argentine Primera División defeat away to Talleres.[3] [4] His professional debut arrived on 2 December 2018 during a fixture with Gimnasia y Esgrima.[3]
In July 2019, Defensa y Justicia completed the loan signing of Martínez.[5] Across the next twelve months, the centre-back made twenty league appearances and scored two goals; against Godoy Cruz and Patronato.[3] He also made appearances in the Copa Argentina and Copa Libertadores.[3] Defensa extended his loan in April 2020, prior to signing him permanently in the succeeding August.[6] [7] [8]
Born in Argentina, Martínez is of Paraguayan descent through his mother. Martínez represented the Argentina U17s at both the 2015 South American U-17 Championship and 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup; winning six caps.[3] [9] He was called up to represent the senior Paraguay national team in June 2021.[10] He debuted with Paraguay in a 3–1 2021 Copa América win over Bolivia on 14 June 2021.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| River Plate | 2017–18 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 2019–20 | Primera División | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[12] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| Defensa y Justicia | 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |||
Scores and results list Paraguay's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 September 2021 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||
| Correct as of 9 September 2021 | ||||||||||||