Personal information | |||
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Full name | Héctor David Martínez | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 21 January 1998||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back [3] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
River Plate (on loan from Defensa y Justicia) | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
River Plate | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2017–2020 | River Plate | 1 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 20 | (2) |
2020– | Defensa y Justicia | 0 | (0) |
2021– | → River Plate (loan) | 43 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | Argentina U17 | 6 | (0) |
2021– | Paraguay | 9 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:04, 28 July 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:53, 27 January 2022 (UTC) |
Héctor David Martínez (born 21 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for River Plate, on loan from Defensa y Justicia. [1] 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. [1] 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. [1] [4] His professional debut arrived on 2 December 2018 during a fixture with Gimnasia y Esgrima. [1]
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. [1] He also made appearances in the Copa Argentina and Copa Libertadores. [1] 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. [1] [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 | |||||||
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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 [a] | 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 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
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1. | 9 September 2021 | Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay | Venezuela | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||
Correct as of 9 September 2021 |