Diego Martínez (footballer, born 1992)

Diego Martínez
Personal information
Full name Hermes Diego Martínez
Date of birth (1992-07-05) 5 July 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth General Pacheco, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Full back
Team information
Current team
 Nueva Chicago
Youth career
River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 River Plate 11 (0)
2013–2014 → Sarmiento (loan) 19 (0)
2014–2015 → Patronato (loan) 43 (2)
2016 New York City FC 4 (0)
2017 Sportivo Estudiantes
2017–2018 San Martín de Tucumán 10 (0)
2018– Nueva Chicago 43 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:28, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

Hermes Diego Martínez (born 5 July 1992) is an Argentine professional football player who plays as a defender for Club Atlético Nueva Chicago.

Club career

River Plate

Martínez made his debut appearance on 16 May 2012, turning out in the quarter-finals of the Copa Argentina against San Lorenzo in a match which ended in a 2–0 victory. He then made his league debut on 23 September 2012 in a game against Racing.

Martínez also participated in the 2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores, winning it in his first and only attempt and beating Defensor Sporting in the final.[1]

Loan to Sarmiento

After manager Ramon Diaz made it clear that Martínez was not in his first team plans for the Torneo Inicial stage of the league campaign, he was loaned out to Sarmiento of the Primera B Nacional with whom he played 18 games.

Loan to Patronato

The following season, Martínez was loaned out to Patronato de Parana, also of the B Nacional.

New York City FC

On 22 January 2016, Martínez was unveiled as a signing for Major League Soccer side New York City FC, joining on a free transfer.[2] Following a season where he struggled to crack the starting eleven, he was released from his contract with New York City on 28 November 2016.

Statistics

Club

As of match played 16 October 2016.
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
River Plate 2011–12 Primera B Nacional 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
2012–13 Argentine Primera División 11 0 1 0 — 12 0
Total 11 0 2 0 — 13 0
Sarmiento (loan) 2013–14 Primera B Nacional 19 0 0 0 — 19 0
Total 19 0 0 0 — 19 0
Patronato de Parana (loan) 2014 Primera B Nacional 16 0 0 0 — 16 0
2015 27 2 1 0 — 28 2
Total 43 2 1 0 — 44 2
New York City FC 2016 Major League Soccer 3 0 1 0 — 4 0
Total 4 0 1 0 — 5 0
Career total 77 2 4 0 0 0 81 2

Honours

River Plate

References

  1. ^ a b "¡River campeón de la Copa Libertadores Sub 20!" [River are champions of the U-20 Copa Libertadores!]. pasionmonumental.com (in Spanish). 1 July 2012. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  2. ^ "New York City FC Announces Signing of Diego Martínez". nycfc.com. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.