Emiliano Martínez
Personal information
Full name Emiliano Martínez Toranza
Date of birth (1999-08-17) 17 August 1999
Place of birth Punta del Este, Uruguay
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Midtjylland
Number 5
Youth career
Charruitas
Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Nacional 31 (1)
2021–2022 Red Bull Bragantino 13 (0)
2022 → Midtjylland (loan) 9 (0)
2022– Midtjylland 22 (0)
International career‡
2023– Uruguay 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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.[1]

Club career

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.[2] He made his professional debut for the club on 16 September 2019 in a 4–1 league win against Liverpool Montevideo.[3][4] On 30 August 2021, Brazilian club Red Bull Bragantino announced the signing of Martínez on a five-year deal.[5]

On 31 August 2022, Martínez joined Danish Superliga club Midtjylland on a season long loan deal with a purchase option.[6] 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.[7]

International career

In June 2023, Martínez received his first call-up to the senior team for friendly matches against Nicaragua and Cuba.[8] He made his debut on 14 June in a 4–1 win against Nicaragua.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 June 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nacional 2019 Uruguayan Primera División 10—000010
2020 211—8[lower-alpha 1]03[lower-alpha 2]0321
2021 90—4[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 4]0140
Total 3110012040471
Red Bull Bragantino 2021 Série A 1300000—130
2022 Série A 000000—00
Total 130000000130
Midtjylland (loan) 2022–23 Danish Superliga 90106[lower-alpha 5]1—161
Midtjylland 2022–23 Danish Superliga 150001[lower-alpha 5]01[lower-alpha 6]0170
Career total 6811019150932
  1. ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores.
  2. ↑ Two appearances in Championship playoffs and one appearance in Torneo Intermedio final.
  3. ↑ Three appearances in Copa Libertadores and one appearance in Copa Sudamericana.
  4. ↑ Appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya.
  5. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League.
  6. ↑ Appearance in European play-off

International

As of 20 June 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Uruguay 202320
Total20

Honours

Nacional

Nacional U20

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 Emiliano Martínez at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "¡Nacional campeón de América!". Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Nacional vs. Liverpool - 16 September 2019". Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Debutantes de la 1a fecha del Torneo Clausura 2019". Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Bragantino anuncia contratação do volante uruguaio Emiliano Martínez". 30 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  6. ↑ FC MIDTJYLLAND HENTER URUGUAYANSK MIDTBANESPILLER, fcm.dk, 31 August 2022
  7. ↑ "EMILIANO MARTÍNEZ SKIFTER PERMANENT TIL FC MIDTJYLLAND" (in Danish). 16 November 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Siguen sumándose futbolistas convocados a los entrenamientos". 5 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Selección: Bielsa eligió a Matías Viña como capitán en un equipo con muchos debutantes". 14 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "Nacional Campeón Uruguayo 2019". 15 December 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "Nacional Campeón Uruguayo 2020". 6 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "Nacional se quedó con la Supercopa Uruguaya 2021". 2 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  13. ↑ "Nacional campeón de América". 25 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  14. ↑ "Se definieron los Premios AUF anuales 2020". 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
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