Emmanuel Martínez (footballer, born 1994)

{{short description|Argentine footballer}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Emmanuel Martínez

| fullname = Leandro Emmanuel Martínez

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|6|4}}

| birth_place = Tandil, Argentina

| height = 1.69m

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Fortaleza

| clubnumber = 8

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Unidos la Movediza

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Botafogo de Rauch

| youthyears3 = 2007–2014

| youthclubs3 = River Plate

| years1 = 2015–2018

| clubs1 = River Plate

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2015–2017

| clubs2 = → San Martín SJ (loan)

| caps2 = 30

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2017–2018

| clubs3 = → Chacarita Juniors (loan)

| caps3 = 11

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2018–2020

| clubs4 = Deportivo Cuenca

| caps4 = 51

| goals4 = 10

| years5 = 2020

| clubs5 = → Barcelona SC (loan)

| caps5 = 28

| goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2021–2022

| clubs6 = Barcelona SC

| caps6 = 43

| goals6 = 8

| years7 = 2022–2024

| clubs7 = América Mineiro

| caps7 = 10

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2024–

| clubs8 = Fortaleza

| caps8 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 =

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| club-update = 14:53, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Leandro Emmanuel Martínez (born 4 June 1994) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Fortaleza Esporte Clube. Mainly a left winger, he can also play as an attacking midfielder.

Personal life

Born in Tandil, Martínez lost his father at the age of just eight due to a lung cancer.{{cite web|url=https://www.tiempodesanjuan.com/deportes/2015/5/9/emmanuel-martinez-ultima-joyita-verdinegra-88369.html|title=Emmanuel Martínez, la última joyita verdinegra|trans-title=Emmanuel Martínez, the latest green-and-black pearl|publisher=Tiempo de San Juan|language=es|date=9 May 2015|accessdate=23 March 2022}}

Club career

=River Plate=

Martínez was a River Plate youth graduate, having joined their youth setup at the age of 13. He then spent some time with the club's reserve team, scoring in the Superclásico against the reserve side of Boca Juniors in 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.eleco.com.ar/interes-general/emmanuel-martinez-un-tandilense-al-que-observan-desde-la-primera-de-river-plate|title=Emmanuel Martínez, un tandilense al que observan desde la primera de River Plate|trans-title=Emmanuel Martínez, a tandilense who is watched from the first team of River Plate|publisher=El Eco|language=es|date=18 November 2014|accessdate=23 March 2022}}

==Loan to San Martín de San Juan==

On 12 February 2015, Martínez moved to Primera División side San Martín de San Juan on loan for one year.{{cite web|url=https://www.diariolaprovinciasj.com/deportes/2015/2/12/emmanuel-martnez-reserva-river-primera-martn-26308.html|title=Emmanuel Martínez, de la reserva de River a Primera en San Martín|trans-title=Emmanuel Martínez, from the reserve team of River to the Primera at San Martín|publisher=Diario La Provincia SJ|language=es|date=12 February 2015|accessdate=23 March 2022}} He made his professional debut on 4 May, starting and scoring the winner in a 1–0 away success over Temperley.

On 19 January 2016, Martínez renewed his loan deal with San Martín for a further 18 months.{{cite web|url=https://www.tiempodesanjuan.com/deportes/2016/1/19/martin-renovo-martinez-llega-agero-refuerzo-plantel-119366.html|title=San Martín: renovó Martínez y llega Agüero, el 15º refuerzo al plantel|trans-title=San Martín: Martínez renewed and Agüero arrives, the 15th addition of the squad|publisher=Tiempo de San Juan|language=es|date=19 January 2016|accessdate=23 March 2022}} However, he failed to establish himself as a starter for the club, and left in 2017.

==Loan to Chacarita Juniors==

On 25 August 2017, Martínez agreed to a one-year loan deal with Chacarita Juniors, also in the top tier.{{cite web|url=https://www.eleco.com.ar/deportes/emmanuel-martinez-es-refuerzo-para-chacarita|title=Emmanuel Martínez es refuerzo para Chacarita|trans-title=Emmanuel Martínez is an addition for Chacarita|publisher=El Eco|language=es|date=25 August 2017|accessdate=23 March 2022}} He scored just once in 11 league appearances for the club, as his side suffered relegation.

=Deportivo Cuenca=

On 3 July 2018, Martínez moved abroad after being announced at Ecuadorian Serie A side Deportivo Cuenca.{{cite web|url=https://www.aficioncentral.com/noticias/Recorrido-ATP/Ferrer-gana-el-t%c3%adtulo-en-Viena-y-se-acerca-m%c3%a1s-al-Masters/631/|title=Deportivo Cuenca anuncia fichaje de jugador argentino|trans-title=Deportivo Cuenca announce the signing of an Argentine footballer|publisher=Afición Central|language=es|date=3 July 2018|accessdate=23 March 2022}} He impressed during the 2019 season after providing 14 assists and scoring seven goals.

=Barcelona SC=

On 27 December 2019, Martínez was announced as the new signing of Barcelona SC, after agreeing to a one-year loan contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.barcelonasc.com.ec/noticias/2019/12/comunicado-oficial-22/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228071157/https://www.barcelonasc.com.ec/noticias/2019/12/comunicado-oficial-22/|title=Comunicado Oficial|trans-title=Official announcement|publisher=Barcelona SC|language=es|date=27 December 2019|archivedate=28 December 2019|accessdate=23 March 2022}} An immediate starter, he signed a permanent three-year deal with the club on 11 January 2021.{{cite web|url=https://radiohuancavilca.com.ec/emmanuel-martinez-sera-jugador-de-barcelonasc-por-tres-anos-mas/|title=Emmanuel Martínez será jugador de Barcelona SC por tres años más|trans-title=Emmanuel Martínez will be a Barcelona SC player for three more years|publisher=Radio Huancavilca|language=es|date=11 January 2021|accessdate=23 March 2022|archive-date=11 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111203816/https://radiohuancavilca.com.ec/emmanuel-martinez-sera-jugador-de-barcelonasc-por-tres-anos-mas/|url-status=dead}}

Career statistics

{{updated|1 March 2023.}}{{soccerway|leandro-emmanuel-martinez/396515|accessdate=23 March 2022}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|Cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|State League

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="4"|San Martín de San Juan

|2015

|rowspan="3"|Primera División

|15

300colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—153
2016

|5

000colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—50
2016–17

|10

000colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—100
colspan="2"|Total

!30

300colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—303
Chacarita Juniors

|2017–18

|Primera División

|11

110colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—121
rowspan="3"|Deportivo Cuenca

|2018

|rowspan="2"|Serie A

|23

3colspan=2|—4Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana0colspan=2|—colspan=2|—273
2019

|28

7colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—287
colspan="2"|Total

!51

10colspan=2|—40colspan=2|—colspan=2|—5510
rowspan="4"|Barcelona SC

|2020

|rowspan="3"|Serie A

|28

3colspan=2|—12Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana3colspan=2|—colspan=2|—406
2021

|28

7colspan=2|—111colspan=2|—2Appearance(s) in Supercopa Ecuador0418
2022

|15

1colspan=2|—7Six appearances and one goal in Copa Libertadores, one appearance in Copa Sudamericana1colspan=2|—colspan=2|—222
colspan="2"|Total

!71

11colspan=2|—305colspan=2|—2010316
rowspan="3"|América Mineiro

|2022

|rowspan="2"|Série A

|4

0colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—colspan=2|—40
2023

|0

000006Appearance(s) in Campeonato Mineiro0colspan=2|—60
colspan="2"|Total

!4

0000060colspan=2|—100
colspan="3"|Career total

!167

2510345602021030

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Honours

Barcelona SC

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