Francisco Martínez (footballer, born 1990)

{{short description|Argentine footballer}}

{{Other people|Francisco Martínez}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Francisco Martínez

| image =

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| fullname = Francisco Alfredo Martínez

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|6|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ushuaia, Argentina

| height = 1.86 m

| position = Left-back, Centre-back{{WorldFootball.net|francisco-martinez_3}}

| currentclub = Flandria

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Los Cuervos del Fin del Mundo

| years1 = 2011–2013 |clubs1 = All Boys |caps1 = 24 |goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2013–2014 |clubs2 = Atlético de Rafaela |caps2 = 4 |goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2014–2015 |clubs3 = Douglas Haig |caps3 = 56 |goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2016–2017 |clubs4 = Los Andes |caps4 = 44 |goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2017–2018 |clubs5 = Flandria |caps5 = 7 |goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2018–2019 |clubs6 = Defensores de Belgrano |caps6 = 8 |goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2019–2021 |clubs7 = Tristán Suárez |caps7 = 40 |goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2022– |clubs8 = Flandria |caps8 = 6 |goals8 = 0

| nationalyears1 = |nationalteam1 = |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 =

| club-update = 17:18, 13 July 2022 (UTC)

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Francisco Alfredo Martínez (born 4 June 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Flandria.{{cite news|title=Argentina - F. Martínez|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/francisco-martinez/199462/|accessdate=14 December 2018|work=Soccerway}}

Career

Martínez played in the academy of Los Cuervos del Fin del Mundo.{{cite news|title=Defensores de Belgrano: El dragón se sigue armando|url=https://www.vermouth-deportivo.com.ar/index.php/2018/07/17/defensores-de-belgrano-el-dragon-se-sigue-armando/|accessdate=14 December 2018|work=Vermouth Deportivo|date=17 July 2018}} All Boys were Martínez's first senior club.{{cite news|title=Ficha Estadistica de FRANCISCO MARTINEZ|url=http://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-FRANCISCO-ALFREDO-MARTINEZ-52009.html|accessdate=14 December 2018|work=BDFA}} He made his professional debut on 6 August 2011 during an Argentine Primera División draw with Belgrano. Ahead of 2013–14, with Martínez having made twenty-six appearances for All Boys, he made a move to fellow top-flight side Atlético de Rafaela.{{cite news|title=Rafaela fichó a Francisco Martínez|url=http://espndeportes.espn.com/news/story?id=1847378|accessdate=14 December 2018|work=ESPN|date=12 July 2013}} He was selected in four fixtures in 2013–14. On 2 July 2014, Martínez signed for Douglas Haig of Primera B Nacional. He netted his first professional goal after fifteen games in the following November versus Guaraní Antonio Franco as they lost 3–1 in Posadas.

He remained with the club for 2014 and 2015, featuring a total of fifty-eight times along with two goals. In January 2016, Martínez agreed to sign for fellow second tier team Los Andes. Two goals in forty-four matches subsequently occurred for Los Andes across two seasons. Martínez joined Flandria for ten months from September 2017 to June 2018, when the defender completed a move to Defensores de Belgrano.

Career statistics

{{updated|14 December 2018}}.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Club statistics

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|CupIncludes the Copa Argentina

!colspan="2"|League Cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="3"|All Boys

|2011–12

|rowspan="2"|Primera División

|10

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00110
2012–13

|14

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00150
colspan="2"|Total

!24

020colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00260
rowspan="1"|Atlético de Rafaela

|2013–14

|rowspan="1"|Primera División

|4

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—0040
rowspan="3"|Douglas Haig

|2014

|rowspan="2"|Primera B Nacional

|18

110colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00191
2015

|38

110colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00391
colspan="2"|Total

!56

220colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00582
rowspan="3"|Los Andes

|2016

|rowspan="2"|Primera B Nacional

|20

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00200
2016–17

|24

200colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00242
colspan="2"|Total

!44

200colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00442
rowspan="1"|Flandria

|2017–18

|rowspan="2"|Primera B Nacional

|7

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—0070
rowspan="1"|Defensores de Belgrano

|2018–19

|0

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—0000
colspan="3"|Career total

!135

440colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—001394

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References

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