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Pablo Martinez
Martinez playing for Deportivo La Coruña in 2024
Personal information
Full name Pablo Jean-Antoine Martinez
Date of birth (1989-02-21) 21 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Martigues, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, left-back
Team information
Current team
Deportivo La Coruña
Number 4
Youth career
2003–2007 Nîmes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Mallorca B
2009–2010 Uzès Pont du Gard
2010–2011 Martigues 6 (0)
2011–2013 Uzès Pont du Gard 63 (2)
2013–2016 Ajaccio 94 (1)
2016–2017 Angers 9 (0)
2017–2019 Strasbourg 56 (3)
2019–2022 Nîmes 63 (2)
2022– Deportivo La Coruña 61 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024

Pablo Jean-Antoine Martinez (born 21 February 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Segunda División club Deportivo de La Coruña.

Career

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After years in the French lower divisions, Martinez joined Ajaccio in June 2013, while the club was in the third division.[1] He made his full professional debut a year-later, in a Ligue 2 victory over Valenciennes.[2]

In June 2016, free agent Martinez joined Angers on a three-year contract.[3] In June 2019, after two years at Strasbourg, he moved to Nîmes on a free transfer having agreed on a three-year contract.[4]

On 1 September 2022, Martinez returned to Spain after 13 years and signed for Deportivo de La Coruña in the Primera Federación.[5] On 31 May 2024, after being a starter as the club achieved promotion to Segunda División, he agreed to a one-year extension.[6]

Personal life

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Martinez holds French and Spanish nationalities.[7][3]

Honours

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Strasbourg

References

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  1. ^ "Ajaccio GFC : Une cinquième recrue arrive" (in French). foot-national.com. 9 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  2. ^ "GFC Ajaccio vs. Valenciennes FC" (in French). lfp.fr. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Transfert : Pablo Martinez du Gazélec à Angers". L'Équipe (in French). 21 June 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Transferts : Pablo Martinez (Strasbourg) signe à Nîmes". L'Équipe (in French). 25 June 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Pablo Martínez, nuevo jugador del Dépor 22–23" [Pablo Martínez, new player of Dépor 22–23] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Pablo Martínez renueva con el Dépor" [Pablo Martínez renews with Dépor] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Pablo MARTINEZ -".
  8. ^ "Strasbourg 0 Guingamp 0 (aet, 4-1 on penalties): Laurey's men claim fairytale Coupe de la Ligue win". beIN Sports. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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