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Javi Martínez
Martínez with the Euro 2012 trophy
Martínez during the 2011 U-21 Championship in Denmark
Personal information
Full name Javier Martínez Aguinaga
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder / Centre back
Team information
Current team Athletic Bilbao
Number 24
Youth career
1993–1995 Berceo
1995–1997 Logroñés
CD Arenas
Izarra
2001–2005 Osasuna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Osasuna B 32 (3)
2006– Athletic Bilbao 201 (22)
International career
2005 Spain U17 5 (0)
2006–2007 Spain U19 5 (0)
2007–2011 Spain U21 24 (1)
2012- Spain U23 1 (1)
2010– Spain 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:06, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Template:Spanish name Javier "Javi" Martínez Aguinaga (Template:IPA-es; born 2 September 1988 in Estella-Lizarra, Navarre) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Athletic Bilbao in La Liga. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also operate as a central defender.

A Spanish international since 2010, Martínez was a member of the squads that won the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012.

Club career

Athletic de Bilbao signed Martínez as a raw 17-year old for €6 million, in the summer of 2006, from fellow La Liga team CA Osasuna, despite him never having played a first team game.

Martínez soon became a regular in the side in his debut season with powerful displays, his highlight being scoring twice against Deportivo de La Coruña in a 2–0 away success on 16 December 2006. He finished the campaign with 35 matches and three goals, and again was everpresent in the following two, helping Athletic to the 2009 Copa del Rey final.

In 2009, he was the midfield engine of the team once more – 46 official matches, nine goals – he scored a career-best six times in the league campaign, as Athletic narrowly missed on another UEFA Europa League qualification.

In the 2011–12 season, under new manager Marcelo Bielsa, Martínez began being regularly used as a central defender.

International career

At the age of 19, Martínez began appearing for Spain's U21, representing the nation at the 2009 UEFA European Championships in Sweden, in a group stage exit.

On 20 May 2010, he was named in the senior side's list of 23 for the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, by manager Vicente del Bosque. On the 29th he made his full debut, replacing FC Barcelona's Xavi in the 81st minute of a 3–2 friendly win against Saudi Arabia, in Innsbruck, Austria. On 3 June he started in another friendly, with South Korea (1–0 triumph, in the same venue), playing 80 minutes until David Silva took his place.

Martínez played once in the final stages, replacing injured Xabi Alonso for the final 20 minutes of the group stage 2–1 win against Chile on 25 June, as Spain emerged victorious in the tournament. He returned to the under-21 setup for the 2011 European Championships in Denmark, captaining the national team to its third title in the category.

Martínez with the Euro 2012 trophy

Martínez was summoned to UEFA Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. He played also once for the eventual champions, again substituting Alonso midway through the second half, this time against the Republic of Ireland in the group stage (4–0 success).

Youth Goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 September 2009 Vaduz, Liechtenstein  Liechtenstein 0–2 0–4 2011 UEFA European Under-21 qualification
2. 18 July 2012 Cadiz, Spain  Mexico 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Honours

Club

Athletic Bilbao

Country

Spain
Spain U21
Spain U19

Individual

Club statistics

Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Athletic Bilbao
2006–07 35 3 1 1 0 0 - - - 36 3 1
2007–08 34 0 1 2 0 0 - - - 36 0 1
2008–09 32 5 1 9 1 0 - - - 41 6 1
2009–10 34 6 1 1 1 0 11 2 1 46 9 2
2010–11 35 4 1 3 0 0 - - - 38 4 1
2011–12 31 4 1 9 0 0 14 0 0 54 4 1
Total 201 22 6 25 2 0 25 2 1 251 26 7

Personal life

Martínez's older brother, Álvaro, is also a footballer, in the defender position. Having played mainly in the lower leagues, he had a brief spell in the second division, with SD Eibar.

References

  1. "J.Martínez". Athletic Club. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  2. "Athletic spend big on starlet". Sky Sports. 2 July 2006. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  3. Angulo stunner sinks Zaragoza; UEFA.com, 16 December 2006
  4. "Javi Martínez sueña con volver al centro del campo pero Bielsa le quiere de central" (in Spanish). El Confidencial. 22 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. "Spain omit Marcos Senna from 2010 World Cup squad". BBC Sport. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  6. "Chile 1-2 Spain". BBC Sport. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  7. "Spain turn on style to eliminate Ireland". UEFA.com. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

External links

Athletic Bilbao – current squad
Spain squads

Template:Spain squad 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship Template:Spain squad 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Spain squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup winners (1st title)
Spain

Template:Spain squad 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Spain squad – UEFA Euro 2012 winners (3rd title)
Spain

Template:UEFA Euro U-21 2011 Team of the Tournament

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