An important player in Argentina's championship: Who is the goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez?
Argentina became the champion in the 2022 World Cup, and goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez took his place among the most talked about. He drew the reaction of everyone with his movements in the matches and the award ceremony.
Summary of his life
Emiliano Martinez was born on September 2, 1992 in Mar del Plata, Argentina. He is 1.95 meters tall. In 2011, he started as a goalkeeper in Independiente's infrastructure. In 2012, he was transferred by Arsenal for 1.5 million euros. The Argentine, who went to Oxford United on loan after transferring to Arsenal, played in many different teams until 2020. On September 16, 2020, he transferred from Arsenal to Aston Villa with a transfer fee of 17.40 million euros. Emiliano Martinez, who got married in 2017, has a son and a daughter. He received the best goalkeeper award at the 2022 World Cup.
Life story
According to many, we have left behind the best World Cup in history. In the organization in Qatar, where Lionel Messi completed his only major trophy deficiency, the move that brought Argentina the championship came from goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, who started his career in the 4th league. That moment and the turning point in the career of the Argentine goalkeeper...
In the 2022 World Cup final, Argentina became the champion by passing France on penalties in the match that witnessed an incredible ending. In the 23rd minute of the match, Argentina took the lead with Messi's penalty goal and increased the difference to 2 with Di Maria in the 36th minute.
While the South American team was leading 2-0 in the first half, France was hopeful with Mbappe's penalty goal in the 82nd minute, and only 2 minutes later, the star football player appeared on the stage and made the situation 2-2.
Lionel Messi put his team ahead in the 108th minute of the game which went to overtime, while Mbappe had the last word from the penalty spot in the 118th minute. Having a 4-2 advantage over its opponent in penalty shootouts, Argentina won the World Cup for the 3rd time in its history.
Although the spotlight was on Lionel Messi, the main factor that brought the trophy was Emiliano Martinez's brilliant performance and acting as the team's second leader.
EMILIANO MARTINEZ CHANGED HISTORY
Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was one of the heroes of this match, as in the semi-finals against Croatia. Martinez, 120+3. He did not allow Kolo Muani's goal at the minute and brought the trophy to his country on penalties. Solving Argentina's long-standing goalkeeper problem, Martinez prevented the match from prolonging with a last-second save against Australia in the last 16.
Martinez, who made two saves in the Netherlands match, which went to penalties in the quarter-finals, also prevented Kolo Muani's net shot in the facing position in the France match and scored an extraordinary goalkeeper performance.
'Dad couldn't pay bills'
When Emiliano Martinez was spotted in his junior year trials in 2010, he decided to leave his family and go to Ada... Martinez made his decision at that time, "I saw my brother and mother crying saying 'Please don't go'. But I saw my father crying late at night because he couldn't pay the bills. So I had to be brave back then because I said 'yes' to them."
WAS THE LOWER LEAGUE GOALTENDER IN THE 2018 / 2019 SEASON
The 30-year-old goalkeeper, who started his career with the Oxford team in England's fourth league, later went to Arsenal but did not have much chance to play there. Martinez, who played on loan from many different teams on the island, moved to Reading's goal in the 2018/19 season, one of the English Championship teams. After a long time as a reserve goalkeeper, Emiliano played regularly for this club and showed a steady performance this time at Arsenal the following season.
The Argentinian goalkeeper, who started 22 games in the starting 11, took his way to Aston Villa with his performance here. Martinez, who played 93 games in 3 seasons, found stability with the Premier League team, and with this performance, he became one of the first names to be included in the squad by coach Lionel Scaloni.
On the other hand, the joy of Emiliano Martinez, who received the "Golden Glove" award for the best goalkeeper of the tournament, was recorded in the archive as an unforgettable moment.
MARKET INSTALLED 9 IN JUST TWO YEARS
According to Transfermarkt data, the current market value of Martinez appears to be 25 million euros. This figure is likely to increase after the World Cup. Martinez's market value was 2.8 million euros while playing for Arsenal in 2020.
Emiliano Martinez, who has been experiencing problems in the goalkeeper position for many years and where circulation is the most while removing all the question marks; proved his quality once again by being selected as the best goalkeeper of the tournament in America's Cup in 2021.
Which Teams Did Emiliano Martinez Play For?
2011 - Arsenal
2012 - Oxford United
2013-2014 - Sheffield Wednesday
2015 - Rotherham United
2015-2016 - Wolverhampton Wanderers
2017-2018 - Getafe
2019 - Reading
2020 - Aston Villa 80
25 December 2022
The experienced Argentine goalkeeper, who plays in Aston Villa, one of the English Premier League teams, may lose his form.
Fichajes from the Spanish press claimed that Aston Villa coach Unai Emery was uncomfortable with his behavior in the tournament and wanted the Argentine goalkeeper to be sold.
Unai Emery criticized Emiliano Martinez's goalkeeper for his actions in the celebrations and included the following statements in his statement.
What did he say?
'When you have big emotions, it's hard to control sometimes. I'm going to talk to him next week about some celebrations. But for now, I respect him being on the national team. Whenever it falls under our responsibility, then we can talk.'