Santiago Gabriel Martínez Pintos

Santiago Gabriel Martínez Pintos (born 30 July 1991) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Montevideo Wanderers.[1]

Santiago Martínez

Personal information
Full name	Santiago Gabriel Martínez Pintos
Date of birth	30 July 1991
Place of birth	Salto, Uruguay
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s)	Central midfielder[2]
Club information
Current team	Montevideo Wanderers
Number	17
Youth career
	Montevideo Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–	Montevideo Wanderers	178	(3)
2014	→ Quilmes (loan)	6	(0)
2017–2018	→ Belgrano (loan)	17	(0)
2019–2020	→ Atlante (loan)	25	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:05, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Martínez started his senior career in 2011 with Montevideo Wanderers, making his professional debut in a 5–1 Uruguayan Primera División win against El Tanque Sisley on 3 April.[1] He went onto make six appearances during 2010–11 prior to playing twenty-six times in 2011–12, a season in which Martínez accumulated twelve yellow cards and three red cards.[1] He scored his first career goal in 2012–13's first match, an away win vs. Cerro Largo.[1] In July 2014, Martínez joined Argentine Primera División side Quilmes on loan.[3] He was sent off in his second start against Defensa y Justicia.[1] Overall, he made six appearances.[1][4]

He returned to Montevideo Wanderers in January 2015 and subsequently made eighty-three appearances and scored once in the following four seasons.[1] On 10 July 2017, Martínez completed a loan move to Belgrano of the Argentine Primera División.[5][6] He returned to Montevideo Wanderers in June 2018.[1] His 200th career appearance arrived on 4 August versus Peñarol.[1] After featuring twenty-four times back with his parent team, Martínez was loaned out for a third time in June 2019 as he joined Ascenso MX side Atlante.[1][7]

International career

He received a Uruguay U20 call-up for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia, but was an unused substitute in all three Group B fixtures as Uruguay were eliminated at the group stages.[1]

Career statistics

As of 19 June 2019.[1]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Montevideo Wanderers	2010–11	Uruguayan Primera División	6	0	—		0	0	0	0	6	0
	2011–12		26	0	—		0	0	0	0	26	0
	2012–13		24	2	—		0	0	0	0	24	2
	2013–14		28	0	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	33	0
	2014–15		10	0	—		8[lower-alpha 3]	0	0	0	18	0
	2015–16		18	0	—		0	0	0	0	18	0
	2016		15	1	—		6[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	21	1
	2017		22	0	—		4[lower-alpha 3]	0	0	0	26	0
	2018		8	0	—		0	0	0	0	8	0
	2019		12	0	—		4[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	16	0
	Total		169	3	—		24	0	3	0	196	3
Quilmes (loan)	2014	Argentine Primera División	6	0	1	0	—		0	0	7	0
Belgrano (loan)	2017–18		17	0	3	0	—		0	0	20	0
Atlante (loan)	2019–20	Ascenso MX	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Career total			175	3	4	0	24	0	3	0	206	3

1. Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
2. Appearance(s) in the Uruguayan Primera División play-offs
3. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores

References

1. "Santiago Martínez profile". Soccerway. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
2. "Santiago Martínez". World Football. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
3. "Mercado de pases 2014-2015, altas y bajas al día". Tenfield. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
4. "Santiago Martínez profile". BDFA. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
5. "Santiago Martinez llega como cedido a Belgrano". BeSoccer. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
6. "Santiago Martínez, el refuerzo de Belgrano: Meter y pegar no se cambia". Mundod Lavoz. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
7. "Atlante sigue reforzandose para el AP19". Atlante. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.

External links

• Santiago Gabriel Martínez Pintos at Soccerway