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Emiliano Martinez Net Worth 2023: Interesting Facts and Today’s Update about Argentina’s Celebrated Goalkeeper

The South American continent is a part of the world that is awash with some of the most talented soccer players in the world. Here we will discuss one of the famous players named Emiliano Martinez. Read below!

Emiliano Martinez is an Argentine soccer player who works as a goalkeeper. He started in neighborhood clubs in his native Mar del Plata, went through the lower divisions of Independiente, and then emigrated to English football. He has been playing in the English league since 2009. He participated in the U17 South American championship which was crowned runner-up. He has been the goalkeeper for Arsenal and Aston Villa. He was loaned out several times to other English clubs and Spanish club Getafe. He debuted in the senior team in June 2021, during the Copa América, due to the injury to the starting goalkeepers. He came out as a champion of America and excelled in saving penalties. He won the Qatar 2022 world championship with the Argentine team and excelled by saving penalties and with masterful hits on goal.

Now, are you interested in knowing about his personal life? Let’s start!

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Who is Emiliano Martinez?

Emiliano Martinez, born September 2, 1992, in Mar del Plata, is an Argentine footballer who also plays internationally and holds the position of goalkeeper. He started playing football as a young boy and played until the age of 17 with CA Independiente, an Argentinian club located in Avellaneda. According to “The Best FIFA Football Awards”, he is the best goalkeeper in the world in 2022.

Personal History of Emiliano Martinez

Full name- Damian Emiliano Martinez
Nickname- Dibu
Best known- Sportsman
Position- Goalkeeper
Birthday- 2nd September 1992
Nationality- Argentinian
Zodiac sign- Virgo
Height- 1.93 cm
Weight- 79 kg
Parents- Susana, Alberto
Spouse- Madinha Martinez
Children- Santi and Ava

Family History of Emiliano Martinez

The son of Susana and Alberto, he grew up in the El Jardín neighborhood, in the southern part of the city, near the Peralta Ramos Forest. He lived with his brother Alejandro, two years older. He spent a childhood with financial difficulties. His mother cleaned houses and his father was a freighter in the port. His mother instilled a passion for soccer in his children.

Emi Martinez has been known as “Dibu Martinez” since he was a child. A character named ‘Dibu’ from the Argentine television series “Mi Familia es un Dibujo” (My family is a drawing) gave him the nickname.

Clubs

He played:

Oxford United FC – 2011-2012
Arsenal FC – 2012-2021
Sheffield Wednesday FC – 2013-2014
Rotherham United FC – 2014-2015
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC – 2015-2016
Getafe CF – 2017-2018
Reading FC – 2018-2019
Aston Villa FC – 2020

Success Story of Emiliano Martinez

Emiliano Martinez also leads a career in the national team. With the Argentina team, he played, in particular, the Copa América 2021. He started in this competition and played almost all the matches. He participated in the 2022 World Cup, where his team won the final against France. Elected best goalkeeper at the end of this competition, he created controversy by making an obscene gesture when he was presented with his trophy.

Emiliano Martinez Networth

Emiliano Martinez is an Argentine professional footballer who has a net worth of £1.5 million. Currently, he serves as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Aston Villa. In addition, he is a member of the Argentina national team. Based on some surveys and news, we are making a list of his net worth for the last 4years.

Networth Year	Amount
Networth in 2023	£1.5 million
Networth in 2022	£1.5 million
Networth in 2021	£1.3 million
Networth in 2020	£1.2 million

Interesting Facts About Emiliano Martinez

He started his football career when he is 16 years old.
Before joining Arsenal, Martinez had been accepted at the Institute of Innovation and Technology in Buenos Aires as a “scientist.”
As Argentina beat Colombia in the Copa America semi-finals, Lionel Messi hailed Emiliano Martinez as a “phenomenon.”

Exciting update: According to sources, Martinez will land at Kolkata airport tomorrow (4th July 2023) i.e. Tuesday around 4:30 pm. Martinez is scheduled to attend several events in Kolkata.

World Cup-winning Argentinian goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez will be visiting Kolkata tomorrow. The Mohun Bagan Supergiants team is going to give a mega surprise to welcome the Argentine goalkeeper. Martinez is scheduled to attend several events in Kolkata. However, he did not hold any event tomorrow because he wants to spend the entire evening at the hotel. He will attend the function at Milan Mela premises at around 12pm on Wednesday. Then he will go to the Mohun Bagan tent. There will be a special reception waiting for Martinez.

According to the source, Martinez will be attending a special reception at Santosh Mitra Square at 11:45 am the next day, Wednesday. After that, he will talk to the junior and sub-junior level goalkeepers of various clubs in Bengal. Martinez will be meeting West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee as well as meet former India captain Sourav Ganguly. Additionally, he will participate in a Maradona memorial and spend time with underprivileged children. During his two-day visit to the city, he will also attend a few sponsored events.

Now surely the question is coming to your mind, what will he eat when he comes to Kolkata? Click here to know the full menu during this two Day Kolkata Trip.