Arnau Martínez
Spanish footballer (born 2003)
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Arnau Martínez López (born 25 April 2003) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Girona. Mainly a right-back, he can also play as a centre-back.
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| Full name | Arnau Martínez López | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 April 2003 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Premià de Dalt, Spain | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Positions | ||||||||||||||
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Current team | Girona | |||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Premià Dalt | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2016 | Barcelona | |||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Hospitalet | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Girona | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Girona B | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021– | Girona | 165 | (8) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Spain U19 | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2022– | Spain U21 | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2022– | Catalonia | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 November 2023 | ||||||||||||||
Club career
Born in Premià de Dalt, Barcelona, Catalonia, Martínez joined FC Barcelona's La Masia in 2010, after playing for CE Premià de Dalt.[2] He left the club in 2016, and represented CE L'Hospitalet before moving to Girona FC in September 2018.[3]
On 29 November 2020, after renewing his contract until 2023,[4] Martínez made his senior debut with the reserves, starting in a 2–2 Tercera División away draw against UE Sant Andreu.[5] He made his first team debut on 17 December, coming on as a second-half substitute for Enric Franquesa in a 2–0 away win against Gimnástica Segoviana CF, for the season's Copa del Rey.[6]
Martínez made his professional debut on 7 January 2021, again replacing Franquesa in a 2–1 home win against CD Lugo, also for the national cup.[7] His Segunda División debut occurred on 28 March, as he started in a 2–1 home success over Albacete Balompié.
Martínez subsequently established himself as a starter, and scored his first professional goal on 9 May 2021 by netting the opener in a 4–1 away routing of UD Logroñés; aged 18 years and 14 days, he became the youngest goalscorer of the club's history.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Girona B | 2020–21 | Tercera División | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Girona | 2020–21 | Segunda División | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Segunda División | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 1 | 42 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 32 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5[b] | 0 | — | 39 | 3 | ||
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| Total | 165 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 194 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 172 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 201 | 10 | ||
- Appearances in La Liga play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
