Gastón Martínez (footballer, born 1989)

Gastón Martínez Menéndez (born 1 December 1989) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sud América.[1]

Gastón Martínez
Personal information
Full name Gastón Martínez Menéndez
Date of birth (1989-12-01) 1 December 1989
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sud América
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 El Tanque Sisley 91 (3)
2015 Cerro 8 (0)
2015–2016 Rentistas 35 (0)
2017 El Tanque Sisley 16 (0)
2018– Sud América 25 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:15, 7 December 2018 (UTC)

Career

Martínez started his career with El Tanque Sisley.[1][2] He scored on his professional debut, netting in a 2–1 victory in the Uruguayan Primera División over River Plate on 7 May 2011; another goal followed three weeks later against Miramar Misiones.[1] In total, he featured ninety-three times in all competitions during three years with El Tanque Sisley.[1][3] Martínez had a seven month stint with Cerro, prior to joining fellow Primera División side Rentistas in July 2015.[1] Twenty-three appearances followed across the 2015–16 season, which ended with relegation to the Uruguayan Segunda División.[1] On 28 February 2017, Martínez rejoined El Tanque Sisley.[1]

After nineteen appearances in the top-flight for El Tanque Sisley, Martínez departed to complete a move to Sud América in February 2018.[1][4] Manager Gustavo Bueno selected the midfielder twenty-five times in his debut campaign with the club.[1]

Career statistics
As of 7 December 2018.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
El Tanque Sisley 2010–11 Primera División 42———0042
2011–12 240———00240
2012–13 230———00230
2013–14 281——2[lower-alpha 2]000301
2014–15 120———00120
Total 913——2000933
Cerro 2014–15 Primera División 80———0080
Rentistas 2015–16 230———00230
2016 Segunda División 120———00120
Total 350———00350
El Tanque Sisley 2017 Primera División 160———3[lower-alpha 3]0190
Sud América 2018 Segunda División 250———00250
Career total 1753——20301803
  1. Includes the Copa Sudamericana
  2. Two appearances in the 2013 Copa Sudamericana
  3. Three appearances in the 2017 Primera División play-offs

References
  1. "Uruguay - G. Martínez". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  2. "Ficha Estadistica de GASTON MARTINEZ". BDFA. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  3. "El Tanque Sisley: amistoso con Rentistas sin Gastón Martínez". Tenfield. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  4. "La dramática situación de los jugadores de El Tanque Sisley: Estamos esperando para cobrar". Teledoce. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.


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