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Aarón Martín

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For the footballer born in 2006, see Aarón Martín (footballer, born 2006).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martín and the second or maternal family name is Caricol.
Aarón Martín
Aarón playing for Espanyol in 2017
Personal information
Full name Aarón Martín Caricol[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-22) 22 April 1997 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Montmeló, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Genoa
Number 3
Youth career
2003–2005 Montmeló
2005–2015 Espanyol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Espanyol B 36 (1)
2016–2019 Espanyol 62 (0)
2018–2019 → Mainz 05 (loan) 33 (0)
2019–2023 Mainz 05 83 (6)
2021 → Celta (loan) 19 (0)
2023– Genoa 22 (0)
International career
2013 Spain U16 1 (0)
2013 Spain U17 6 (0)
2014–2016 Spain U19 18 (2)
2017–2019 Spain U21 12 (0)
2016 Catalonia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

Aarón Martín Caricol (born 22 April 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Serie A club Genoa.

Club career

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Espanyol

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Born in Montmeló, Barcelona, Catalonia, Martín joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2005. On 29 March 2015, while still a junior, he made his senior debut with the reserves by starting in a 1–0 Segunda División B away loss against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[2]

Martín scored his first senior goal on 16 January 2016, the first in a 2–0 home win over CF Reus Deportiu.[3] On 13 June, already being a starter, he renewed his contract until 2020.[4]

On 2 October 2016, Martín made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a second half substitute for Diego Reyes in a 0–0 home draw against Villarreal CF.[5] The following 28 January he agreed to an extension until 2022,[6] being definitely promoted to the first team three days later.[7]

Mainz 05

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On 6 August 2018, Martín joined 1. FSV Mainz 05 on a season-long loan.[8] His first appearance in the Bundesliga took place on 26 August, in a 1–0 home defeat of VfB Stuttgart where he featured the full 90 minutes.[9]

Martín signed a permanent contract on 5 November 2018, effective as of the following 1 July.[10] On 31 December 2020, he was loaned to RC Celta de Vigo for the remainder of the campaign with an option to buy.[11]

Martín scored his first goal as a professional on 18 February 2022, helping the hosts to beat Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–2.[12]

Genoa

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On 3 July 2023, Martín signed with Genoa CFC in the Italian Serie A.[13]

International career

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On 28 December 2016, Martín made his debut for the Catalonia national team, starting in a 3–3 draw against Tunisia (4–2 loss on penalties).[14]

Career statistics

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As of match played 8 August 2023[15][16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Espanyol B 2014–15 Segunda División B 3 0 — 3 0
2015–16 28 1 — 28 1
2016–17 5 0 — 5 0
Total 36 1 0 0 36 1
Espanyol 2016–17 La Liga 30 0 1 0 31 0
2017–18 32 0 3 0 35 0
Total 62 0 4 0 66 0
Mainz 05 (loan) 2018–19 Bundesliga 33 0 1 0 34 0
Mainz 05 2019–20 Bundesliga 22 0 1 0 23 0
2020–21 5 0 0 0 5 0
2021–22 28 1 3 0 31 1
2022–23 28 5 3 0 31 5
Total 116 6 8 0 124 6
Celta (loan) 2020–21 La Liga 19 0 1 0 20 0
Career total 233 7 13 0 246 7

Honours

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Spain U21

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Aarón Martín". Diario AS. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  2. ^ Gallego, Daniel (29 March 2015). "El ímpetu del Espanyol B no es suficiente para frenar al Nàstic" [Espanyol B's impetus is not enough to stop Nàstic] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  3. ^ Luengo, Jordi (16 January 2016). "Un gran Espanyol B se impone a un Reus que llegó coliderando la tabla" [Great Espanyol B down a Reus who arrived as joint-first] (in Spanish). Diario La Grada. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Aarón Martín renueva hasta 2020" [Aarón Martín renews until 2020] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  5. ^ Callero, Borja Luis (2 October 2016). "Pacto de no agresión en Cornellá-El Prat" [Non-aggression pact at the Cornellá-El Prat]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  6. ^ "El Espanyol renueva a Aaron hasta 2022" [Espanyol renew Aaron until 2022]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 28 January 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Aarón, con ficha del primer equipo" [Aarón, registered by first team] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Aarón Martín auf Leihbasis nach Mainz" [Aarón Martín on loan to Mainz] (in German). 1. FSV Mainz 05. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Mainz schlägt Stuttgart, weil Badstuber stolpert" [Mainz beat Stuttgart, as Badstuber fumbles]. Der Spiegel (in German). 26 August 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  10. ^ Navarro, Cristina; McTear, Euan (5 November 2018). "Mainz announce the permanent signing of Aaron". Marca. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  11. ^ "RC Celta strengthens its defense with the addition of Aarón Martín". RC Celta Vigo. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Mainz gewinnt mit Onisiwo wilde Partie gegen Leverkusen" [Mainz take wild match against Leverkusen thanks to Onisiwo] (in German). Sky Sport. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  13. ^ "Aarón Martín è un giocatore del Grifone" [Aarón Martín is a player of the Griffin] (in Italian). Genoa CFC. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Catalonia impress before going down to Tunisia after penalty shootout". Sport. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  15. ^ Aarón Martín at Soccerway
  16. ^ Aarón Martín at FBref.com Edit this at Wikidata
  17. ^ Begley, Emlyn (30 June 2019). "Spain U21 2–1 Germany U21". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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