Arnau Martínez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is López.

Arnau Martínez

Personal information
Full name	Arnau Martínez López
Date of birth	(2003-04-25) 25 April 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Premià de Dalt, Spain
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right-back, centre-back
Team information
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	119	(7)
International career^‡
2021–2022	Spain U19	6	(1)
2022–	Spain U21	12	(0)
Medal record Representing  Spain UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 2023 Georgia–Romania Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

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.

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 29 January 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		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	17	2	2	1	5[b]	0	—		24	3
	Total		119	7	15	1	5	0	8	1	147	9
Career total			126	7	15	1	5	0	8	1	154	9

1. Appearances in La Liga play-offs
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

1. "Arnau Martínez". Girona FC. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
2. "Arnau Martínez López" (in Spanish). Futbol Base Català. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
3. "Arnau Martínez ficha por el Girona FC" [Arnau Martínez signs for Girona FC] (in Spanish). Double Match. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2021.^[permanent dead link‍]
4. "El juvenil Arnau completa una convocatòria sense Juanpe ni Stuani" [The juvenil Arnau completes a call-up without Juanpe nor Stuani] (in Catalan). Diari de Girona. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
5. "El Sant Andreu y el Girona B empatan 2–2 y se reparten los puntos" [Sant Andreu and Girona B draw by 2–2 and share the points] (in Spanish). 20 Minutos. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
6. "Arnau Martínez i Gonpi debuten amb el primer equip" [Arnau Martínez and Gonpi debut with the first team] (in Catalan). Diari de Girona. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
7. "Una prórroga y un final loco da el pase al Girona" [An extra time and a crazy ending give the green light to Girona] (in Spanish). Marca. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
8. "Ha nacido una estrella en el Girona: Arnau Martínez" [A star is born in Girona: Arnau Martínez] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

External links

• Profile at the Girona FC website
• Arnau Martínez at BDFutbol
• Arnau Martínez at Soccerway
• Arnau Martínez at BeSoccer
• Arnau Martínez at FBref.com