Leandro Antonio Martínez (born 15 October 1989) is an Argentine-Italian footballer who most recently played as a forward for Borgo San Donnino FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leandro Antonio Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-10-15) 15 October 1989 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Borgo San Donnino FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Parma | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Parma | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Ternana (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Carpenedolo (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2009 | → South Tyrol (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2010 | Biaschesi | 8 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | AlbinoLeffe | 13 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Cremonese | 12 | (0) |
| 2013 | Budapest Honvéd | 11 | (6) |
| 2013–2015 | Győri ETO | 25 | (6) |
| 2015–2017 | Haladás | 30 | (7) |
| 2016 | → Lucchese (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2017 | → MTK Budapest (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | Talleres RE | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | GS Felino | ||
| 2019– | Borgo San Donnino FC | ||
| National team | |||
| 2008–2009 | Italy U20 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:23, 19 January 2020 (UTC) | |||
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Martínez moved to Italy in 2003.[1] He was a member of Parma's Primavera under-20 team.[2] At age 18, he was offered a professional contract of reported 5-year[3] (or 3+2 years, as N.O.I.F. of FIGC only allowed a maximum of 3-year for Italians "young professional"[4]). He made his Serie A debut on 27 April 2008, replaced Cristiano Lucarelli at 2nd half, at that time Parma already losing to Reggina 1–2. His primavera team-mate Aleksandar Prijović also substituted Daniele Dessena on that match, and Parma eventually 1–2 lost with Reggina.[5] Parma relegated to Serie B in June and Martínez was loaned to Ternana in August 2008.[6] He failed to make his club debut and left the club[7] for Carpenedolo in January 2009. On 1 September 2009 he left for South Tyrol[8] but in December 2009 returned to Parma for family reason.[9] In January 2010 he left for Swiss 1. Liga side Biaschesi.
On 12 July 2010, he was signed by Serie B side AlbinoLeffe[10] for free.[11] Since AlbinoLeffe had lost Francesco Ruopolo and Marco Cellini, Martínez formed a new striking line with Karamoko Cissé and Omar Torri, who played as backup players for AlbinoLeffe in the last season. The latter 2 scored 3 goals in the opening match, making AlbinoLeffe won fellow Serie B club Pescara 3–1 in Coppa Italia.[12] However, Martínez soon dropped from starting line-up.
Martínez did not play any game in 2011–12 Serie B and followed by the club relegation and heavy fine due to 2011 Italian football scandal, Martínez was signed by Cremonese in August 2012.[13]
On 31 January 2013 his contract was terminated in a mutual consent and moved to Hungarian side Budapest Honvéd on the same day. He was presented on 1 February.[1] After spending five months at the club he joined defending champion Győri ETO.[14]
On 20 January 2015 he moved to Haladás.[15] He left the club in December 2017.[16]
After one month and a half at Talleres de Remedios de Escalada in Argentina, Italien club GS Felino announced on 29 October 2019, that he had joined the club.[17] Leandros brother, Emanuel, was also playing for Felino and as of Leandro's Instagram page, he also worked as a youth coach at the club.[18]
On 12 December 2019, Martínez joined Borgo San Donnino FC alongside his brother, Emanuel.[19]
Martínez made his U20 debut on 10 September 2008 against Switzerland U20, a 2008–09 Four Nations Tournament match.
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