Martín Ismael Payero (born 11 September 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primera División club Boca Juniors, on loan from EFL Championship club Middlesbrough.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martín Ismael Payero | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Pascanas, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Boca Juniors (On loan from Middlesbrough F.C) | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Banfield | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Banfield | 37 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Talleres (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2021– | Middlesbrough | 13 | (1) |
| 2022– | → Boca Juniors (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2021 | Argentina U23 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:44, 10 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:55, 5 August 2021 (UTC) | |||
Payero's career started with Banfield.[1][2] He first appeared in their first-team squad during the Primera División season, making his debut against San Martín on 4 December 2017; being substituted on for Eric Remedi with five minutes remaining.[1][3] He made three further appearances in 2017–18, before fourteen more occurred in 2018–19.[1] He scored his first senior goal in the latter, netting in a Copa Argentina victory over Juventud Unida on 27 February 2019.[1] The succeeding August saw Payero depart on loan to fellow Primera División team Talleres.[4] He scored once, versus Newell's Old Boys, in eighteen matches for them.[1]
On 5 August 2021, Payero joined Championship side Middlesbrough on a three-year deal. [5] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2-0 victory over Cardiff City on 23 October that year.[6] He scored a penalty in the shootout against Manchester United as Middlesbrough knocked them out of the FA Cup in February 2022.[7]
On 14 July 2022, Payero returned to Argentina to join Boca Juniors on a season-long loan deal.[8]
Payero has previously been called up to train with the Argentina U20 squad.[3] He played in all three of Argentina's matches in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Banfield | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Argentine Primera División | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Argentine Primera División | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 37 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
| Talleres (loan) | 2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| Middlesbrough | 2021–22 | EFL Championship | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| Career total | 66 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 4 | ||
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Argentina men's football squad – 2020 Summer Olympics | ||
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