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Gonzalo Nicolás Martínez, commonly known as Pity Martínez (born 13 June 1993) is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Saudi Professional League side Al-Nassr.

Pity Martínez

Personal information
Full name	Gonzalo Nicolás Martínez
Date of birth	(1993-06-13) 13 June 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth	Guaymallén, Mendoza, Argentina
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Al-Nassr
Number	10
Youth career
0000–2011	Huracán
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2015	Huracán	93	(8)
2015–2018	River Plate	94	(22)
2019–2020	Atlanta United	39	(7)
2020–	Al-Nassr	37	(11)
National team‡
2018–	Argentina	3	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 September 2018

Club career

Huracán

Martínez, who trained in the Huracán youth system, debuted with Huracán's first team in the 2011–12 season. While at the club, he won his first Copa Argentina in 2014.

River Plate

Martínez joined River Plate in January 2015. Martínez made his club debut on 16 February 2015 against Club Atlético Sarmiento in a 1–4 away win.[1] On 25 April 2015, his former team Huracán beat River Plate for the Supercopa Argentina title. In the Copa Libertadores, Martínez played in the quarter-final first leg match against Boca Juniors, a match River Plate would go on to win. Martínez won two more Copas Argentinas in a row, in 2016 and 2017. Martínez added two Recopa Sudamericanas, in 2015 and 2016. Martínez also won two Copas Libertadores, in 2015 and 2018, as well as one Suruga Bank Championship in 2015, in which he scored in River's 3–0 win over Gamba Osaka.[2] He was instrumental in obtaining his first Supercopa Argentina title against Boca in 2017.

On 9 December 2018, Martínez scored his side's third goal to seal a 3–1 win, 5–3 aggregate victory, over Boca Juniors in the second leg of the Copa Libertadores held at Real Madrid's Bernabéu Stadium.[3] Following the victory, he announced that he would be joining MLS side Atlanta United after the FIFA Club World Cup, as the club had met his $17 million release clause.[4]

Atlanta United

On 24 January 2019, Martínez's transfer to Major League Soccer side Atlanta United was confirmed.[5] On 12 May 2019, Martínez scored his first goal for Atlanta United during a 1–0 victory against Orlando City.[6][7] He scored the game winner in the U.S. Open Cup final victory over Minnesota United on 27 August.[8]

Al-Nassr

On 7 September 2020, Martínez joined Saudi Professional League side Al-Nassr for a reported transfer fee of $18 million.[9][10]

International career

On 8 September 2018, Martínez made his Argentina national team debut in a 3–0 victory over Guatemala.[11] He started the match, scored from the penalty spot after a handball by Elías Vásquez midway through the first half, and was replaced by Franco Vázquez in the 56th minute.[12]

International goals

Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first.[13]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	7 September 2018	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States	Guatemala	1–0	3–0	Friendly

Career statistics

As of match played 29 August 2020.[14]

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
Huracán	2011–12	Primera B Nacional	15	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
	2012–13	Primera B Nacional	28	0	2	0	—		—		30	0
	2013–14	Primera B Nacional	29	4	0	0	—		—		29	4
	2014	Primera B Nacional	21	4	1	0	—		—		22	4
	Total		93	8	7	2	—		—		96	8
River Plate	2015	Primera División	24	4	2	0	17[lower-alpha 1]	0	5[lower-alpha 2]	1	49	5
	2016	Primera División	14	3	0	0	3[lower-alpha 3]	0	—		17	3
	2016–17	Primera División	28	7	5	1	5[lower-alpha 3]	0	3[lower-alpha 4]	0	41	8
	2017–18	Primera División	21	6	4	2	10[lower-alpha 3]	1	1[lower-alpha 5]	1	36	10
	2018–19	Primera División	7	2	3	2	6[lower-alpha 3]	2	2[lower-alpha 6]	2	18	8
	Total		94	22	14	5	41	3	11	4	160	34
Atlanta United	2019	MLS	32	5	5	2	4[lower-alpha 7]	0	3[lower-alpha 8]	0	44	7
	2020	MLS	7[lower-alpha 9]	2	—		3[lower-alpha 7]	2	—		10	4
	Total		39	7	5	2	7	2	3	0	54	11
Career total			236	37	26	9	48	5	14	4	310	53

Personal life

His nickname, Pity, refers to the wren ("pititorra"), from his native homeland of Guaymayen,in Mendoza, Argentina. He was given the nickname at the age of five, and does not respond to his given name, Gonzalo.[15]

Honours

Huracán

• Copa Argentina: 2013–14

River Plate

• Copa Argentina: 2015–16, 2016–17
• Supercopa Argentina: 2017
• Copa Libertadores: 2015, 2018
• Recopa Sudamericana: 2015, 2016
• Suruga Bank Championship: 2015[2]

Atlanta United

• U.S. Open Cup: 2019[8]
• Campeones Cup: 2019[16]

Al-Nassr

• Saudi Super Cup: 2020[17]

Individual

• South American Footballer of the Year: 2018[18]
• Copa Libertadores Best Player: 2018
• Footballer of the Year of Argentina: 2018[19]
• MLS All-Star: 2019[20]

References

На других языках

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[de] Gonzalo Martínez

Gonzalo Nicolás Martínez (* 13. Juni 1993 in Guaymallén, Mendoza), hauptsächlich bekannt unter seinem Spitznamen Pity, ist ein argentinischer Fußballspieler, der seit Januar 2019 bei der saudi-arabischen Erstligisten al-Nasr FC unter Vertrag steht. Der Flügelspieler ist seit September 2018 argentinischer Nationalspieler.

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- [en] Pity Martínez

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[es] Pity Martínez

Gonzalo Nicolás Martínez (Guaymallén, Mendoza, Argentina; 13 de junio de 1993), más conocido como Pity Martínez, es un futbolista argentino que juega de extremo en el Al-Nassr de Liga Profesional Saudí.

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[fr] Gonzalo Nicolás Martínez

Gonzalo Nicolás Martínez, né le 13 juin 1993 à Guaymallén, est un footballeur international argentin. Il joue au poste de milieu de terrain offensif avec le club à Al-Nassr Riyad.

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[it] Gonzalo Nicolás Martínez

Gonzalo Nicolás Martínez (Guaymallén, 13 giugno 1993) è un calciatore argentino, ala o centrocampista dell’Al-Nassr.

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[ru] Мартинес, Гонсало Николас

Гонсало Николас «Пити» Мартинес (исп. Gonzalo Nicolás Martínez; род. 13 июня 1993, Гуаймальен, Мендоса, Аргентина) — аргентинский футболист, опорный полузащитник клуба «Аль-Наср» и сборной Аргентины. Лучший футболист Аргентины и Южной Америки 2018 года.

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