Lisandro Martínez
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Martínez playing for Manchester United in 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Lisandro Martínez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 January 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gualeguay, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Manchester United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2006 | Club Urquiza | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2014 | Club Libertad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Newell's Old Boys | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Newell's Old Boys | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Defensa y Justicia (loan) | 21 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Defensa y Justicia | 25 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Ajax | 74 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Manchester United | 58 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Argentina U20 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Argentina U23 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Argentina | 26 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:26, 2 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:12, 20 October 2024 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lisandro Martínez (born 18 January 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays primarily as a centre-back for Premier League club Manchester United and the Argentina national team. Martínez is nicknamed "the Butcher" due to his aggressive style of play.
Martínez began his career at Newell's Old Boys before joining Defensa y Justicia in 2017, initially on loan. He signed for Ajax in 2019, where he made 120 appearances over three seasons and won two Eredivisie titles and one KNVB Cup. He won the Ajax Player of the Year award in the 2021–22 season.
Martínez represented Argentina at under-20 and under-23 levels, before making his senior international debut in March 2019. He was a member of the Argentina squads that won the 2021 Copa América, the 2022 Finalissima, the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2024 Copa América.