Gastón Nicolás Martirena Torres (born 5 January 2000) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a right back for Racing Club in the Argentine Primera División.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gastón Nicolás Martirena Torres | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Racing Club | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Liverpool Montevideo | 80 | (7) |
| 2023– | Racing Club | 32 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:35, 24 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
He began his career with Liverpool Montevideo, winning an Apertura and a Clausura title in the Uruguayan Primera División, as well as the Supercopa Uruguaya in 2023. He then transferred to Racing Club, where he won the Copa Sudamericana in 2024 and scored in the final.
Career
editLiverpool Montevideo
editBorn in Montevideo, Martirena began his career at Liverpool Montevideo. He made his debut on 24 March 2021 as a late substitute for Jean Rosso in a 4–1 home win over Montevideo City Torque in the Uruguayan Primera División.[1][2] On 1 August 2021 he scored his first goal in a 3–0 win away to the same team;[3] he netted twice on 16 June 2023 in a 3–1 win away to Cerro Largo.[4] He played in the 2023 Supercopa Uruguaya, in which his team defeated Nacional; he took the free kick from which Gonzalo Nápoli scored the only goal.[5]
Racing Club
editIn July 2023, Martirena transferred to Racing Club of the Argentine Primera División as their third signing of the transfer window. The club managed by Fernando Gago paid US$2.6 million for 70% of his economic rights.[6] He made his debut on 4 August as a substitute in a 4–2 loss away to Atlético Nacional of Colombia in the last 16 of the Copa Libertadores,[7] while his league bow came two weeks later as a starter in the 1–1 draw with Unión in the opening game, assisting the goal by Baltasar Rodríguez.[8] On 20 September he scored his only goal of the season, the 2–1 winner at home to Newell's Old Boys in the seventh minute of added time.[9]
In August 2024, Brazilian club Flamengo bid US$5 million for Martirena. The deal was not concluded as Racing demanded a higher amount of the fee to be paid instantly, and the club from Rio de Janeiro wanted 90% of his economic rights, which would have required negotiations with Liverpool.[10]
Martirena scored his first continental goal on 26 September 2024, concluding a 4–1 home win over Athletico Paranaense in the quarter-finals of the Copa Sudamericana.[11] He was on target again in the next game of the competition, ensuring a 2–2 draw away to Corinthians in Brazil.[12] In the final on 23 November against Cruzeiro of Brazil, he scored from a cross for the opening goal of a 3–1 win, giving the club from Avellaneda their first continental honour since the 1988 Supercopa Libertadores.[13]
Honours
editLiverpool Montevideo
Racing Club
References
edit- ^ "Todos los jugadores que debutaron en el Campeonato Uruguayo de Primera División durante el 2021" [All the players who debuted in the Campeonato Uruguayo de Primera División in the 2021 season] (in Spanish). ESPN. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ Méndez, Fermín (24 March 2021). "Sin parar: Liverpool goleó a Torque" [Without stopping: Liverpool thrashed Torque]. La Diaria (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Liverpool goleó a Torque y se acercó a la punta" [Liverpool thrashed Torque and got closer to the top] (in Spanish). U Digital. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Liverpool superó a Cerro Largo por 3 a 1" [Liverpool surpassed Cerro Largo 3–1] (in Spanish). U Digital. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ a b "La felicidad de Gonzalo Nápoli y Gastón Martirena por la Supercopa ganada con Liverpool" [Gonzalo Nápoli and Gastón Martirena's happiness for the Supercopa won with Liverpool] (in Spanish). ESPN. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "El uruguayo Martirena es el tercer refuerzo de Racing" [Uruguayan Martirena is Racing's third addition] (in Spanish). 0223. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ Montaño, Pablo (4 August 2023). "Maximiliano Cantera le dio el triunfo a Atlético Nacional con dos goles" [Maximiliano Cantera gave Atlético Nacional the triumph with two goals] (in Spanish). Tenfield. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Unión empató con Racing en el debut en la Copa de la Liga" [Unión drew with Racing in the opening game of the Copa de la Liga] (in Spanish). Radio EME. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "El uruguayo Martirena anota a los 97 minutos y pone a Racing en la vanguardia" [Uruguayan Martirena scores in the 97th minute and puts Racing in pole position] (in Spanish). SWI swissinfo. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Flamengo busca contratação de lateral-direito do Racing, da Argentina, diz jornal" [Flamengo seek signing of right-back from Racing of Argentina, says newspaper]. Lance! (in Portuguese). 21 August 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Racing saca de la Copa Sudamericana al Athletico Paranaense de Mateo Gamarra" [Racing kick Mateo Gamarra's Athletico Paranaense out of the Copa Sudamericana] (in Spanish). Versus. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Corinthians and Racing draw in a Thrilling Sudamericana Semifinal". beIN Sports. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Argentina's Racing wins its first Copa Sudamericana championship by beating Brazil's Cruzeiro 3-1". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ Lucas, Agustín (21 March 2021). "Liverpool campeón del Clausura tras golear 4-0 a Nacional en el Gran Parque Central" [Liverpool Clausura champion after thrashing Nacional 4-0 in the Gran Parque Central]. La Diaria (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ Méndez, Fermín (5 June 2022). "¡El campeón del Apertura es Liverpool!" [The Apertura champions are Liverpool!]. La Diaria (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2024.
External links
edit- Gastón Martirena at Soccerway