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For the Uruguayan footballer, see Emiliano Mart\u00ednez (footballer, born 1999).

\"El Dibu\" redirects here. For other uses, see Dibu (disambiguation).

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mart\u00ednez and the second or maternal family name is Romero.

Emiliano Mart\u00ednez

Mart\u00ednez with Arsenal in 2018

Personal information

Full name

\nDami\u00e1n Emiliano Mart\u00ednez Romero^[1]

Date of birth

\n2 September 1992 (age 32)^[2]

Place of birth

\nMar del Plata, Argentina

Height

\n1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)^[3]

Position(s)

\nGoalkeeper

Team information

Current team

\nAston Villa

Number

\n23

Youth career

2008\u20132010

\nIndependiente

2010\u20132012

\nArsenal

Senior career\"

Years

\nTeam

\nApps

\n(Gls)

2012\u20132020

\nArsenal

\n15

\n(0)

2012

\n\u2192 Oxford United (loan)

\n1

\n(0)

2013\u20132014

\n\u2192 Sheffield Wednesday (loan)

\n11

\n(0)

2015

\n\u2192 Rotherham United (loan)

\n8

\n(0)

2015\u20132016

\n\u2192 Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)

\n13

\n(0)

2017\u20132018

\n\u2192 Getafe (loan)

\n5

\n(0)

2019

\n\u2192 Reading (loan)

\n18

\n(0)

2020\u2013

\nAston Villa

\n169

\n(0)

International career^\u2021

2009

\nArgentina U17

\n2

\n(0)

2009\u20132011

\nArgentina U20

\n5

\n(0)

2021\u2013

\nArgentina

\n49

\n(0)

Medal record

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Men's football\n
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Representing $\"\"$ Argentina\n
FIFA World Cup\n
Winner	2022 Qatar	\n
Copa Am\u00e9rica\n
Winner	2021 Brazil	\n
Winner	2024 United States	\n
CONMEBOL\u2013UEFA Cup of Champions\n
Winner	2022 England	\n

\n\"Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:41, 15 February 2025 (UTC)
\u2021 National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:15, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Dami\u00e1n Emiliano \"Emi\" Mart\u00ednez Romero, sometimes known as Dibu (born 2 September 1992), is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Argentina national team. Known as a specialist in saving penalty kicks, Mart\u00ednez is widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in the world and one of the best of his generation.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]\n

Mart\u00ednez trained at Independiente's youth ranks before moving to Premier League club Arsenal in 2010. At Arsenal, he initially served as understudy, being loaned to various clubs, before breaking into the starting line-up in 2019, featuring in the Premier League and helping the club win a FA Cup and FA Community Shield. In September 2020, Mart\u00ednez moved to fellow Premier League club Aston Villa in a transfer worth \u00a320 million. In his first season at the club, he kept a club-record fifteen clean sheets in the Premier League.\n

Mart\u00ednez represented Argentina in junior international matches from 2009 to 2011, playing on under-17 and under-20 levels. He earned his first senior cap for the Argentina in 2021 and won the 2021 Copa Am\u00e9rica with the team, receiving the Golden Glove award. Mart\u00ednez went on to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup with Argentina, again being voted best goalkeeper of the tournament, and the 2024 Copa Am\u00e9rica, where he was awarded the Golden Glove a third time. He was also named The Best FIFA Goalkeeper a record two times in 2022 and 2024, and received the Yashin Trophy, also a record two times, in 2023 and 2024.\n

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Club\n	Season\n	League\n	National cup^[a]\n	League cup^[b]\n	Europe\n	Other\n	Total\n
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals\n
Arsenal\n	2011\u201312^[101]\n	Premier League\n	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	\u2014	0	0\n
2012\u201313^[102]\n	Premier League\n	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	\u2014	2	0\n
2013\u201314^[103]\n	Premier League\n	0	0	\u2014	0	0	0	0	\u2014	0	0\n
2014\u201315^[104]\n	Premier League\n	4	0	0	0	0	0	2^[c]	0	0	0	6	0\n
2015\u201316^[105]\n	Premier League\n	0	0	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	0	0	0	0\n
2016\u201317^[106]\n	Premier League\n	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	\u2014	5	0\n
2018\u201319^[107]\n	Premier League\n	0	0	0	0	0	0	1^[d]	0	\u2014	1	0\n
2019\u201320^[108]\n	Premier League\n	9	0	6	0	2	0	6^[d]	0	\u2014	23	0\n
2020\u201321^[109]\n	Premier League\n	0	0	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	1^[e]	0	1	0\n
Total\n	15	0	6	0	7	0	9	0	1	0	38	0\n
Oxford United (loan)\n	2011\u201312^[101]\n	League Two\n	1	0	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	1	0\n
Sheffield Wednesday (loan)\n	2013\u201314^[103]\n	Championship\n	11	0	4	0	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	15	0\n
Rotherham United (loan)\n	2014\u201315^[104]\n	Championship\n	8	0	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	8	0\n
Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)\n	2015\u201316^[110]\n	Championship\n	13	0	0	0	2	0	\u2014	\u2014	15	0\n
Getafe (loan)\n	2017\u201318^[111]\n	La Liga\n	5	0	2	0	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	7	0\n
Reading (loan)\n	2018\u201319^[107]\n	Championship\n	18	0	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	18	0\n
Aston Villa\n	2020\u201321^[109]\n	Premier League\n	38	0	0	0	0	0	\u2014	\u2014	38	0\n
2021\u201322^[112]\n	Premier League\n	36	0	1	0	0	0	\u2014	\u2014	37	0\n
2022\u201323^[113]\n	Premier League\n	36	0	0	0	1	0	\u2014	\u2014	37	0\n
2023\u201324^[114]\n	Premier League\n	34	0	3	0	0	0	10^[f]	0	\u2014	47	0\n
2024\u201325^[115]\n	Premier League\n	25	0	1	0	0	0	8^[c]	0	\u2014	34	0\n
Total\n	169	0	5	0	1	0	18	0	\u2014	193	0\n
Career total\n	240	0	17	0	10	0	27	0	1	0	295	0\n

Club career

Independiente

Arsenal

2010\u20132019: Loan moves and fringe appearances

2019\u20132020: Breakthrough and departure

Aston Villa

International career

Style of play

Notable examples

Personal life

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

References

External links

Emiliano Martínez

Media collections