Jorge Andres Martinez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Andrés Martínez Barrios | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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TBA | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 19??–2000 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2007 | Wanderers | 134 | (23) |
| 2006–2007 | → Nacional (loan) | 43 | (9) |
| 2007–2010 | Catania | 86 | (22) |
| 2010–2016 | Juventus | 14 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Cesena (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Cluj (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Novara (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | → Juventud (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2013 | Uruguay | 14 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 July 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 August 2011 |
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Jorge Andrés Martínez Barrios (born 5 April 1983) is a Uruguayan footballer who last played as a midfielder for Juventud de Las Piedras.
Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Martínez began his footballing career with Primera División Uruguaya team Montevideo Wanderers F.C., where he spent several seasons with the youth squad, before moving to the senior squad in 2000. In his first season with the club, the striker managed 23 first team appearances, before making an additional 33 league appearances in which he also accounted for 2 league goals. In his third season, with the Montevideo-based team, Martínez was shifted into a more attacking role, and scored 7 goals in 26 league starts. His next two seasons at the club, were hampered by injuries as the young striker managed just 22 appearances, scoring 2 goals. During the 2006 winter transfer market, Martínez transferred away from his hometown club, after scoring 4 goals in just 11 appearances. The young Uruguayan transferred to Club Nacional de Football in 2006, after six first team seasons with the Wanderers.
After transferring to Club Nacional de Football, Martínez quickly adapted to his new team, but was limited to 15 appearances and 3 goals in the league. His second season proved to be much more successful, as the player made over 30 appearances in all competitions, scoring 11 goals, 6 of which from league play. His impressive form during the 2006–07 season led to a transfer to Europe with Sicilian giants Calcio Catania of the Italian Serie A.
Martínez officially transferred to the Italian Serie A on 2 August 2007 for €3.2 million, when he was officially presented by Calcio Catania prior to the start of the 2007–08 Serie A season. His debut performance came as a 56th-minute substitute in a 0–0 home draw against Genoa C.F.C. on 2 September 2007. He followed his debut up with two starting appearances, though he was substituted in both of them.
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