Diego Martínez (footballer, born 1992)
# Diego Martínez (footballer, born 1992)

Hermes Diego Martínez (born 5 July 1992) is an Argentine professional football player who plays as a defender for Club Atlético Nueva Chicago.

## Club career

### River Plate

Martínez made his debut appearance on 16 May 2012, turning out in the quarter-finals of the Copa Argentina against San Lorenzo in a match which ended in a 2–0 victory. He then made his league debut on 23 September 2012 in a game against Racing.

Martínez also participated in the 2012 U-20 Copa Libertadores, winning it in his first and only attempt and beating Defensor Sporting in the final.

**Loan to Sarmiento**

After manager Ramon Diaz made it clear that Martínez was not in his first team plans for the Torneo Inicial stage of the league campaign, he was loaned out to Sarmiento of the Primera B Nacional with whom he played 18 games.

**Loan to Patronato**

The following season, Martínez was loaned out to Patronato de Parana, also of the B Nacional.

### New York City FC

On 22 January 2016, Martínez was unveiled as a signing for Major League Soccer side New York City FC, joining on a free transfer. Following a season where he struggled to crack the starting eleven, he was released from his contract with New York City on 28 November 2016.

## Statistics

### Club

    As of match played 16 October 2016.

| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| River Plate | 2011–12 | Primera B Nacional | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| River Plate | 2012–13 | Argentine Primera División | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| River Plate | Total | Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Sarmiento (loan) | 2013–14 | Primera B Nacional | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Sarmiento (loan) | Total | Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Patronato de Parana (loan) | 2014 | Primera B Nacional | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Patronato de Parana (loan) | 2015 | Primera B Nacional | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 |
| Patronato de Parana (loan) | Total | Total | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 2 |
| New York City FC | 2016 | Major League Soccer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| New York City FC | Total | Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 77 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 2 |

## Honours

### River Plate

* U-20 Copa Libertadores: 2012
