Javi Martínez
Javi Martínez was born in Estella-Lizarra, Spain on September 2nd, 1988 and is the Soccer Player. At the age of 35, Javi Martínez biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Javier "Javi" Martez Aginaga (born 2 September 1988) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Bayern Munich as a defensive midfielder or a central defender. He joined Athletic Bilbao in 2006, just before his 18th birthday, establishing himself as a starter and progressing to appear in 251 official games over the course of six La Liga seasons, scoring 26 goals.
He signed with Bayern Munich for €40 million in 2012 and went on to win seven consecutive Bundesliga titles as well as the 2013 Champions League. Martnez, a Spain international since 2010, was a member of the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012 squads, as well as the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Personal life
lvaro, Martnez' older brother, was also a footballer and played as a defender. He appeared in the lower leagues for the most part, but with SD Eibar, he had a brief stint in the second division. Javi has cited lvaro as a positive influence on his early career.
Martnez also speaks German and English in addition to his native Spanish.
Club career
Martnez was born in Estella, Navarre, and grew up in the nearby village of Ayegui; he was a promising basketball player in his youth. Despite him never having played a single minute for the reserve team in 32 appearances, Athletic Bilbao signed him as a raw 17-year-old in the summer of 2006, from fellow La Liga club CA Osasuna; he had scored three goals in 32 appearances.
Martnez quickly made his debut in his debut season, with his best showing coming back against Deportivo de La Corua in a 2–0 away victory on December 16, 2006, where he finished with 35 games and three goals. He was ever-present over the past two years, leading Athletic to the Copa del Rey final in 2009.
Martnez was the midfield engine in 2009–10, with 46 official matches, nine goals, and a career-best six times in the league season, when the side barely escaped on another qualifier for the UEFA Europa League. He began to be used regularly as a central defender in 2011–12, earning 50 starts in the demanding role and three red cards during the second season, which culminated in the team's second domestic cup final and also the decisive match in the Europa League.
Martnez agreed to a five-year deal with Bayern Munich on August 29, 2012, following Bayern Munich's payment of the buyout clause in his deal. He also set the highest transfer rate in the Bundesliga's 50-year history. Martnez made his official debut on September 2nd, his 24th birthday, on a 77th minute substitution for Bastian Schweinsteiger in a 6-1 home victory over VfB Stuttgart. On Saturday, he scored his first goal for his club against Hannover 96, netting the opener in an eventual 5–0 home victory through a bicycle kick.
Martnez scored his second goal for Bayern in their 6–1 loss of Werder Bremen on February 23, 2013, pulling the score 2–0 after 30 minutes. Following the team's elastic win over FC Barcelona in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final match on April 23rd, he was lauded by many pundits for his all-around performance and was lauded as the key man in breaking up the club's tiki-taka football of national team Xavi and Andrés Iniesta's first game of his debut in the club's inaugural game of his debut, He had three goals in 43 appearances last season.
Martnez started the 2013–14 campaign on the reserves bench, under new manager Pep Guardiola. As the Bavarians advanced to the trophy in Prague after a penalty shootout, he took the field early in the second half of the match against Chelsea in that year's UEFA Super Cup and scored the 2–2 equalizer in the last minute of extra time. Martnez made one goal in 34 appearances on the season.
Martnez tore the ligaments on his left knee 30 minutes before the German Super Cup match against Borussia Dortmund (ethical 0–2 loss) on August 13, 2014, and the vast majority of the season will be missed. In a 2–0 league loss to Bayer 04 Leverkusen, he returned to action on May 2nd, starting in central defense. In the Champions League semi-final second leg against Barcelona ten days later, he appeared as an 87th-minute replacement. Martnez participated in one Bundesliga match and one Champions League match in addition to playing in the German Super Cup.
Martnez made his first appearance of 2015–16 on September 19, 2015, when the team's 3–0 win over SV Darmstadt 98 made its first appearance of the year since being listed in 24 minutes and being identified. In a 3–0 loss of 1.FSV Mainz 05, the following matchday, he got off to a halt for his first match of the season.
Martnez played 90 minutes in a 5–1 Klassiker victory over Borussia Dortmund on October 4th, for the first time in one year and five months. He signed a new deal on December 18th, effectively ending him at the club until 2021. In 27 appearances, he had a goal.
Martnez played in the German Super Cup from 2016 to 2017. Martnez had two goals in 37 appearances on the season.
Martnez began the 2017-18 season by playing in the German Super Cup. Martnez scored the winning goal in a 2–1 away victory over Celtic on October 31. In the process, he received a cut to his face in a head clash with Nir Bitton; it was his first goal in European competitions in 59 appearances. Martnez scored two goals in 37 appearances over the season.
With a 5–0 victory over Bayern, Martnez started the 2018-19 season by winning the German Super Cup. In his 120th game with Bayern Munich, he defeated Hoffenheim 3–1. He set a new record of 126 matches for the club, beating Arjen Robben.
Bayern finished two points above Dortmund with 78 points on May 18, 2019, Martnez won his seventh straight Bundesliga title as Bayern finished two points above Dortmund. Bayern defeated RB Leipzig 3–0 in the 2019 DFB-Pokal Final, with Martnez winning his fourth DFB-Pokal. He had four goals in 33 appearances on the season.
In the 2019-20-20/20 treble-winning season, he made 24 appearances.
Martnez, a hugely visible in the media at the time with a return to Athletic Bilbao), won the 2020 UEFA Super Cup for Bayern Munich in extra time on September 24th; his second goal in two appearances in the UEFA Super Cup. Having scored the decisive goal against Bayern in the extra time he did earlier this season, he stole the name "Mr. Super Cup" from his teammate Thomas Müller, who became man of the match, as he did not appear in the sports media. Bayern revealed on May 4th, 2021, that Martez will leave Bayern at the end of the season, since neither team decided not to extend his contract.
Martnez, a 2021 recruiter from Qatar Stars League club Qatar SC, signed him on June 2021.
International career
Martnez debuted in 1939 as a member of Spain's under-21 team, representing the country at the 2009 European Championships in Sweden in a group stage crash. By boss Vicente del Bosque, he was ranked number 23 on the senior side of the FIFA World Cup in South Africa on May 20th. In Innsbruck, Austria, on the 29th minute, he made his full debut, replacing FC Barcelona's Xavi in the 74th minute of a 3–2 friendly victory over Saudi Arabia; on June 3, he began with South Korea (1–0 victory in the same venue) for the first time before David Silva took his place.
Marten appeared only in the final stages, replacing injured Xabi Alonso for the final 20 minutes of Spain's group stage 2–1 victory over Chile on June 25th. He returned to the under-21 grid in Denmark for the 2011 European Championships, captaining the country to its third title in the event.
Martnez also appeared in one game at UEFA Euro 2012 for the eventual champions, this time against the Republic of Ireland in the group stage (4–0 win). He was described as "a complete player" by del Bosque, with the manager comparing him to Patrick Vieira; in addition, he was part of the 2012 Summer Olympics team, which resulted in group phase elimination.
Martnez was selected in Spain's 30-man provisional squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, as well as the tournament's final 23-man squad. In his second group game, beginning against Chile in the Maracane, he made his tournament debut in the second group game, replacing Gerard Piqué in a 0–2 loss that announced the Europeans' disqualification.