Pablo Martinez (Welsh footballer)

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Pablo Martinez
Personal information
Full name Pablo Jacob Martinez
Date of birth (2000-10-11) 11 October 2000 (age 23) [1]
Place of birth Oxford, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)
Position(s) Central defender
Team information
Current team
 Chippenham Town
Youth career
0000–2017 Reading
2017–2020 West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Bristol Rovers 9 (0)
2020–2021 → Oxford City (loan) 9 (1)
2022 → Gloucester City (loan) 10 (0)
2022– Chippenham Town 2 (0)
International career
2017 Wales U17 2 (0)
2017–2018 Wales U19 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:51, 28 April 2023 (UTC)

Pablo Jacob Martinez (born 11 October 2000) is a retired professional footballer. He played for various teams both as a defender or midfielder, and ended his career whilst playing for Chippenham Town. Born in England, he also represented Wales at youth international level.

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Career

Early career

Martinez came through the academy at West Bromwich Albion from the age of 16. [2] He was released from the club at the end of the 2019–20 season, one of five third-year scholars to not be offered a new contract. [3]

Bristol Rovers

Following his release from West Bromwich Albion, Martinez joined League One side Bristol Rovers in August 2020, initially joining up with the club's development squad. [4] In early March 2021, Rovers' manager Joey Barton revealed that Martinez, along with fellow development squad player Zain Walker, had been training with the first-team squad. [5] On 27 March 2021, Martinez made his debut for the club, playing the duration of a 1–0 home defeat to Sunderland. [6] After making eight appearances for the League One side as they finished bottom and were relegated to League Two, the club exercised the option in Martinez's contract for another year. [7] Martinez was released at the end of the 2021–22 season following Rovers' promotion back to League One. [8]

Oxford City (loan)

On 23 October 2020, Martinez joined National League South side Oxford City on an initial three-month loan deal as they looked to gain promotion. [9] He made his debut for the club the following week, coming off of the bench in a 2–0 home defeat to Hampton & Richmond Borough. [10] He scored his first senior goal on 19 January 2021, in a 5–3 victory at Hemel Hempstead Town, Martinez scoring his side's first goal to pull the scores back to 2–1 with a strike from 35 yards out. [11]

Gloucester City (loan)

On 4 March 2022, Martinez joined Gloucester City on a one-month loan deal having found first-team opportunities hard to come by. By joining the National League North club on loan, Martinez linked up with fellow Rovers loanees Lucas Tomlinson and Ollie Hulbert as well as being managed again by former Bristol Rovers Development Squad manager Lee Mansell. [12]

Chippenham Town

Following his release from Bristol Rovers, he joined National League South side Chippenham Town on 15 July 2022 [13] On 13 August 2022, Chippenham's home match against Chelmsford City was postponed after Martinez had collapsed 27 minutes into the match. [14] Following the match, Martinez's club issued a statement that his condition was not life-threatening. [15] On 19 August, a further statement was released stating that Martinez had been fitted with a small heart monitor and would likely be able to return to playing football. [16] On 22 April 2023, he made his return to first-team football as a stoppage time substitute against Tonbridge Angels. [17]

Personal life

Pablo Martinez was born in Oxford, England to a Spanish father and Welsh mother and is eligible for all three national teams. He was educated at the European School, Culham and was a youth international for Wales. [18]

Career Statistics

As of end of 2021–22 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol Rovers 2020–21 [19] League One 8000000080
2021–22 [20] League Two 1010002 [lower-alpha 1] 040
Total90100020120
Oxford City (loan) 2020–21 National League South 9110—2 [lower-alpha 2] 0121
Gloucester City (loan) 2021–22 National League North 100——00100
Career Total281200040341
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "Pablo Martinez". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "YOUNG BAGGIES RETAINED LIST ANNOUNCED". www.wba.co.uk. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "ALBION ANNOUNCE RETAINED LIST". www.wba.co.uk. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Pablo Martinez joins the Development Squad". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Joey Barton explains why he has promoted two young talents to Bristol Rovers first-team squad". Bristol Post. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Bristol Rovers 0–1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. 27 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Retained List for 2021/22 Season Announced". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 13 May 2021. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Club Announces Released List". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Pablo Martinez moves on loan to Oxford City". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "CITY FALL TO DEFEAT AGAINST RESOLUTE HAMPTON". www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "REPORT: HEMEL HEMPSTEAD 3 – 5 OXFORD CITY". www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  12. ↑ "Pablo Martinez Joins Gloucester City On Loan". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 4 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "Pablo Martinez Joins Chippenham Town". www.chippenhamtown.com. 15 July 2022.
  14. ↑ "Pablo Martinez: Chippenham Town defender 'stabilised' after collapsing during game". BBC Sport. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  15. ↑ "CLUB STATEMENT: Pablo Martinez". chippenhamtown.com. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  16. ↑ "CLUB STATEMENT: Pablo Martinez update – Friday 19th August 2022". chippenhamtown.com. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  17. ↑ "MATCH REPORT: Chippenham Town 2-2 Tonbridge Angels National League South Saturday 22nd April 2023". chippenhamtown.com. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  18. ↑ Dunn, Toby; Frost, Sam (29 March 2021). "Pablo Martinez on his Rovers debut and being inspired by Joey Barton". BristolLive.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Pablo Martinez in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Pablo Martinez in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
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