Aarón Martín Caricol (born 22 April 1997) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a left-back for Italian club Genoa.

Club career

Espanyol

Born in

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, Barcelona, Catalonia, Martín joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2005. On 29 March 2015, while still a junior, he made his senior debut with the reserves by starting in a 1–0

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away loss against Gimnàstic de Tarragona. Martín scored his first senior goal on 16 January 2016, the first in a 2–0 home win over

CF Reus Deportiu Club de Futbol Reus Deportiu, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Reus, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1909, it last competed in the Segunda Division (while its B team competed in the Tercera Division) before foldi ...

. On 13 June, already being a starter, he renewed his contract until 2020. On 2 October 2016, Martín made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a second half substitute for Diego Reyes in a 0–0 home draw against Villarreal CF. The following 28 January he agreed to an extension until 2022, being definitely promoted to the first team three days later.

Mainz 05

On 6 August 2018, Martín joined

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on a season-long loan. His first appearance in the Bundesliga took place on 26 August, in a 1–0 home defeat of VfB Stuttgart where he featured the full 90 minutes. Martín signed a permanent contract on 5 November 2018, effective as of the following 1 July. On 31 December 2020, he was loaned to

RC Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de Vigo (; ), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta, is a Spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spanish football. Nicknamed ''Os Celestes'' (The Sky Blues), ...

for the remainder of the campaign with an option to buy. Martín scored his first goal as a professional on 18 February 2022, helping the hosts to beat

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH, also known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen (), Bayer Leverkusen, or simply Leverkusen, is a professional football club based in Leverkusen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The club competes in the Bundesliga, t ...

3–2.

Genoa

On 3 July 2023, Martín signed with

Genoa CFC Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to as Genoa (), is a professional football club based in Genoa, Liguria, Italy, that competes in , the second division of the Italian football league system. Established in 1893, Genoa is ...

in the Italian Serie A.

International career

On 28 December 2016, Martín made his debut for the Catalonia national team, starting in a 3–3 draw against Tunisia (4–2 loss on

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Career statistics

Honours

Spain U21 * UEFA European Under-21 Championship:

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Aaron 1997 births Living people People from Vallès Oriental Spanish men's footballers Footballers from the Province of Barcelona Men's association football fullbacks La Liga players Segunda División B players RCD Espanyol B footballers RCD Espanyol footballers RC Celta de Vigo players Bundesliga players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players Serie A players Genoa CFC players Spain men's youth international footballers Spain men's under-21 international footballers Catalonia men's international footballers Spanish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Italy