Francisco Alfredo Martínez (born 4 June 1990) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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or centre-back for Flandria.

Career

Martínez played in the academy of Los Cuervos del Fin del Mundo.

All Boys Club Atlético All Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Floresta, Buenos Aires. The institution is mostly known by its football team, which currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football league s ...

were Martínez's first senior club. He made his professional debut on 6 August 2011 during an Argentine Primera División draw with Belgrano. Ahead of 2013–14, with Martínez having made twenty-six appearances for All Boys, he made a move to fellow top-flight side

Atlético de Rafaela Asociación Mutual Social y Deportiva Atlético de Rafaela, known simply as Atlético de Rafaela, is an Argentine sports club based in the city of Rafaela, in Santa Fe Province. The club is mostly known for its professional football team, that ...

. He was selected in four fixtures in 2013–14. On 2 July 2014, Martínez signed for

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Primera B Nacional Primera Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, in English "National B Division", and known as Primera B Nacional until the 2019–20 season) is the second division of the Argentine football league system. The competition is made up of 37 team ...

. He netted his first professional goal after fifteen games in the following November versus Guaraní Antonio Franco as they lost 3–1 in Posadas. He remained with the club for

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and 2015, featuring a total of fifty-eight times along with two goals. In January 2016, Martínez agreed to sign for fellow second tier team Los Andes. Two goals in forty-four matches subsequently occurred for Los Andes across two seasons. Martínez joined Flandria for ten months from September 2017 to June 2018, when the defender completed a move to

Defensores de Belgrano Club Atlético Defensores de Belgrano (usually known as Defensores de Belgrano) is an Argentine sports club from Nuñez, Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in Primera Nacional, the regionalised sec ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martínez, Francisco 1990 births Living people People from Ushuaia Argentine footballers Association football defenders Argentine Primera División players Primera Nacional players All Boys footballers Atlético de Rafaela footballers Club Atlético Douglas Haig players Club Atlético Los Andes footballers Flandria footballers Defensores de Belgrano footballers CSyD Tristán Suárez footballers