Osvaldo David Martínez Arce (born 8 April 1986) is a Paraguayan professional

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who plays as a

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. He is a naturalized

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citizen.

Career

Club Libertad

Osvaldo Martínez began his career with

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in 2003, playing in over 150 matches and winning four league titles before transferring to Mexican club

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Monterrey C.F.

Osvaldo made the move to

in 2008 for a fee of about £2 million. He made an immediate impact with his new club, scoring in the first minute of his first match in the league, a 4–0 victory over

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. While at Monterrey, Martínez would play in over 100 matches, winning two

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in 2010, and a

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trophy in

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Atlante

Osvaldo transferred again, this time to Atlante in July 2011. He made his league debut for the club on 30 July 2011 in a 3–0 loss to

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, coming on for Diego Ordaz in the 59th minute. He scored his first league goal for the club on 27 August 2011 in a 2–1 win against

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The goal, scored in the 52nd minute, came from the penalty spot. His first season with Atlante was the most prolific of his career, scoring 12 goals over 33 league matches.

Club America

In January 2013, it was announced that Martínez was sold to

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. In his first tournament América won the league title, defeating

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on penalties, with Martínez scoring the third goal for América. He would win another league title the following year, as well as another CONCACAF Champions League in

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Santos Laguna

In January 2017, Martinez was included in part of a swap deal between America and

. He made his league debut for Santos Laguna on 7 January 2017 in a 0–0 draw with

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, coming on for

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in the 71st minute. His first league goal for the club came on 26 February 2017 in a 2–2 draw with

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. The goal, assisted by Djaniny, came in the 26th minute and was the first of the game.

International career

Martínez has been capped 32 times for the Paraguay national team, scoring one goal. He made his debut on 15 October 2008, in a

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qualifying match in

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against

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. In 2015 Martínez announced his retirement from the national team, yet he came out of international retirement and played with Paraguay in the 2018 World Cup Qualifiers in March 2016.

Personal life

Osvaldo is currently married to Giselle Martínez, with whom he has one child.

Career statistics

International goals

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Honours

Libertad * Primera División: Apertura 2006, Clausura 2007, Apertura 2008, Clausura 2008 Monterrey *

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: Apertura 2009, Apertura 2010 *

: 2010–11 *

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América *

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: Clausura 2013, Apertura 2014 *

: 2014–15, 2015–16 Santos Laguna *

: Clausura 2018

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Osvaldo 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Luque Paraguayan footballers Paraguay men's international footballers Paraguayan expatriate footballers Men's association football midfielders Club Libertad footballers C.F. Monterrey players Club América footballers Atlante F.C. footballers Santos Laguna footballers Atlas F.C. footballers Club Puebla players Paraguayan Primera División players Liga MX players 2011 Copa América players 2015 Copa América players Naturalized citizens of Mexico Expatriate footballers in Mexico Paraguayan expatriate sportspeople in Mexico