Javier "Javi" Martínez Aginaga (; born 2 September 1988) is a Spanish professional

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who plays as a

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. He arrived at

Athletic Bilbao Athletic Club (; ), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao (), or simply Athletic, is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Southern Basque Country, Basque Country, Spain. They are known ...

in 2006, before his 18th birthday, quickly imposing himself as a starter and going on to appear in 251 official games over the course of six

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seasons, scoring 26 goals. In 2012, he signed with

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for €40 million, going on to win nine consecutive

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titles as well as the

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and

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. A former Spain international, Martínez was a member of the squads that won the

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and

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, and also played at the

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Club career

Athletic Bilbao

Martínez was born in Estella,

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and raised in the nearby village of Ayegui; and was a promising

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player in his youth.

signed him as a raw 17-year-old for €6 million in the summer of 2006, from fellow

club

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, despite him never having played a game with the first team; he had scored three goals in 32 appearances for the

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. Martínez soon became a regular in his debut season with powerful displays, his highlight being scoring twice against

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in a 2–0 away success on 16 December 2006, and finished with 35 games and three goals. He was ever-present again over the following two years, helping Athletic to the final of the

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2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

. In 2009–10, Martínez was the midfield engine once more– 46 official matches, nine goals – and netted a career-best six times in the league campaign as the side narrowly missed on another

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to the

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. In 2011–12, under new manager

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, he began to be used regularly as a

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, making 50 starts in the demanding role and receiving three red cards during the latter season, which saw them reach another domestic cup final as well as the decisive game in the Europa League, only to lose both matches 3–0.

Bayern Munich

2012–13 season

On 29 August 2012, after

paid the buyout clause of €40 million in his contract, Martínez signed a five-year contract with the German club. He thus became the transfer record in the 50-year history of the

. Martínez made his official debut on 2 September – the day of his 24th birthday – coming on as a 77th minute substitute for

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in a 6–1 home win over

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. He scored his first goal for his new club against

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on 24 November, netting the opener in an eventual 5–0 home triumph through a

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. Martínez scored his second goal for Bayern in their 6–1 demolition of

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on 23 February 2013, heading home from an

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free-kick to make the score 2–0 after thirty minutes. Following the team's impressive 4–0 victory over

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in the first leg of their

semi-final clash on 23 April, he was lauded by many pundits for his all-around display and was credited as the key man in breaking up the tiki-taka football of national teammates

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and

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; in the final game of his first season, he netted the first goal as the club came back from 0–2 and 1–3 down to win it 4–3 at

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. He finished the season with three goals in 43 appearances.

2013–14 season

Martínez started the 2013–14 campaign on the substitutes bench, under new manager

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. On 30 August 2013, in that year's

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, he took the pitch early into the second half of the match against Chelsea, and scored the 2–2 equalizer in the last minute of

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, as the

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ns went on to win the trophy in

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after a

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. Martínez finished the season with one goal in 34 appearances.

2014–15 season

On 13 August 2014, Martínez tore the ligaments on his left knee 30 minutes into the German Super Cup encounter against

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(eventual 0–2 loss), going on to miss the vast majority of the season. He returned to action on 2 May 2015, starting in central defence in a 2–0 league defeat of

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. Ten days later, he came on as an 87th-minute substitute in the Champions League semi-final second leg against Barcelona. In addition to playing in the German Super Cup, Martínez also played in one Bundesliga match and one Champions League match.

2015–16 season

Martínez made his first appearance of 2015–16 on 19 September 2015, featuring 24 minutes and being booked in a 3–0 win at

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. His first start of the campaign came as a stopper in a 3–0 defeat of 1.FSV Mainz 05, the following matchday. On 4 October 2015, Martínez played 90 minutes for the first time in one year and five months, in a 5–1 Klassiker win against Borussia Dortmund. On 18 December he signed a new contract, keeping him at the club until 2021. He finished the season with a goal in 27 appearances.

2016–17 season

Martínez started the 2016–17 season by playing in the German Super Cup. Martínez finished the season with two goals in 37 appearances.

2017–18 season

Martínez started the 2017–18 season by playing in the German Super Cup. On 31 October 2017, Martínez scored the winning goal in a 2–1 away victory over

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during the Champions League group stage, which confirmed his team's passage to the knockout phase. In the process, he sustained a cut to his face in a clash of heads with Nir Bitton; it was his first ever goal in European competitions, in 59 appearances. Martínez finished the season with two goals in 37 appearances.

2018–19 season

Martínez started the 2018–19 season by winning the German Super Cup as Bayern defeated

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with a 5–0 victory. On 19 January 2019, following a 3–1 win over Hoffenheim, he reached 100 Bundesliga wins with Bayern Munich in his 120th appearance for the club, breaking the record previously held by

, who took 126 matches. On 18 May 2019, Martínez won his seventh consecutive Bundesliga title as Bayern finished two points above Dortmund with 78 points. A week later, Martínez won his fourth

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as Bayern defeated

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3–0 in the 2019 DFB-Pokal Final. He finished the season with four goals in 33 appearances.

2019–20 season

He made a total of 24 appearances in the 2019–20 treble-winning season.

2020–21 season

On 24 September 2020, Martínez (at that time heavily linked in the media with a return to Athletic Bilbao) scored in extra-time to win the 2020 UEFA Super Cup for Bayern Munich with a 2–1 victory over

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; it was his second goal in two appearances in the UEFA Super Cup. Having scored the decisive goal once again in the extra time for Bayern as he did earlier in 2013 against Chelsea in the UEFA Super Cup final, he famously earned the nickname of "Mr. Super Cup" (later made famous in the sports media) from his teammate

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who became man of the match. On 4 May 2021, Bayern announced that Martínez would be leaving Bayern at the end of the season, since both him and the club agreed not to extend his contract.

Qatar SC

On 20 June 2021, Martínez signed for

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club

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International career

At the age of 19, Martínez began appearing for Spain's under-21 team, representing the nation at the 2009 UEFA European Championships in

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, in a group stage exit. On 20 May 2010, he was named in the senior side's list of 23 for the

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, by manager

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. On the 29th he made his full debut, replacing

in the 74th minute of a 3–2 friendly win against

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, in

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; on 3 June he started in another exhibition game, with

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(1–0 triumph, in the same venue), playing 80 minutes until

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took his place. Martínez played once in the final stages, replacing the injured

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for the final 20 minutes of the group stage 2–1 win against

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on 25 June, as Spain emerged victorious in the tournament. He returned to the under-21 setup for the 2011 European Championships in Denmark, captaining the nation to its third title in the category. Martínez also appeared in one game at

for the eventual champions, again substituting Alonso midway through the second half, this time against the

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in the group stage (4–0 success). He was described by del Bosque as "a complete player", with the manager comparing him to

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; additionally, he was part of the

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at the

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, which ended in group phase elimination. Martínez was named in Spain's 30-man provisional squad for the

, as well as the final 23-man squad for the tournament. He made his tournament debut in the second group game, starting against Chile in the Maracanã in place of

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in a 0–2 loss that confirmed elimination for the Europeans.

Style of play

Martínez is a versatile player who can play both as a holding midfielder and as a centre-back; he is also capable of playing as a

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in a three-man back-line in a 3–4–3 or 3–5–2 formation, due to his ability to play the ball out from the back. His versatility enabled Bayern Munich's effective adoption of a flexible tactical approach under manager Pep Guardiola, allowing the team to switch between different formations throughout the course of a single match. In addition to his good tackling, physical power, ability in the air, and defensive awareness, Martínez has also stood out for his passing ability, technique, and vision, as well as his strong mentality, which also enable him to play in a variety of

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roles, including as a

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. Ahead of Euro 2012, Garth Crooks described Martínez as "as silky as a bar of Toblerone."

Personal life

Martínez's older brother,

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, was also a footballer, who played as a defender. Having played mainly in the lower leagues, he had a brief spell in the second division with

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. Javi has cited Álvaro as being a positive influence over his early career. In addition to his native

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, Martínez also speaks

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and English.

Career statistics

Club

International

Source:

Honours

Athletic Bilbao *

runner-up: 2008–09, 2011–12 *

runner-up: 2011–12 Bayern Munich *

: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21 *

: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20 *

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

: 2012–13, 2019–20 *

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Spain U19 *

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Spain U21 *

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2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

Spain *

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

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2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

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runner-up:

Individual * La Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year: 2010 *UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament:

References

External links

Bayern official profile
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