Nicolás Martínez (Paraguayan footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alejandro Nicolás Martínez Ramos | ||
Date of birth | 15 February 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Ñemby, Paraguay | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Forward / Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Crucero del Norte | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Olimpia Asunción | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2009 | Olimpia Asunción | 30 | (5) |
2009 | Puebla | 2 | (0) |
2010 | Rubio Ñu | 10 | (10) |
2011–2012 | Juventude | 20 | (5) |
2012 | Tacuary | 22 | (12) |
2013 | Independiente José Terán | 15 | (3) |
2013–2014 | Nacional Asunción | 29 | (6) |
2014- | Crucero del Norte | 36 | (5) |
National team | |||
2009 | Paraguay U-20 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2014. |
Alejandro Nicolás Martínez Ramos (born 15 February 1989 in Ñemby), is a Paraguayan footballer who plays for Crucero del Norte as an attacking midfielder or forward. He is considered one of the best young talents in Paraguayan football due to his excellent ball control, pace and technique.[1][2]
Club career
Martínez started his career in the youth divisions of Olimpia. After playing two games for the reserve squad, he was invited to join the first team squad by coach Gustavo Costas during the 2008 Apertura tournament. He soon became a regular player in the Olimpia team, before being sold to Mexican top-tier side Puebla in 2009. In 2011, after just 2 appearances with Puebla, Martínez was sold again, this time to Brazilian fourth-division side Juventude. For the 2012 Closin' tournament is repatriated by the Tacuary, where he became one of the scorers.
In 2013 signed by the Ecuadorian side Independiente.