Lisandro Martínez was born on the 18th of January 1998, and he is an Argentine professional footballer who plays primarily as a centre-back for Premier League club Manchester United and the Argentina national team.Information Guide Nigeria

Club career

Newell’s Old Boys

According to ESPN sport casters, Martínez had youth spells with Club Urquiza (Gualeguay, Entre Rios), Club Libertad (Gualeguay, Entre Rios) and Newell’s Old Boys. The young star made his professional debut for Newell’s in the club’s final fixture of the 2016–17 season, when he played the full match in a loss to Godoy Cruz.Information Guide Nigeria

Defensa y Justicia

Nevertheless, in the month of August 2017, Martínez joined fellow Argentine Primera División side Defensa y Justicia on loan. Report has it that his first appearance for Defensa arrived on 13 October in a defeat against San Lorenzo. After he made two appearances, he scored his first senior goal in an away win versus Temperley. Defensa y Justicia purchased 50% of the rights to Martínez in June 2018.Information Guide Nigeria

Ajax

On the 17th of May 2019, Defensa y Justicia announced that a deal had been agreed with Eredivisie team Ajax; subject to the passing of a medical. According to Skysport, Ajax paid the Argentine side €7m for the transfer of Martínez.[ Ajax announced the completion of the medical on the 20th of May, with the transfer to go through on the 1st of July. The young star penned a four-year contract, with the option of a further year.NYSC Portal

However, he didn’t officially join until July, though did feature in June friendlies with Quick ’20 and AaB. The report has it that his competitive bow came in the 2019 Johan Cruyff Shield against PSV Eindhoven, as Ajax won the trophy following a two-goal victory. Martínez was voted man of the match in his second Eredivisie game; in a win over FC Emmen.NYSC Portal

According to statistics, Martínez netted his first Ajax goal on the 28th of September, as he opened the scoring in a 2–0 victory over FC Groningen at the Johan Cruyff Arena. The star scored again against Utrecht in November, in a campaign which was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, in his first match of 2020–21, Martínez got his third Ajax goal in a home win versus RKC Waalwijk on 20 September.NYSC Portal

Manchester United

And on the 16th of July 2022, it was announced that Manchester United had agreed a deal with Ajax for the signing of Martínez. According to Fabrizio Romano, the transfer was officially completed on the 27th of July, when Martínez signed a five-year contract with the club. And his transfer fee was reported to be in the range of £47 million to £49 million, plus £8.5 million in add-ons.

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International career

According to BBC sport, Martínez won four caps for the Argentina under-20 team at the 2017 South American Youth Football Championship in Ecuador. However, the first came during the first stage against Venezuela, while the other three arrived during the final stage as Argentina finished 4th and subsequently qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea. The young star received a call-up for the U-20 World Cup but failed to make an appearance, appearing on the substitutes bench once versus Guinea. Again, it was reported that Martínez made one appearance for Argentina at under-23 level, which was in a 5–0 friendly victory against Bolivia in September 2019.NYSC Portal

Again, in the month of March 2019, Martínez received his first call-up to the senior team. The young defender won his opening cap as they lost in Madrid to Venezuela on 22 March. The Manchester United defender made one appearance at the 2021 Copa América, which Argentina won. And he was an unused substitute in Argentina’s 3–0 victory over Italy in the 2022 Finalissima.

Lisandro Martínez Net Worth

According to reports, his career has just begun. Lisandro’s current net worth is about 150,000 Euros. He goes for about 11 million Euros in today’s transfer climate.

Lisandro Martínez His Salary

Lisandro Martínez signed a contract with Ajax Amsterdam that nets him a whopping salary of 1.2 Million Euro (1 Million Pound) per year. We have crunched the numbers, this means he earns €3,287.67 (£2,739.72) per day and €136.99 (£114.16) per hour!

Per year       €1,200,000     £1,043,478

Per month    €100,000   £86,957

Per week      €23,077   £20,067

Per day        €3,288       £2,859

Per hour      €137       £119

Per minute  €2         £2

Honours

Ajax

Eredivisie: 2020–21, 2021–22

KNVB Cup: 2020–21

Johan Cruyff Shield: 2019

Argentina

Copa América: 2021

CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions: 2022

Individual

Ajax Player of the Year (Rinus Michels Award): 2021–22

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