Emiliano Martínez, born on 2 September 1992 (age 33), is an Argentina goalkeeper with Aston Villa. At 6ft 5in (1.95m), he is an imposing figure in goal, and his current market value is around £21.5m, according to Transfermarkt.
His earlier career included the sort of loan work that often decides whether a goalkeeper actually develops or just hangs around a squad. The 2013–2014 spell at Sheffield Wednesday gave him 11 league appearances and a useful run of senior football, modest in scale but important enough in the making of him.
Aston Villa has been the main body of his career. Across seven seasons he has made 213 league appearances for the club, and that spell has given him the continuity and status that were missing earlier on. He is still firmly involved in 2025–2026, with 32 Premier League appearances, one FA Cup appearance and 11 in the Europa League, making 44 Villa appearances in all competitions this season.
He has also remained active with Argentina, adding one World Cup appearance and 16 in South American World Cup qualifying this season. His career is now shaped less by the route he took to get there than by the long, steady spell at Villa, where he remains a regular first-team presence.
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