Aarón Martín Caricol (born 22 April 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Italian Serie A club Genoa.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aarón Martín Caricol | ||
Date of birth | 22 April 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Montmeló, Spain | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Genoa | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2005 | Montmeló | ||
2005–2015 | Espanyol | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Espanyol B | 36 | (1) |
2016–2019 | Espanyol | 62 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Mainz 05 (loan) | 33 | (0) |
2019–2023 | Mainz 05 | 83 | (6) |
2021 | → Celta (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2023– | Genoa | 10 | (0) |
International career | |||
2013 | Spain U16 | 1 | (0) |
2013 | Spain U17 | 6 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Spain U19 | 18 | (2) |
2017–2019 | Spain U21 | 12 | (0) |
2016 | Catalonia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:46, 26 January 2024 (UTC) |
Born in Montmeló, Barcelona, Catalonia, Martín joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2005. On 29 March 2015, while still a junior, he made his senior debut with the reserves by starting in a 1–0 Segunda División B away loss against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.
Martín scored his first senior goal on 16 January 2016, the first in a 2–0 home win over CF Reus Deportiu. On 13 June, already being a starter, he renewed his contract until 2020.
On 2 October 2016, Martín made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a second half substitute for Diego Reyes in a 0–0 home draw against Villarreal CF. The following 28 January he agreed to an extension until 2022, being definitely promoted to the first team three days later.
On 6 August 2018, Martín joined 1. FSV Mainz 05 on a season-long loan. His first appearance in the Bundesliga took place on 26 August, in a 1–0 home defeat of VfB Stuttgart where he featured the full 90 minutes.
Martín signed a permanent contract on 5 November 2018, effective as of the following 1 July. On 31 December 2020, he was loaned to RC Celta de Vigo for the remainder of the campaign with an option to buy.
Martín scored his first goal as a professional on 18 February 2022, helping the hosts to beat Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–2.
On 3 July 2023, Martín signed with Genoa CFC in the Italian Serie A.
On 28 December 2016, Martín made his debut for the Catalonia national team, starting in a 3–3 draw against Tunisia (4–2 loss on penalties).
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Espanyol B | 2014–15 | Segunda División B | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2015–16 | 28 | 1 | — | 28 | 1 | |||
2016–17 | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Total | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
Espanyol | 2016–17 | La Liga | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
2017–18 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
Total | 62 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 0 | ||
Mainz 05 (loan) | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
Mainz 05 | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
2020–21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 5 | ||
Total | 116 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 124 | 6 | ||
Celta (loan) | 2020–21 | La Liga | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
Career total | 233 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 246 | 7 |
Spain U21
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