Iñigo Martínez/import

Iñigo Martínez Berridi ( Spanish pronunciation:  [ˈiɲiɣo marˈtineð βeˈriði]; born 17 May 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Real Sociedad in La Liga, mainly as a central defender.

Contents

 * 1 Club career
 * 2 International career
 * 3 Honours
 * 4 References
 * 5 External links

Club career
Born in Ondarroa, Biscay, Martínez joined Real Sociedad's youth ranks from local Aurrerá de Ondarroa. He made his senior debuts in the 2009–10 season, helping the B-team promote from the fourth division after one year out by contributing with 23 games and one goal.

On 27 August 2011 Martínez made his first-team – and La Liga – debut with the Basque, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away win against Sporting de Gijón.[1] On 2 October he scored his first league goal, netting from inside his own half in an eventual 1–2 home loss against Athletic Bilbao, in a derby.[2]

Martínez scored his third league goal in the same fashion, in a 3–2 win at Real Betis on 27 November (in the 90th minute).[3]

International career
Martínez made his debuts for the Spanish under-21 team in 2011. In the following year, he was picked by manager Luis Milla for his squad that appeared in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London: in the first game against Japan, he was sent off late into the first half for bringing down Kensuke Nagai thus denying a clear goalscoring opportunity, in an eventual 0–1 loss.[4]

Martínez made his debut with the full side on 14 August 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute for Sergio Ramos in a 2–0 friendly win with Ecuador.[5]

Honours

 * Spain U21
 * UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2013