Josep Martínez

Josep Martínez
Personal information
Full name Josep Martínez Riera[1]
Date of birth (1998-05-27) 27 May 1998
Place of birth Alzira, Spain
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Inter Milan
Number 1
Youth career
2003–2015 Alzira
2015–2017 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Las Palmas B 55 (0)
2019–2020 Las Palmas 28 (0)
2020–2023 RB Leipzig 2 (0)
2022–2023 → Genoa (loan) 30 (0)
2023–2024 Genoa 36 (0)
2024– Inter Milan 12 (0)
International career
2019–2020 Spain U21 3 (0)
2021 Spain 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2026 (UTC)

Josep Martínez Riera (born 27 May 1998) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Inter Milan. He made one appearance for the Spain national team in 2021.

Club career

Las Palmas

Born in Alzira, Valencia, Martínez joined Barcelona's La Masia in July 2015, from his hometown's Alzira.[2] On 19 July 2017, after finishing his formation, he signed for Las Palmas and was assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[3]

Martínez made his senior debut on 20 August 2017, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Melilla.[4] He finished the campaign as a starter, as his side avoided relegation.

Martínez made his first team debut on 28 April 2019, playing the full 90 minutes of a 4–1 home routing of Lugo in the Segunda División championship.[5] On 17 June, he was definitely promoted to the main squad.[6]

RB Leipzig

On 22 January 2020, RB Leipzig reached an agreement with Las Palmas for the transfer of Martínez, effective as of 1 July.[7] He agreed to a contract until 2024 with his new club.[8]

Genoa

On 29 June 2022, Martínez was loaned to Genoa in Italy for the Serie B 2022–23 season.[9]

On 9 June 2023, since the inclusion of a "sell-out" right following the promotion to Serie A, Martínez was bought by Genoa.[10]

Inter Milan

On 9 July 2024, Martínez signed for fellow Serie A side Inter Milan on a permanent basis.[11] He made his debut on 19 December 2024 in the round of 16 of the Coppa Italia, keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 victory against Udinese.[12] After first-choice goalkeeper Yann Sommer sustained a fractured thumb in training,[13] Martínez made his Serie A debut for the club on 22 February 2025, securing a 1–0 victory against his former team, Genoa.[14]

International career

Due to the isolation of some national team players following the positive COVID-19 test of Sergio Busquets, Spain's under-21 squad were called up for the international friendly against Lithuania on 8 June 2021.[15] Martínez made his senior debut in the match.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 August 2026[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Las Palmas B 2017–18 Segunda División B 250———250
2018–19 Segunda División B 300———300
Total 550———550
Las Palmas 2018–19 Segunda División 70———70
2019–20 Segunda División 21020——230
Total 28020——300
RB Leipzig 2020–21 Bundesliga 100000—10
2021–22 Bundesliga 10101[b]0—30
Total 201010—40
Genoa (loan) 2022–23 Serie B 30020——320
Genoa 2023–24 Serie A 36000——360
Genoa total 66020——680
Inter Milan 2024–25 Serie A 50401[b]000100
2025–26 Serie A 5050001[c]0110
2026–27 Serie A 2000000020
Total 120901010230
Career total 163014020101800
  1. ↑ Includes Copa del Rey, DFB-Pokal, Coppa Italia
  2. 1 2 Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  3. ↑ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana

International

As of match played 8 June 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Spain 202110
Total10

Honours

RB Leipzig

Inter Milan

References

  1. ↑ "Squad List: FIFA Club World Cup 2025: FC Internazionale Milano (ITA)" (PDF). FIFA. 16 June 2025. p. 16. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Josep Martínez, portero del Alzira, fichaje "tapado" para el Juvenil B del Barça" [Josep Martínez, Alzira goalkeeper, "capped" signing for the Juvenil B of Barça] (in Spanish). Fútbol Base Català. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Josep Martínez, nuevo portero de Las Palmas Atlético" [Josep Martínez, new goalkeeper of Las Palmas Atlético] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Las Palmas Atlético se estrena con empate en 2ºB (1–1)" [Las Palmas Atlético debut with a draw in 2ºB (1–1)] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "Las Palmas golea y le complica la vida al Lugo" [Las Palmas rout and complicate Lugo's life] (in Spanish). Marca. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Miguel Ángel Ramírez: "Josep, Fabio, Kirian, Edu Espiau and Cristian Cedrés will sign professional terms with the first team squad"". UD Las Palmas. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Josep Martínez transferred to RB Leipzig". UD Las Palmas. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  8. ↑ "Josep Martínez joins RB Leipzig". RB Leipzig. 22 January 2020. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  9. ↑ "JOSEP MARTÍNEZ MOVES TO GENOA CFC ON LOAN". Genoa. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "IL CLUB ESERCITA L'OPZIONE PER MARTINEZ". Genoa. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Josep Martínez is a new Inter player". Inter Milan. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Inter reach Coppa Italia quarter-finals with 2-0 win over Udinese". ESPN. 19 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "Yann Sommer's condition" (Press release). Inter Milan. 20 February 2025.
  14. ↑ "Inter take top spot after 1-0 win over Genoa". ESPN. 22 February 2025.
  15. ↑ "Oficial | Lista de convocados para el encuentro ante Lituania" [Official | Squad list for the match against Lithuania]. Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 6 June 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  16. ↑ "Spain youngsters impress in Lithuania rout". MARCA. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  17. ↑ "Josep Martínez". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  18. ↑ Peeters, Thomas (23 May 2022). "A thriller in Berlin: how relentless RB Leipzig won their first major title". Red Bull. Archived from the original on 13 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  19. ↑ "Inter cruise to Serie A title triumph after Thuram sparks victory over Parma". The Guardian. 3 May 2026. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "Inter, è doblete! Un autogol e Lautaro stendono la Lazio, la Coppa Italia è nerazzurra". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 13 May 2026. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
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