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Emiliano Martínez, also known as Dibu Martínez, is an Argentine professional goalkeeper born on the 2nd of September 1992 in Mar del Plata. He plays for Aston Villa in the Premier League and is the first-choice goalkeeper for the Argentina national team.
Martínez has won three Golden Glove awards as the best goalkeeper of a major tournament: at the 2021 Copa América, the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and the 2024 Copa América. He also won The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper award in 2022 and 2024, and the Yashin Trophy in 2023 and 2024.
Aston Villa signed Martínez from Arsenal in September 2020 in a deal worth up to £20 million. He signed a four-year contract initially, then extended his stay with additional contracts in January 2022 and August 2024, with the most recent deal running until 2029.
Across five penalty shootouts for Argentina and Aston Villa as of July 2024, opposing players converted only 12 of 23 attempts against Martínez, a 52% conversion rate. The average shootout conversion rate is 70-80%, meaning Martínez has reduced opponents' scoring rate by roughly a third.
Martínez was given the nickname Dibu, an abbreviation of the Spanish word for drawing, by former goalkeeper and coach Miguel Ángel Santoro at Independiente. The name comes from an animated character in the Argentine telenovela Mi familia es un dibujo, which was popular at the time Martínez was a young player.
Martínez saved a one-on-one chance from Randal Kolo Muani in the final minute of extra time, forcing the match to a penalty shootout at 3-3. He then saved Kingsley Coman's penalty in the shootout, while Aurélien Tchouaméni missed his, helping Argentina win the World Cup 4-2 on penalties. He was awarded the Golden Glove as the tournament's best goalkeeper.