Martín Maximiliano Mantovani (born 7 July 1984) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a centre-back.

Martín Mantovani
Mantovani with Leganés in 2016
Personal information
Full name Martín Maximiliano Mantovani
Date of birth (1984-07-07) 7 July 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth San Miguel, Argentina
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Banfield
Kimberley
Cadetes San Martín
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Atlético Madrid C
2009–2010 Atlético Madrid B 7 (0)
2010–2011 Cultural Leonesa 32 (0)
2011–2012 Atlético Baleares 29 (1)
2012–2014 Oviedo 35 (0)
2013–2014Leganés (loan) 34 (2)
2014–2018 Leganés 117 (9)
2018–2020 Las Palmas 37 (0)
2019Huesca (loan) 9 (2)
2020–2021 Andorra 12 (0)
2021–2022 Móstoles 27 (3)
Total 339 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Born in San Miguel, Corrientes, Mantovani played for local clubs as a youth, before joining Atlético Madrid in the 2006 summer. Initially assigned to the C-team, he went on to appear rarely with the reserves in the 2009–10 campaign, in Segunda División B.

On 10 August 2010, Mantovani moved to Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, also in the third level.[1] He subsequently represented CD Atlético Baleares[2] and Real Oviedo,[3] being an undisputed starter in both sides.

In June 2013, Mantovani was loaned to CD Leganés in the same division.[4] He appeared in 39 matches during the season, as the Madrid side returned to Segunda División after a ten-year absence, and subsequently signed permanently on 30 June 2014.[5]

On 5 October 2014, aged 30, Mantovani played his first match as a professional, starting in a 2–0 home win against CD Tenerife.[6] He scored his first goal late in the month, netting his side's only in a 1–1 away draw against CD Numancia.[7]

Mantovani appeared in 38 matches and scored two goals during the 2015–16 campaign, captaining his side in its first-ever promotion to La Liga. He made his debut in the category on 22 August 2016, starting in a 1–0 away win against Celta de Vigo.[8]

After five seasons at Leganés, Mantovani left the team and signed a two-year contract with UD Las Palmas as a free agent.[9] In March 2019, he joined SD Huesca on loan until the end of the season.[10]

On 5 October 2020, Mantovani terminated his contract with the Canarians.[11]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of match played 20 March 2021[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atlético Madrid B 2009–10 Segunda División B 7 0 7 0
Cultural Leonesa 2010–11 Segunda División B 32 0 0 0 32 0
Atlético Baleares 2011–12 Segunda División B 29 1 0 0 3[a] 0 32 1
Real Oviedo 2012–13 Segunda División B 35 0 2 0 4[a] 0 41 0
Leganés (loan) 2013–14 Segunda División B 34 2 3 1 5[a] 1 42 4
Leganés 2014–15 Segunda División 34 3 0 0 34 3
2015–16 38 2 2 0 40 2
2016–17 La Liga 31 1 1 0 32 1
2017–18 14 1 5 0 19 1
Total 151 9 11 1 5 1 167 13
Las Palmas 2018–19 Segunda División 12 0 1 0 13 0
2019–20 25 0 0 0 25 0
Total 37 0 1 0 0 0 38 0
Huesca (loan) 2018–19 La Liga 9 2 0 0 9 2
Andorra 2020–21 Segunda División B 10 0 0 0 10 0
Career total 310 12 14 1 12 1 336 14
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Promotion Playoffs

References edit

  1. ^ La Cultural ficha a Martín Mantovani (Cultural signs Martín Mantovani); Diario de León, 10 August 2010 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ El At. Baleares ficha al central Martin Mantovani de la Cultural Leonesa (At. Baleares signs stopper Martin Mantovani from Cultural Leonesa); Fútbol Balear, 14 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ El Real Oviedo ficha al central del At. Baleares Martín Mantovani (Real Oviedo signs At. Baleares' stopper Martín Mantovani); Fútbol Balear, 12 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Martín Mantovani, experiencia y jerarquía para la defensa (Martín Mantovani, experience and hierarchy for the defense); CD Leganés, 26 June 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Martín Mantovani renueva con el Lega (Martín Mantovani renews with Lega); CD Leganés, 30 June 2014 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Un Leganés serio y efectivo anula al Tenerife (A serious and effective Leganés nulls Tenerife); Marca, 5 October 2014 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ El Numancia continúa sin saber ganar delante de su afición (Numancia remains winless in front of their supporters); Marca, 26 October 2014 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ "Estreno de oro del Leganés en Primera" [Golden debut of Leganés in Primera] (in Spanish). Marca. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Mantovani, nuevo jugador de la UD Las Palmas" [Mantovani, new UD Las Palmas player] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  10. ^ "El Huesca presenta a su nuevo central, Martín Mantovani" [Huesca present their new stopper, Martín Mantovani] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Mantovani finaliza su relación con la UD Las Palmas" [Mantovani ends his link with UD Las Palmas] (in Spanish). UD Las Palmas. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  12. ^ "M. Mantovani". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 May 2017.

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