Martín Payero
Martín Ismael Payero (born 11 September 1998) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Udinese.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martín Ismael Payero | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Pascanas, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Udinese | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Banfield | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Banfield | 37 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Talleres (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Middlesbrough | 13 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Boca Juniors (loan) | 25 | (5) |
| 2023– | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Argentina U23 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:19, 3 July 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:55, 5 August 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Banfield
Payero's career started with Banfield.[1][2] He first appeared in their first-team squad during the Primera División season, making his debut against San Martín on 4 December 2017; being substituted on for Eric Remedi with five minutes remaining.[1][3] He made three further appearances in 2017–18 before fourteen more occurred in 2018–19.[1] He scored his first senior goal in the latter, netting in a Copa Argentina victory over Juventud Unida on 27 February 2019.[1]
Loan to Talleres
The succeeding August saw Payero depart on loan to fellow Primera División team Talleres.[4] He scored once, versus Newell's Old Boys, in eighteen matches for them.[1]
Middlesbrough
On 5 August 2021, Payero joined Championship side Middlesbrough on a three-year deal for around €7 million. [5] On the 11th August he made his debut for the club in a cup game against Blackpool which Middlesbrough then lost 3-0. He made his league debut on the 14th August against Bristol City Which Middlesbrough went onto winning 2-1. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2-0 victory over Cardiff City on 23 October that year.[6] He scored a penalty in the shootout against Manchester United as Middlesbrough knocked them out of the FA Cup on 4 February 2022.[7] Just less than a week later Middlesbrough went to QPR, and Payero came on as a substitute in the 87th minute. Minutes later, he went into a tackle, injured himself, was stretchered off the pitch, and did not make an appearance for the Middlesbrough Senior Team for the rest of the season. Just playing on the U23s.
Loan to Boca Juniors
On 14 July 2022, Payero returned to Argentina to join Boca Juniors on a season-long loan deal.[8] On 23 October 2022, the 2022 Argentine Primera División ended with Payero's Boca Juniors winning the league title.[9]
International career
Payero has previously been called up to train with the Argentina U20 squad.[3] He played in all three of Argentina's matches in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 3 July 2023[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Banfield | 2017–18 | Primera División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 37 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
| Talleres (loan) | 2019–20 | Primera División | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| Middlesbrough | 2021–22 | EFL Championship | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Boca Juniors (loan) | 2022 | Primera División | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2023 | Primera División | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 15 | 4 | |||
| Total | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 93 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 9 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the Copa Sudamericana
References
- "Argentina - M. Payero". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- "Ficha Estadistica de MARTIN PAYERO". BDFA. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- "Payero debutó en la Primera de Banfield". La Unión. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- "Martín Payero, el jugador que inscribió Talleres y llegará desde Banfield". Mundo D. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- "Argentine International Martin Payero Joins Boro". Middlesbrough F.C. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- "Cardiff 0-2 Middlesbrough". BBC. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- "Manchester United 1–1 Middlesbrough (7–8 on pens)". BBC Sport. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- "Martin Payero Returns To Argentina With Boca Juniors". www.mfc.co.uk. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- Bugra Gokalp, Selcuk (24 October 2022). "Boca Juniors win 2022 Argentine Primera Division with the help of arch-rivals River Plate". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
External links
- Martín Payero at Soccerway
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