The Aston Villa and Argentina national team goalkeeper is a true specialist in shots from 11 yards and his numbers prove it.
Emiliano Martinez have every confidence in it Lionel Scaloni in the Argentina national teamWhile he managed to establish himself at club level with Aston Villa in the Premier League, today he is an immobile starter.
After several years of waiting for an opportunity, Dibu finally found the desired regularity in the Premier League and that opened the way for him to become an undisputed player in the national team, especially after the enormous level he showed at the inauguration in the America’s Cup 2021.
An important aspect to get into the hearts of the albiceleste fans was his performance in the Fineswith his performance in the semi-final against Colombia being an unforgettable performance.
Now, thanks to the two saves against the Netherlands and the cover against France from the eleven kicks in the quarter-finals and final of the World Cup in Qatar 2022, the 30-year-old goalkeeper continues to increase his figure.
THE STORY OF DIBU MARTÍNEZ
In GOAL We bring you Dibu Martínez’s detailed numbers in terms of shots from the twelve steps.
ALL THE PENALTIES OF EMILIANO MARTÍNEZ IN HIS CAREER
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I drew He has gone through several clubs, most of them in England. And his stats are more than acceptable in terms of penalties: throughout his career, the goalkeeper conceded 33 penalties and conceded 11, meaning he saved one shot out of three received. Specialized numbers.
In the national team, his numbers are even better: of the three he received, he saved two (Yoshima Yotún in the 1-0 victory over Peru for the qualifiers for Qatar and Arturo Vidal in the 2021 Copa América, where they won the converting rebound), while one ended in a Yefferson Soteldo goal in the 3-1 win over Venezuela.
As for the definitions through penalties, meanwhile he got two in his career and they were unforgettable: in that match against Colombia in Brasilia in 2021, Martínez made the shots of Davinson Sánchez, Yerry Mina and Edwin Cardona and gave the Albiceleste the pass to the last
Against the Netherlands, Dibu stopped the shots of Virgil van Dijk and Steven Berghuis, as a fundamental man in the shootout to secure the Albiceleste a place in the semi-finals of the World Cup in Qatar.
In the final, during the 120 minutes, he could not save two penalties against Mbappé, but one against K. Coman in the last shootout. He was also chosen goalkeeper of the World Cup.
Here their numbers, without regard to definitions by punishments:
Source: Goal