| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gastón Nicolás Martirena Torres | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-01-05)5 January 2000 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Racing Club | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liverpool Montevideo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Liverpool Montevideo | 79 | (8) |
| 2023– | Racing Club | 65 | (7) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:02, 1 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Gastón Nicolás Martirena Torres (born 5 January 2000) is a Uruguayan professionalfootballer who plays as aright-back forArgentine Primera División clubRacing Club.
He began his career withLiverpool Montevideo, winning an Apertura and a Clausura title in theUruguayan Primera División, as well as theSupercopa Uruguaya in2023. He then transferred to Racing Club, where he won theCopa Sudamericana in 2024 and scored in thefinal.
Born inMontevideo, Martirena began his career atLiverpool Montevideo. He made his debut on 24 March 2021 as a latesubstitute forJean Rosso in a 4–1 home win overMontevideo City Torque in theUruguayan Primera División.[1][2] On 1 August 2021 he scored his first goal in a 3–0 win away to the same team;[3] he netted twice on 16 June 2023 in a 3–1 win away toCerro Largo.[4] He played in the2023 Supercopa Uruguaya, in which his team defeatedNacional; he took the free kick from whichGonzalo Nápoli scored the only goal.[5]
In July 2023, Martirena transferred toRacing Club of theArgentine Primera División as their third signing of thetransfer window. The club managed byFernando Gago paid US$2.6 million for 70% of his economic rights.[6] He made his debut on 4 August as a substitute in a 4–2 loss away toAtlético Nacional of Colombia in the last 16 of theCopa Libertadores,[7] while his league bow came two weeks later as a starter in the 1–1 draw withUnión in the opening game, assisting the goal byBaltasar Rodríguez.[8] On 20 September he scored his only goal of the season, the 2–1 winner at home toNewell's Old Boys in the seventh minute of added time.[9]
In August 2024, Brazilian clubFlamengo bid US$5 million for Martirena. The deal was not concluded as Racing demanded a higher amount of the fee to be paid instantly, and the club fromRio de Janeiro wanted 90% of his economic rights, which would have required negotiations with Liverpool.[10]
Martirena scored his first continental goal on 26 September 2024, concluding a 4–1 home win overAthletico Paranaense in the quarter-finals of theCopa Sudamericana.[11] He was on target again in the next game of the competition, ensuring a 2–2 draw away toCorinthians in Brazil.[12] In thefinal on 23 November againstCruzeiro of Brazil, he scored from a cross for the opening goal of a 3–1 win, giving the club fromAvellaneda their first continental honour since the1988 Supercopa Libertadores.[13]
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