 Martín withBarcelona in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerard Martín Langreo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-02-26)26 February 2002 (age 23)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| EF Performance | |||
| Sant Gabriel | |||
| 2018–2021 | Cornellà | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Cornellà | 57 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Barcelona B | 37 | (0) |
| 2024– | Barcelona | 47 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2025 | Spain U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:11, 25 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Gerard Martín Langreo (born 26 February 2002) is a Spanish professionalfootballer who plays as adefender forLa Liga clubBarcelona. Primarily aleft-back, he is also capable of playing as acentre-back.
Born inBarcelona,Catalonia, Martín moved with his family toSant Andreu de la Barca at the age of five.[3][1]
On 19 July 2023, Martín signed a two-year contract withBarcelona B, arriving fromCornellà.[4] At the former side, he was viewed as "one of the key defensive players" under former club playerRafael Márquez.[5] On 17 August 2024, he made hisLa Liga debut with theirfirst team, coming on as a 63rd-minutesubstitute forAlejandro Balde in a 2–1 away win againstValencia.[6]
Martín scored his first professional goal on 2 March 2025, from a cross byDani Olmo in a 4–0 victory overReal Sociedad at theEstadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.[7] He contributed 28 league appearances for theeventual champions, making 42 in all competitions with 19 starts.[8]
In the2025–26 season, still underHansi Flick, Martín was often deployed as a left-sided centre-back.[9][10] He stated in an interview that he felt comfortable both as a full-back and a stopper, highlighting his tactical versatility. He explained that his transition to the latter role began during preseason, where he continued training until he felt fully prepared; he added that adapting to different defensive responsibilities helped him to develop his confidence and understanding of the game, also describing playing at theCamp Nou in major European matches as highly motivating for his progression.[11]
Martín earned his firstcap for theSpain under-21 side on 21 March 2025, in a 2–2friendly draw against theCzech Republic inLorca.[12] He was selected by managerSanti Denia for the2025 UEFA European Championship finals, but had to be removed from the squad after the first game due to a hand injury.[13]
Martín was described as a very reliable defender, excelling in marking and the aerial game.[14]
| Club | Season | League | Copa del Rey | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cornellà | 2020–21 | Segunda División B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Primera División RFEF | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Primera Federación | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| Total | 57 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 59 | 0 | ||||
| Barcelona B | 2023–24 | Primera Federación | 37 | 0 | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Barcelona | 2024–25 | La Liga | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 141 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 175 | 1 | ||
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