Field Insider
36
28.3%
Ratingi
17
10.5%
Seasoni
15.1
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameDamián Emiliano Martínez Romero
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityArgentina
Age33
Date of birth2 Sept 1992
BirthplaceMar del Plata
Height195 cm
Shirt number#23
ClubAston Villa
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Goalkeeper

Season stats

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32
Appearances
7
Clean sheets
22%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
2835
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Aston Villa.

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

E. Martínez is a 33-year-old goalkeeper at Aston Villa, rated 36 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 165th of 192 on scout potential in the Premier League. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (82.9% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Martínez.

Judged on this season alone, Martínez graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 10th of 22 of the 22 goalkeepers in the Premier League, on 7 clean sheets across 32 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 19 → 17). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, 16th of 22 of the 22 goalkeepers in the Premier League. At 33 Martínez is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 15.1 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding level
Current potential16th of 22 goalkeepers · Premier LeagueCurrent season10th of 22 goalkeepers · Premier League10th-best goalkeeper in the Premier League165th in the Premier League · potential16th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Premier League
36
Ratingi
16th of 22 goalkeepers
17
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
82.9%
Minutes
near ever-present
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Aston Villa finished 4th of 20 · an upper-table side

32
Apps
7
Clean sheets
22%
CS rate
82.9%
Minutes

7 clean sheets in 32 appearances (22% of games). Playing behind an upper-table side (4th of 20) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 82.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 98.4/100).

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 36, Martínez carries the 16th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Premier League of 22. A near ever-present keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets7

Distribution

Assists1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.