# Lucas Martínez Quarta

Lucas Martínez Quarta (born 10 May 1996) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Argentine Primera División club River Plate and the Argentina national team.

## Club career

On 5 October 2020, Martínez Quarta signed a five-year contract with Serie A club Fiorentina. On 7 March 2021, he scored his first goal in a 3–3 draw against Parma. On 26 October 2023, he netted his first goal in European competitions and provided an assist in a 6–0 victory over Čukarički in the Europa Conference League. On 3 June 2024, he extended his contract with the club until 2028.
On 7 January 2025, Martínez Quarta returned to River Plate, departing Fiorentina after four-and-a-half seasons.

## International career

On 5 September 2019, Martínez Quarta debuted for the Argentina national team in a friendly 0–0 draw against Chile, playing the full 90 minutes.
In June 2024, Martínez Quarta was included in Lionel Scaloni's final 26-man Argentina squad for the 2024 Copa América.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 19 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| River Plate | 2016–17 | Argentine Primera División | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| River Plate | 2017–18 | Argentine Primera División | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| River Plate | 2018–19 | Argentine Primera División | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| River Plate | 2019–20 | Argentine Primera División | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 |
| River Plate | Total | Total | 64 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 103 | 6 |
| Fiorentina | 2020–21 | Serie A | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 1 |
| Fiorentina | 2021–22 | Serie A | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 1 |
| Fiorentina | 2022–23 | Serie A | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 1 |
| Fiorentina | 2023–24 | Serie A | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 8 |
| Fiorentina | 2024–25 | Serie A | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| Fiorentina | Total | Total | 105 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 142 | 15 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 169 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 50 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 245 | 21 |
* ↑ Includes Copa Argentina, Coppa Italia
* 1 2 3 4 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
* ↑ Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
* ↑ Three appearances in Copa de la Superliga, two appearances in Recopa Sudamericana
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
* ↑ Appearance in UEFA Conference League

### International

    As of match played 29 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Argentina | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| Argentina | 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| Argentina | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| Argentina | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| Argentina | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Argentina | 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 15 | 0 |

## Honours

River Plate
* Copa Argentina: 2016, 2017, 2019
* Supercopa Argentina: 2017
* Copa Libertadores: 2018
* Recopa Sudamericana: 2019
Fiorentina
* Coppa Italia runner-up: 2022–23
* UEFA Europa Conference League runner-up: 2022–23, 2023–24
Argentina
* Copa América: 2021, 2024
Individual
* Copa Libertadores Team of the Tournament: 2019