page_title: Javi Martínez
section_title: Athletic Bilbao
hierarchical_section_title: Javi Martínez / Club career / Athletic Bilbao
caption_attribution_description: English: The player of Hércules, Kiko Femenia, wearing the number 15, playing the ball against the number 24 Athletic Bilbao's Javi Martínez. Which belonged to the match of the La Liga Round 1 between Hércules and the Athletic Club, held at the José Rico Pérez Stadium. Español: El jugador del Hércules Kiko Femenia luciendo el dorsal número 15, disputando el balón contra el dorsal número 24 del Athletic de Bilbao, Javi Martínez. Peteneciente al partido de la jornada 1 de liga entre el Hércules y el Athletic Club, celebrado en el estadio José Rico Pérez. Català: El jugador de l'Hèrcules Kiko Femenia lluint el dorsal número 15, disputant la pilota contra el dorsal número 24 de l'Athletic de Bilbao, Javi Martínez. Corresponent al partit de la jornada 1 de lliga entre l'Hèrcules i l'Athletic Club, celebrat a l'estadi José Rico Pérez.
context_page_description: Javier "Javi" Martínez Aginaga is a Spanish footballer who plays for German club Bayern Munich as a defensive midfielder or a central defender.
  He arrived at Athletic Bilbao in 2006, before his 18th birthday, quickly imposing himself as a starter and going on to appear in 251 official games over the course of six La Liga seasons, scoring 26 goals. In 2012, he signed with Bayern Munich for €40 million, going on to win eight consecutive Bundesliga titles as well as the UEFA Champions League in 2013 and 2020.
  A Spain international since 2010, Martínez was a member of the squads that won the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012, and also played at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
context_section_description: Martínez was born in Estella-Lizarra, Navarre, and was a promising basketball player in his youth. Athletic Bilbao signed him as a raw 17-year-old for €6 million in the summer of 2006, from fellow La Liga club CA Osasuna, despite him never having played a game with the first team; he had scored three goals in 32 appearances for the reserve team.
  Martínez soon became a regular in his debut season with powerful displays, his highlight being scoring twice against Deportivo de La Coruña in a 2–0 away success on 16 December 2006, and finished with 35 games and three goals. He was ever-present again over the following two years, helping Athletic to the final of the Copa del Rey in 2009.
  In 2009–10, Martínez was the midfield engine once more– 46 official matches, nine goals – and netted a career-best six times in the league campaign as the side narrowly missed on another qualification to the UEFA Europa League. In 2011–12, under new manager Marcelo Bielsa, he began to be used regularly as a central defender, making 50 starts in the demanding role and receiving three red cards during the latter season, which saw them reach another domestic cup final as well as the decisive game in the Europa League, only to lose both matches 3–0.
caption: Martínez (right) in action for Athletic Bilbao in 2010
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