Jon Martín
Full name: Jon Martín Vicente
Country: Spain
Date of birth: 23/04/2006 (17 years old)
Place of birth: Donostia-San Sebastián (Spain)
Height: 187cm
Youth career: Real Sociedad
Current club: Real Sociedad/Real Sociedad B
Squad number: 26
Current national team: Spain U-18
Position: central defender
Preferred foot: right
Market value (by transfermarkt.de): 2.000.000 €
Tournaments participated in: Algarve Tournament 2023 (3/0), 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification elite round (3/0), 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship (5/0), UEFA Youth League 2023/2024 (2/2), 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup (3/0)
Contract until: 30.06.2025
Player’s agent: unknown
Transfer rumours: —
Similar type of player: Cristian Romero
Strengths:
– tackling 
– anticipation
– aerial duels
– positioning
– tenacity
– athleticism 
– determination
To improve:
– a very complete profile for a defender of his age, who needs to work hard to polish some elements of his game, especially in the ball-playing phase
Style of play:
– complete and dominant centre-back
– player with a good body mass ratio, physical strength, power, stamina, and natural fitness who feels comfortable in contact situations
– prefers an active style of defending by getting into challenges and playing close to/pressing opponents
– even though he’s much more of a pure defender rather than ball-playing centre-back, he feels comfortable and has a decent composure on the ball, making part of the team’s build-up process at the first instances
– likes to play simple and doesn’t like to take the unnecessary risk on the ball
– known for his good timing, qucik reactions, and understanding of the game
– often cuts or intercepts passes /crosses and makes important blocks near or inside his penalty area thanks to his anticipation, determination, and positioning
– tenacious and aggressive tackler
– likes to make well-timed sliding tackles
– courageous, tenacious and willing to sacrifice/always going 100% in duels
– concentrated and committed
– extremely dominant in the air
– aerial threat in the opposition box
– above-average maturity and very good leadership skills/natural leader
Martín makes a very well-timed sliding last man tackle.
Martín reads the game very well and intercepts a very dangerous pass.
Martín leaves the line and wins the ball back with a very aggressive tackle.
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He is best suited to playing as:
Central defender in 4-3-3.
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Achievements:
Torneio Internacional Algarve U17 2023 winner with Spain.
League summary (as for 27 December 2023):
Primera División RFEF 2023/2024 (ongoing): 13 games/2 goals (Real Sociedad B)
Description:
Jon Martín is a product of the superb Real Sociedad youth system. He made his professional debut for Txuri-Urdin reserves in the Spanish third tier on 27 August 2023 against SD Tarazona. On 20 September 2023, Jon made his UEFA Youth League debut in a game against Inter in which he scored a brace with two fantastic headers. He is also a regular youth international for Spain. In May 2023, he was one of the leaders of La Rojita at the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where young Spaniards made it to the semi-final and showed a really interesting generation of players such as Lamine Yamal, Pau Cubarsí, Javier Fernández, Marc Guiu, Pau Prim, Alejandro Granados, and Héctor Fort.
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Football Talent Scout potential rating:
First team material in a top European league.
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