Aarón Martín

For the footballer born in 2006, see Aarón Martín (footballer, born 2006).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martín and the second or maternal family name is Caricol.

Aarón Martín Caricol (born 22 April 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Serie A club Genoa.

Aarón Martín

Aarón playing for Espanyol in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Aarón Martín Caricol[1]
Date of birth	(1997-04-22) 22 April 1997 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth	Montmeló, Spain
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Genoa
Number	3
Youth career
2003–2005	Montmeló
2005–2015	Espanyol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	Espanyol B	36	(1)
2016–2019	Espanyol	62	(0)
2018–2019	→ Mainz 05 (loan)	33	(0)
2019–2023	Mainz 05	83	(6)
2021	→ Celta (loan)	19	(0)
2023–	Genoa	58	(0)
International career
2013	Spain U16	1	(0)
2013	Spain U17	6	(0)
2014–2016	Spain U19	18	(2)
2017–2019	Spain U21	12	(0)
2016	Catalonia	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:10, 24 May 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Espanyol

Born in Montmeló, Barcelona, Catalonia, Martín joined RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2005. On 29 March 2015, while still a junior, he made his senior debut with the reserves by starting in a 1–0 Segunda División B away loss against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.^[2]

Martín scored his first senior goal on 16 January 2016, the first in a 2–0 home win over CF Reus Deportiu.^[3] On 13 June, already being a starter, he renewed his contract until 2020.^[4]

On 2 October 2016, Martín made his first-team – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a second half substitute for Diego Reyes in a 0–0 home draw against Villarreal CF.^[5] The following 28 January he agreed to an extension until 2022,^[6] being definitely promoted to the first team three days later.^[7]

Mainz 05

On 6 August 2018, Martín joined 1. FSV Mainz 05 on a season-long loan.^[8] His first appearance in the Bundesliga took place on 26 August, in a 1–0 home defeat of VfB Stuttgart where he featured the full 90 minutes.^[9]

Martín signed a permanent contract on 5 November 2018, effective as of the following 1 July.^[10] On 31 December 2020, he was loaned to RC Celta de Vigo for the remainder of the campaign with an option to buy.^[11]

Martín scored his first goal as a professional on 18 February 2022, helping the hosts to beat Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–2.^[12]

Genoa

On 3 July 2023, Martín signed with Genoa CFC in the Italian Serie A.^[13]

International career

On 28 December 2016, Martín made his debut for the Catalonia national team, starting in a 3–3 draw against Tunisia (4–2 loss on penalties).^[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 May 2025^[15][16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Espanyol B	2014–15	Segunda División B	3	0	—		3	0
	2015–16		28	1	—		28	1
	2016–17		5	0	—		5	0
	Total		36	1	0	0	36	1
Espanyol	2016–17	La Liga	30	0	1	0	31	0
	2017–18		32	0	3	0	35	0
	Total		62	0	4	0	66	0
Mainz 05 (loan)	2018–19	Bundesliga	33	0	1	0	34	0
Mainz 05	2019–20	Bundesliga	22	0	1	0	23	0
	2020–21		5	0	0	0	5	0
	2021–22		28	1	3	0	31	1
	2022–23		28	5	3	0	31	5
	Total		116	6	8	0	124	6
Celta (loan)	2020–21	La Liga	19	0	1	0	20	0
Genoa	2023–24	Serie A	22	0	2	0	24	0
	2024–25		36	0	2	0	38	0
	Total		58	0	4	0	62	0
Career total			291	7	17	0	308	7

Honours

Spain U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2019^[17]