Martín Maximiliano Mantovani (born 7 July 1984) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a centre-back.
Career Born in San Miguel, Corrientes, Mantovani played for local clubs as a youth before joining Atlético Madrid in the 2006 summer. Initially assigned to the C-team, he went on to appear rarely with the reserves in the 2009–10 campaign, in Segunda División B.
On 10 August 2010, Mantovani moved to Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, also in the third level.La Cultural ficha a Martín Mantovani (Cultural signs Martín Mantovani) ; Diario de León, 10 August 2010 He subsequently represented CD Atlético BalearesEl At. Baleares ficha al central Martin Mantovani de la Cultural Leonesa (At. Baleares signs stopper Martin Mantovani from Cultural Leonesa); Fútbol Balear, 14 July 2011 and Real Oviedo,El Real Oviedo ficha al central del At. Baleares Martín Mantovani (Real Oviedo signs At. Baleares' stopper Martín Mantovani); Fútbol Balear, 12 August 2012 being an undisputed starter on both sides.
In June 2013, Mantovani was loaned to CD Leganés in the same division.Martín Mantovani, experiencia y jerarquía para la defensa (Martín Mantovani, experience and hierarchy for the defense) ; CD Leganés, 26 June 2013 He appeared in 39 matches during the season, as the Madrid side returned to Segunda División after a ten-year absence, and subsequently signed permanently on 30 June 2014.Martín Mantovani renueva con el Lega (Martín Mantovani renews with Lega) ; CD Leganés, 30 June 2014
On 5 October 2014, aged 30, Mantovani played his first match as a professional, starting in a 2–0 home win against CD Tenerife.Un Leganés serio y efectivo anula al Tenerife (A serious and effective Leganés nulls Tenerife); Marca, 5 October 2014 He scored his first goal late in the month, netting his side's only in a 1–1 away draw against CD Numancia.El Numancia continúa sin saber ganar delante de su afición (Numancia remains winless in front of their supporters); Marca, 26 October 2014
Mantovani appeared in 38 matches and scored two goals during the 2015–16 campaign, captaining his side in its first-ever promotion to La Liga. He made his debut in the category on 22 August 2016, starting in a 1–0 away win against Celta de Vigo.
After five seasons at Leganés, Mantovani left the team and signed a two-year contract with UD Las Palmas as a free agent. In March 2019, he joined SD Huesca on loan until the end of the season.
On 5 October 2020, Mantovani terminated his contract with the Canarians.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAtlético Madrid B2009–10Segunda División B70——70Cultural Leonesa2010–11Segunda División B32000—320Atlético Baleares2011–12Segunda División B2910030321Real Oviedo2012–13Segunda División B3502040410Leganés (loan)2013–14Segunda División B3423151424Leganés2014–15Segunda División34300—3432015–1638220—4022016–17La Liga31110—3212017–1814150—191Total15191115116713Las Palmas2018–19Segunda División12010—1302019–2025000—250Total3701000380Huesca (loan)2018–19La Liga9200—92Andorra2020–21Segunda División B10000—100Career total3101214112133614
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