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Martín Palermo

Martín Palermo

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Retired
Age52
CitizenshipArgentina Italy
Height1.88 m
Footleft
BornNovember 7, 1973
👕200+ Apps 200+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists Veteran
Market value
Rating · 2011 10.0 World class
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

4
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.48
goals / match
CA Boca Juniors
top club · 339 apps

Position rank · 2011

#49
goals rank
#87
assists rank
207
season goals
54
season assists

Among 444 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€5.50m
peak value · 2004
€7.60m
top transfer fee · 00/01
31
best season · 2008
15 / 9
int'l caps / goals
433Appearances
207Goals
54Assists
47Yellow cards
8Red cards
75Full matches (90′)
Full nameMartín Palermo
Date of birth1973-11-07 (52 yrs)
Place of birthLa Plata, Argentina
CitizenshipArgentina Italy
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footleft
Height188.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2011-07-01
Contract expires
AgentKBM
Jul 2011
2011 — CA Boca Juniors
38 matches · 14 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Boca Juniors → Retired
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
2010 — CA Boca Juniors
36 matches · 16 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
2009 — CA Boca Juniors
26 matches · 12 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2008
Injury: unknown
25 games missed
Jul 2008
2008 — CA Boca Juniors
48 matches · 31 G · 9 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2007
2007 — CA Boca Juniors
45 matches · 27 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Oct 2006
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2006
06/07 — CA Boca Juniors
1 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
2006 — CA Boca Juniors
38 matches · 19 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Oct 2005
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2005
2005 — CA Boca Juniors
41 matches · 22 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: Real Betis → Boca Juniors
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2004
2004 — CA Boca Juniors
7 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2004
Transfer: Alavés → Real Betis
03/04 · Return from loan
Mar 2004
Transfer: Real Betis → Alavés
03/04 · Loan
Aug 2003
Transfer: Villarreal → Real Betis
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2003
03/04 — Deportivo Alavés, Real Betis Balompié
16 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Villarreal CF
42 matches · 7 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Nov 2001
Injury: unknown
23 games missed
Jul 2001
01/02 — Villarreal CF
19 matches · 5 G · 4 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2001
2001 — CA Boca Juniors
18 matches · 11 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2001
Transfer: Boca Juniors → Villarreal
00/01 · Transfer · €7.60m
Jul 2000
00/01 — Villarreal CF
17 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2000
2000 — CA Boca Juniors
26 matches · 22 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Nov 1999
Injury: unknown
27 games missed
Jul 1999
1999 — CA Boca Juniors
11 matches · 8 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1998
1998 — CA Boca Juniors
4 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 1997
Transfer: Estudiantes LP → Boca Juniors
97/98 · Transfer · €3.75m
Jul 1992
Transfer: Estudiantes II → Estudiantes LP
92/93 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €5.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 165 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 2011. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals14 total · 2.68/90
95
Assists3 total · 0.57/90
84
G+A17 total · 3.25/90
92
Yellow cards4 total · 0.76/90
15
6,710 min
Minutes played by club
CA Boca Juniors 77.2%
Real Betis Balompié 9.2%
Deportivo Alavés 0.0%
Villarreal CF 13.6%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
CA Boca Juniors 13 06/07 2011 339 188 40 5,182
Real Betis Balompié 1 03/04 03/04 12 1 1 618
Deportivo Alavés 1 03/04 03/04 4 0 0 0
Villarreal CF 3 00/01 02/03 78 18 13 910

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

1020304000/01 — 6 goals (Villarreal CF)00/01 — 3 assists900/0101/02 — 5 goals (Villarreal CF)01/02 — 4 assists901/0202/03 — 7 goals (Villarreal CF)02/03 — 6 assists1302/0303/04 — 1 goals (Real Betis Balompié)03/04 — 1 assists203/0406/07 — 1 goals (CA Boca Juniors)106/071998 — 2 goals (CA Boca Juniors)219981999 — 8 goals (CA Boca Juniors)819992000 — 22 goals (CA Boca Juniors)2000 — 2 assists2420002001 — 11 goals (CA Boca Juniors)2001 — 1 assists1220012004 — 3 goals (CA Boca Juniors)320042005 — 22 goals (CA Boca Juniors)2005 — 6 assists2820052006 — 19 goals (CA Boca Juniors)2006 — 3 assists2220062007 — 27 goals (CA Boca Juniors)2007 — 8 assists3520072008 — 31 goals (CA Boca Juniors)2008 — 9 assists4020082009 — 12 goals (CA Boca Juniors)2009 — 6 assists1820092010 — 16 goals (CA Boca Juniors)2010 — 2 assists1820102011 — 14 goals (CA Boca Juniors)2011 — 3 assists172011GoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 6600/0101/02: 5501/0202/03: 7702/0303/04: 1103/0406/07: 1106/071998: 2219981999: 8819992000: 222220002001: 111120012004: 3320042005: 222220052006: 191920062007: 272720072008: 313120082009: 121220092010: 161620102011: 14142011

Assists by season

00/01: 3300/0101/02: 4401/0202/03: 6602/0303/04: 1103/0406/07: 0006/071998: 0019981999: 0019992000: 2220002001: 1120012004: 0020042005: 6620052006: 3320062007: 8820072008: 9920082009: 6620092010: 2220102011: 332011
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
2011 Apertura CA Boca Juniors 19 8 2 3 0 213
2011 Clausura CA Boca Juniors 19 6 1 1 0 258
2010 Apertura CA Boca Juniors 17 6 2 2 0 250
2010 Clausura CA Boca Juniors 19 10 0 0 0 164
2009 Apertura CA Boca Juniors 2 0 2 0 0 0
2009 Clausura CA Boca Juniors 15 7 3 1 0 173
2009 Copa Sudamericana CA Boca Juniors 2 0 0 0 1 0
2009 Libertadores CA Boca Juniors 7 5 1 0 0 95
2008 Apertura CA Boca Juniors 19 13 3 4 0 130
2008 Clausura CA Boca Juniors 14 10 3 1 0 120
2008 Club World Cup CA Boca Juniors 2 0 0 1 0 0
2008 Libertadores CA Boca Juniors 12 7 3 1 0 153
2008 Recopa Sudamericana CA Boca Juniors 1 1 0 0 0 90
2007 Apertura CA Boca Juniors 15 10 3 2 0 132
2007 Clausura CA Boca Juniors 16 11 1 1 0 115
2007 Copa Sudamericana CA Boca Juniors 2 2 0 1 0 90
2007 Libertadores CA Boca Juniors 12 4 4 2 0 260
2006 Apertura CA Boca Juniors 16 7 0 3 1 198
2006 Clausura CA Boca Juniors 19 11 2 0 0 154
2006 Copa Sudamericana CA Boca Juniors 1 0 0 0 0 0
2006 Recopa Sudamericana CA Boca Juniors 2 1 1 1 0 180
2005 Apertura CA Boca Juniors 13 6 2 3 1 186
2005 Clausura CA Boca Juniors 12 6 1 2 0 177
2005 Copa Sudamericana CA Boca Juniors 7 4 0 2 0 159
2005 Libertadores CA Boca Juniors 9 6 3 0 1 102
2004 Copa Sudamericana CA Boca Juniors 6 3 0 0 0 190
2004 Recopa Sudamericana CA Boca Juniors 1 0 0 0 0 0
2001 Apertura CA Boca Juniors 18 11 1 0 1 141
2000 Apertura CA Boca Juniors 13 14 2 1 1 77
2000 Clausura CA Boca Juniors 4 4 0 1 0 61
2000 Copa Mercosur CA Boca Juniors 4 1 0 0 0 297
2000 Intercontinental Cup CA Boca Juniors 1 2 0 0 0 45
2000 Libertadores CA Boca Juniors 4 1 0 0 0 210
1999 Apertura CA Boca Juniors 3 2 0 0 0 135
1999 Clausura CA Boca Juniors 6 5 0 2 0 108
1999 Copa Mercosur CA Boca Juniors 2 1 0 1 0 180
1998 Apertura CA Boca Juniors 3 1 0 1 0 213
1998 Copa Mercosur CA Boca Juniors 1 1 0 0 1 36
06/07 Partidos definición CA Boca Juniors 1 1 0 0 0 90
03/04 2ª División Deportivo Alavés 4 0 0 1 0 0
03/04 Copa del Rey Real Betis Balompié 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 LaLiga Real Betis Balompié 11 1 1 1 0 618
02/03 LaLiga Villarreal CF 34 7 6 4 0 374
02/03 UI Cup Villarreal CF 8 0 0 0 1 0
01/02 LaLiga Villarreal CF 19 5 4 2 0 292
00/01 LaLiga Villarreal CF 17 6 3 2 0 244
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
92/93 1992-07-01 Estudiantes II Estudiantes LP Transfer 0
97/98 1997-08-30 Estudiantes LP Boca Juniors Transfer 0 €3.75m
00/01 2001-01-13 Boca Juniors Villarreal Transfer 0 €7.60m
03/04 2003-08-21 Villarreal Real Betis Transfer 0
03/04 2004-03-13 Real Betis Alavés Loan 0
03/04 2004-06-30 Alavés Real Betis Return from loan 0
04/05 2004-07-13 Real Betis Boca Juniors Transfer 0
11/12 2011-07-01 Boca Juniors Retired Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
99/00 Cruciate ligament tear 1999-11-14 2000-05-22 191 27
01/02 Tibia and fibula fracture 2001-11-30 2002-04-12 134 23
05/06 Torn muscle bundle 2005-10-21 2005-11-10 21 3
06/07 Knee injury 2006-10-08 2006-11-09 33 6
08/09 Cruciate ligament tear 2008-08-26 2009-02-11 170 25
Current
Peak€5.50m
Low
Δ since start−€5.50m
€1.38m€2.75m€4.13m€5.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.10m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #3437 15 9 former national player

No teammate data.

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2000 Apertura CA Boca Juniors 14 13
2008 Apertura CA Boca Juniors 13 19
2006 Clausura CA Boca Juniors 11 19

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
02/03 LaLiga Villarreal CF 6 34
01/02 LaLiga Villarreal CF 4 19
2007 Libertadores CA Boca Juniors 4 12

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
03/04 2004-06-30 Alavés Real Betis Return from loan
03/04 2004-03-13 Real Betis Alavés Loan

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
00/01 First senior goal
2000 Goal #50 (career)
2006 Goal #100 (career)
2008 Goal #150 (career)
2011 Goal #200 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
2011 38 471 4 0 0 0.76
2010 36 414 2 0 0 0.43
2009 26 268 1 0 1 0.67
2008 48 493 7 0 0 1.28
2007 45 597 6 0 0 0.9
2006 38 532 4 1 1 1.02
2005 41 624 7 0 2 1.3
2001 18 141 0 0 1 0.64
2000 26 690 2 0 1 0.39
1999 11 423 3 0 0 0.64
1998 4 249 1 0 1 0.72
03/04 16 618 2 0 0 0.29
02/03 42 374 4 0 1 1.2
01/02 19 292 2 0 0 0.62
00/01 17 244 2 1 0 1.11

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Apertura
138 apps
78 G
17 A
Clausura
124 apps
70 G
11 A
Libertadores
44 apps
23 G
11 A
LaLiga
81 apps
19 G
14 A
Copa Sudamericana
18 apps
9 G
0 A
Copa Mercosur
7 apps
3 G
0 A
Recopa Sudamericana
4 apps
2 G
1 A
Intercontinental Cup
1 apps
2 G
0 A
Partidos definición
1 apps
1 G
0 A
UI Cup
8 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Martín Palermo

Who is Martín Palermo?

Martín Palermo is an Argentina professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.

How old is Martín Palermo?

Martín Palermo is 52 years old. He was born on November 7, 1973 in La Plata.

What position does Martín Palermo play?

Martín Palermo plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Martín Palermo play for?

Martín Palermo currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Martín Palermo scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Martín Palermo has scored 207 goals in 433 appearances.