Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay Number 10 Name Martin Liguera Height 1.74 m Career start 1996 | Playing position Years Team Role Footballer Weight 72 kg | |
Full name Martin Ricardo Liguera Lopez Date of birth (1980-11-09) November 9, 1980 (age 35) Current team Centro Atletico Fenix (#10) | ||
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Martin Liguera, full name Martin Ricardo Liguera Lopez (born 9 November 1980 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan footballer. He currently plays as attacking midfielder for Fenix.
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Club career
Liguera made his first division debut in 1997 for Uruguayan power Nacional. However it was his play with Fenix in which he scored 33 goals in 53 first division matches, which started to draw him interest from European clubs. While at Fenix his play helped convert the small Montevideo side into the revelation of the Uruguayan First division. They qualified for the 2003 Copa Libertadores, in which they had a famous 6-1 victory over Mexican side Cruz Azul with Liguera tallying 3 goals.
Liguera's contract was purchased by La Liga side Mallorca. His stay at the club was short-lived due to foreign player restrictions. Liguera played one game in La Liga for Mallorca, against Sevilla FC, on 21 September 2003. He also scored in the Copa del Rey, and appeared in three UEFA Cup matches for Mallorca, starting in two of those matches. In January 2004, due to the arrival of Andrija Delibasic, he was loaned out to Grasshopper Club Zurich in order give the non-EU seat.
After the 2004 campaign, Liguera returned to Uruguay and Nacional to help lead the club to a league title. His play once began to draw the interest of other South American clubs, resulting in stints with San Luis in Mexico and Peruvian powerhouse Alianza Lima. While at Alianza, Martin helped the club win a Peruvian League title and participated in the Copa Libertadores.
In 2009, he signed for Club Olimpia of Paraguay.
National team
A Uruguay full international, he also played at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship. He has represented his country 17 times, scoring 7 times, including a hat-trick on August 15, 2003 in a 5-2 victory over Iran.
