Aarón Martín

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

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.

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

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. The following 28 January he agreed to an extension until 2022, being definitely promoted to the first team three days later.

Mainz 05
On 6 August 2018, Martín joined 1. FSV Mainz 05 on a season-long loan. 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.

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

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

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

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).

Honours
Spain U21
 * UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2019