Iñigo Martínez has declined an invitation to join the Spanish nationa team, stating that “the national team is now part of the past.” He has quietly drawn a line under his international career, opting to prioritise his integration at Barcelona over the potential physical toll of representing Spain – particularly considering his age and the emergence of younger players.
Iñigo Martínez’s This Season In Barcelona
Since the beginning of the season, Iñigo has had Barcelona as his top priority and is now seeing a national team comeback as a “physical risk” that could threaten potentially his ‘final major contract.’ In all, Iñigo Martínez played 3,976 minutes in an even season for Barcelona over 46 matches. Even with the injuries, he played often in La Liga and Europe, managing to score 3 times and consistently defend in main tournaments.
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Spain Career Over? Reflections On Iñigo Martínez’s Remarkable Career
In his mind, he has no intention of returning to the national team. Could this mean his international career with Spain is over for good? If this indeed is an end to his stellar international career, we can say that most good things come to and end. Martinez has had a career a lot of footballers would only be able to dream of. For now, we can still hope to enjoy watching him command the high defensive line at Barcelona in the next season. In his ineternation career Martínez has appeared in 27 matches for Spain and spent 2,765 minutes playing in the European Qualifiers, World Cup qualifiers, friendly matches and the Nations League. Even though he hasn’t finished, he has 1 assist, 16 chances set up, 60 headed successes and a pass accuracy of 91.4% for his country.
