Aston Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez: more about his personal life, wife, children & net worth

Emiliano Martinez celebrated this team and country’s World Cup 2022 win recently and according to some reports has been dubbed “the most hated man in football” because of his antics.

He was accompanied by his wife and two children at the World Cup 2022 in Qatar. He is married to Mandinha Martinez since 2017.

Madinha is an interior designer, and a mum of two - son, Santi, and a daughter, Ava.

According to Infobae, he found out about his daughter’s birth while training on the eve of the game for the semifinals against Colombia for Copa America 2021. He learned that his wife was in labour through one of the manager’s of the National team.

He didn’t have access to his mobile phone and while his family was calling him, he had no idea. His wife went into labour in Birmingham, England. Sadly, he missed her birth but he helped Argentina win the match against Colombia by saving three penalties.

After their Copa America 2021 win, he flew back to Birmingham and met his daughter for the first time.

How did Madinha and Emiliano meet?

When Emiliano played for Arsenal, he lived in London, and that’s where he met Madinha. His wife is Portuguese and the owner of the brand Mis Sueños Kids, which has a store in Hertfordshire.

He reportedly met her while they were on the bus he took to train at Arsenal. One day, he asked her out, his best friend Alejandro Muñoz told Infobae. They have been together since.

​Why is he called Dibu?

He is nicknamed Dibu which is short for Dibujo. He got the nickname early in his career when he was with Independiente.

The name refers to a character in an Argentine cartoon telenovela Mi familia es un dibujo.

Emiliano Martinez’s current net worth is £1.5 million, according to FirstSportz.