Martín Nicolás Campaña Delgado (born 29 May 1989) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Uruguayan Primera División club Liverpool.
Club career Early career Born in Maldonado, Campaña joined Defensor Sporting's youth setup at the age of 13, from hometown side Deportivo Maldonado. In 2006, after finishing his formation, he moved back to his previous club on loan, and was assigned to the first team in Segunda División.
In January 2008 Campaña moved to fellow second division side Atenas de San Carlos also in a temporary deal, playing regularly as his side narrowly missed out promotion.
Cerro Largo Released by Danubio in the middle of 2008, Campaña joined Cerro Largo of the Primera División. He made his debut for the club on 9 November, starting in a 5–2 away loss to Bella Vista.
Campaña spent his first season as a backup to Fernando Pérez, but was chosen as first-choice ahead of the 2009–10 campaign, overtaking Pérez and new signing Nicolás Gentilio. He was an undisputed starter for the club during year, but suffered team relegation.
After Cerro Largo's relegation Campaña was loaned to fellow top-tier club Racing de Montevideo, for one year. A second-choice to Jorge Contreras, his only match for the club occurred on 13 November 2010 in a 2–0 loss at Danubio.
Returning to Cerro Largo for 2011–12, Campaña was again an undisputed starter as his side achieved qualification for 2012 Copa Sudamericana by finishing fourth.
Defensor Sporting In January 2013, he moved back to his first club Defensor on a six-month loan deal. An immediate starter due to Yonatan Irrazábal's injury, he finished the season with twelve appearances.
Bought outright in June 2013, Campaña became a first-choice ahead of Irrazábal, being an important unit as his side reached the semifinals of the 2014 Copa Libertadores.
Independiente On 12 January 2016, Campaña moved abroad for the first time in his career, after agreeing to a 18-month deal with Independiente. He made his debut for the club on 6 March, starting in a 4–1 home routing of Colón.
Campaña became an immediate starter ahead of youth graduates Diego Rodríguez and Gonzalo Rehak.
Saudi Arabia On 24 September 2020, Campaña joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Batin on a two-year contract. On 10 July 2022, Campaña renewed his contract with the club until the 2023–24 season.
On 7 June 2023, Campaña joined newly promoted Pro League side Al-Riyadh.
International career Campaña represented Uruguay at under-20 level at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt, but as the third goalkeeper. He was called up by Óscar Tabárez for the 2012 Summer Olympics being held in London, Great Britain, playing all three matches of the tournament as his side was knocked out in the group stage.
Campaña made his full international debut for Uruguay on 27 May 2016, replacing Martín Silva late into a 3–1 friendly win over Trinidad and Tobago. In May 2018, he was named in Uruguay's provisional 26-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, being also included in the final list on 2 June.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDeportivo Maldonado2007–08Uruguayan Segunda División150———150Atenas2007–08Uruguayan Segunda División180———180Cerro Largo2008–09Uruguayan Primera División70———702009–10240———2402011–12300———3002012–13150———150Total760———760Defensor Sporting2012–13Uruguayan Primera División120—00—1202013–14260—10Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores0—3602014–15290—20—3102015–16150—8Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana0—230Total820—200—1020Racing Montevideo (loan)2010–11Uruguayan Primera División10———10Independiente (loan)2016Argentine Primera División11010——1202016–171301040—180Independiente2016–171601020—1902017–182301016Ten appearances in Copa Sudamericana, six appearances in Copa Libertadores0—4002018–19240308Four appearances in Copa Libertadores, four appearances in Copa Sudamericana05Two appearances in Recopa Sudamericana, two appearances in Copa de la Superliga, one appearance in Suruga Bank Championship04002019–2023030601Appearances in Copa de la Superliga0330Total1100100360601620Al Batin2020–21Saudi Pro League27000——2702021–2229020——3102022–2323000——230Total79020——810Al-Riyadh2023–24Saudi Pro League33010——340Career total4140130560604890
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsUruguay201400201500201610201700201820201920202040202100202200Total90
Honours Independiente Copa Sudamericana: 2017 Suruga Bank Championship: 2018
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