Íñigo Martínez, dan wasan ƙwallon ƙafa na FC Barcelona, ya zama batu mai mahimmanci a kungiyar sa ta sababbi, sannan kuma ya kawo rayuwar sa ta gida zuwa Barcelona. An haife shi a Ondarroa, wani gari a lardin Biscay na Spain, Martínez ya fara aikinsa na Real Sociedad B team, inda ya fara wasa a matsayin ƙwararriya a shekarar 2009. A lokacin wannan tafiyar sa, ya hadu da matar sa, Nerea, wacce ta zama abin ƙarfinsa na rayuwa.
Íñigo da Nerea sun auri a shekarar 2017, kuma suna da ‘ya’ya mata biyu, Nikole da Paule. Nikole, wacce ke da shekaru shida, ta fara zuwa makaranta, yayin da Paule, wacce ke da shekaru hudu, ita ce ‘yar wasa a gida. Iyayen suna da alaka mai karfi da yankin Basque, wanda ya taimaka musu wajen gina memba na kashin kai na sirri da na aiki kafin su yi hijira zuwa Barcelona.
Lokacin da Íñigo ya koma Barcelona a watan Yuli 2023, ya nuna sabon zagaye na aikinsa. Duk da cewa rauni ya hana shi shiga aikin gasa da sauri, Nerea ta kasance tare da shi, tana goyon bayansa. Martínez ya fara wasa a gasar La Liga a watan Oktoba 2024, inda ya ci kwallonsa ta farko a gasar Champions League tare da iyalinsa. A yanzu, ya dawo kan matsayinsa na kwararriya, kuma an tabbatar da shi a cikin tawagar Barcelona.
Ahead of the highly anticipated El Clasico against Real Madrid, Martínez ya bayyana goyon bayansa ga Vinicius Jr. a matsayin wanda zai lashe Ballon d'Or na shekarar 2024. Ya yaba da kwarin gwiwar Vinicius a wasan, musamman a gasar Champions League. Martínez kuma ya yi magana game da rawar da Raphinha ke takawa a Barcelona, inda ya ce Raphinha na taka rawa mai mahimmanci a kungiyar, musamman a bangaren tsaron.
Kamar yadda Martínez ke shirin zuwa ga sababbin nasarori tare da Barcelona, Nerea da ‘ya’yansa suna zama muhimman abubuwa a rayuwarsa. Iyalin Martínez sun karbi kulturar da son kwallon kafa na Barcelona, kuma suna da zuciya bukukuwa suna shirin kiran garin sabon gida.
