Martin Caceres is an Uruguayan professional football player who plays as the centre-back for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy. The professional footballer has played for clubs like Barcelona, Hellas Verona, and Southampton.
Besides, Caceres is also a national player who plays for the national team of Uruguay. Since 2007, he has been playing for the senior squad of Uruguay.
Caceres makes a good amount of money from being a professional footballer. Caceres is estimated to have a net worth of around $3.3 million. Besides, Caceres is signed with LA Galaxy. Playing for LA Galaxy, Caceres earns £4,900 in a week and £254,800 in a year. In the 2021 season, Caceres earned £6,900 a week while playing for Levante.
In the 2020 season, his weekly wage was £38,000, and his yearly salary was £1,976,000. During that time, he was a part of the ACF Fiorentina team. Likewise, Caceres's weekly wage was £36,000 in the Fiorentina team. Being a professional footballer, Caceres also makes money from brand endorsement.
Currently, he works with Nike and might take home a fair profit. Besides, Caceres' market value is €500 thousand, which was €10 million on July 10, 2008.
Marin is taken; he is in a relationship with his stunning girlfriend, Natalia Sommaruga.
Natalia and Martin have had decades of their relationship since their late teens. As per some sources, his girlfriend studied Management at the Universidad Católica del Uruguay and previously worked at Racing Futsal.
Though he is not married yet, the couple together has two children; a son and a daughter named Martina Caceres and Leo Caceres, respectively. Caceres often posts images of his kids and partner on his Instagram, where he is available as @martincaceres_7.
Martin Caceres was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, on April 7, 1987. His full name is Jose Martin Caceres Silva, and his parents are Miriam Silva and Jose Caceres. He is of Uruguayan nationality and belongs to Uruguayan ethnicity.
Martin Caceres started his professional footballing career with the Villareal in 2007. Following his arrival to Villareal, he was immediately sent on loan to another La Liga club Recreativo de Huelva. He joined FC Barcelona on June 4, 2008; during his only season at Camp Nou, he featured sparsely due to injury and technical decisions. He capped 13 games for the club without a goal.
Barcelona sent him on loan to the Italian Giants Juventus on August 6, 2009. He played 26 games for the club and scored two goals. After his loan, he joined the Spanish side Sevilla on August 30, 2010. He started as a regular for the team as a right back, and Sevilla signed him for a permanent move from Barcelona on May 31, 2011.
He again returned to Juventus on May 25, 2012, signing a four-year contract. He played 51 games for the club, scoring three goals, and further left for Southampton on February 16, 2017, marking an initial contract until the end of the season. Ten days later, he made his club debut against Manchester United. He signed with Verona in August 2017, agreeing to a year contract.
On January 8, 2018, he moved to Lazio on a one-year contract with the option for renewal. Further, Juventus announced the signing of Caceres on a 5-month loan, noting this as his third spell at the club, on January 29, 2019. From 2019 to 2021, he played for Fiorentina and moved to play with Cagliari for the 2021-22 season. Later, he also represented the Levante team in 10 games. Since August 24, 2022, Caceres has been playing for LA Galaxy.
Martin Caceres has played for both junior and senior teams of his national side in international campaigns. He was named the Best Defender at the 2007 South American Youth Championship. He made his debut for the senior international side on September 12, 2010, in Johannesburg against South Africa. He has won over 115 caps for his national side scoring four goals.
He was also a vital player of the Uruguayan team, along with Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani, who played in the FIFA World Cup 2018.