Emiliano Martinez visits Bangladesh on his maiden South Asia tour

Argentine football goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, who is on a three- day visit to Dhaka and Kolkata landed in Dhaka on the morning of July 3.

Martinez, the Golden Glove winner of FIFA 2022, is on his maiden South Asia Tour. “He landed at 5:30 am on July 3 and later in the day met  prime minister Sheikh Hasina and other ministers, there were a lot of official and informative discussions,” said Riazul Islam from Bangladesh Deputy High Commission, Kolkata who met Martinez in Dhaka. 

He also added and said, “We are planning to invite him to Bangladesh for more sporting events in March 2024.”

The World cup winning goalkeeper took to his Instagram to share about his pitstop at Dhaka and said, “The people here, with their love , care and unrivaled hospitality have truly melted my heart and I eagerly anticipate my return to this beautiful country in future.”

During his visit to Kolkata, Martinez is likely to play a friendly match at Sreebhumi sporting club and will also inaugurate Mohun Bagan’s ‘Pele-Maradona- Sobers Gate’ at the Salt Lake Stadium.