Johan Martinez has now paid a visit to St James’ Park.
The exciting young Ecuadorian winger having completed a deal to sign for Newcastle United earlier this year.
Johan Martinez turned 17 in May but is staying with Independiente del Valle until he turns 18 and will then join up with Newcastle United next summer.
The club making an announcement back in April.
Johan Martinez was part of the Independiente del Valle youth team who won the Ecuadorian Under-17 title in December 2025.
Then he starred for Ecuador in the South American Under-17 Championships earlier this year, helping them to defeat Chile Uruguay and Paraguay before losing out to Argentina in the semi-finals.
Ross Wilson, Newcastle United Sporting Director, stated back in April: “We’re delighted to beat off serious competition from leading clubs across Europe to bring Johan to Newcastle United. Identifying and recruiting promising young players is a key part of how we build for the future, and our scouting and recruitment teams have worked diligently to secure Johan’s signature.”
Now Footy Condor who specialise in covering Ecuadorian international football have revealed Johan Martinez has finally visited St James’ Park:
🇪🇨 Johan Martínez has been officially presented at Newcastle United!
The highly-rated Ecuadorian talent has secured his move to the Premier League, but he will remain with Independiente del Valle before officially joining Newcastle in the summer of 2027, once he turns 18.
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— Footy Condor 🇪🇨 (@FootyCondor) August 17, 2026
Wilson going on to add: “Independiente del Valle have a strong reputation for developing young players and Johan has undoubtedly benefited from that environment. He will continue his progress there while we maintain a close connection with his development, and we look forward to welcoming him to Newcastle next year.”