His performance received praise from head coach Unai Emery, who said: "He's hungry to have that opportunity to help us, he is very humble, he fights. On 24 September, Martinelli scored a brace in his first competitive start for the club in a 5–0 victory over Championship side Nottingham Forest in the EFL Cup. Martinelli made his Premier League debut on 11 August 2019 in a 1–0 win against Newcastle United, coming on in the 84th minute as a substitute for Henrikh Mkhitaryan. 2019–2022: Debut season and breakthrough
However, Martinelli's impressive pre-season & quality in training encouraged Arsenal that he may be ready for immediate first-team integration. The originally agreed plan for Martinelli was for him to play for the reserve squad & academy in his first season, then slowly be integrated from Hale End into the first-team setup later in his career. He scored a goal on his non-competitive debut, in a 3–0 pre-season win against Colorado Rapids on 16 July. He travelled with the Arsenal first team to their pre-season tour in America.
Holding an Italian passport, Martinelli was not subject to the scrutinized criteria required for English clubs to sign South American players. Martinelli was reportedly subject to interest from a number of clubs, but signed a long term contract with Premier League club Arsenal on 2 July 2019, for a reported fee of £6 million ( R$46.9 million). Definitively promoted to the first team for the 2019 Campeonato Paulista, he scored six goals during the competition, being the club's top goalscorer as they reached the quarterfinals highlights included a brace in a 3–0 away win against Bragantino on 15 March 2019. Martinelli scored his first senior goal on 8 September 2018, netting the second in a 4–1 win over Taboão da Serra, for the year's Copa Paulista.
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He made his professional debut the following 17 March, coming on as a late substitute for goalscorer Claudinho in a 2–1 Campeonato Paulista away win against São Bento at the age of 16 years and nine months, he became the youngest player to debut for the club in the century. On 4 November 2017, Martinelli signed his first professional contract until October 2022. After making the breakthrough in football fields, he moved to Ituano in 2015, having subsequent trials at Manchester United and Barcelona. 1.2.1 2019–2022: Debut season and breakthroughīorn in Guarulhos, São Paulo, Martinelli started his career in 2010, playing for Corinthians' futsal team.
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