Eric Martel is a midfielder in Mainz 05’s first-team squad for the 2026/27 Bundesliga season. He was born in Straubing, Germany on 29 April 2002.
Martel’s first senior club was RB Leipzig, where he broke through in 2020, and he went on to play for Austria Wien and 1. FC Köln. He joined Mainz 05 in 2026.
Since his first senior season in 2020/21, Martel has made 192 club appearances and scored 12 goals in all competitions for 4 clubs. His best scoring return came in 2024/25: 3 goals in 34 appearances for 1. FC Köln. His busiest campaign was 2022/23, with 35 appearances. So far in 2026/27 he has 1 goal in 1 appearance for Mainz 05. The full season-by-season record is in the Stats section of this profile.