Mario Martínez (footballer, born 1989)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mario Roberto Martínez Hernández[1] | ||
Date of birth | 30 July 1989 | ||
Place of birth | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Génesis | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2006 | Real España | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2016 | Real España | 58 | (18) |
2009 | → Vålerenga (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2010 | → Anderlecht (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2012–2013 | → Seattle Sounders FC (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2014 | → Barcelona SC (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2015–2016 | → ENPPI (loan) | 20 | (2) |
2016–2017 | ENPPI | 25 | (4) |
2017–2018 | Real España | 66 | (15) |
2019–2022 | Marathón | 57 | (11) |
2021–2022 | → Real España (loan) | 29 | (6) |
2022–2024 | Olancho | 59 | (5) |
2024– | Génesis | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2008–2009 | Honduras U20 | 9 | (7) |
2008–2012 | Honduras U23 | 11 | (3) |
2010–2018 | Honduras | 71 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:39, 25 July 2024 (UTC) |
Mario Roberto Martínez Hernández (born 30 July 1989) is a Honduran footballer who plays as a midfielder for Génesis. Born in San Pedro Sula, Martínez played for the Honduras national football team from 2010 to 2018.
Club career
[edit]Martínez was spotted by Norwegian scouts during the tournament against Trinidad and Tobago[citation needed] and shortly after went on loan to Norwegian side, Vålerenga. He also travelled to Norway alongside U-20 teammate, Reinieri Mayorquín who went on loan to Aalesund. Martínez made his debut in Tippeligaen when Vålerenga lost 3–4 against Start on 3 May 2009, but were mostly playing for Vålerenga's reserve team in the Second Division. Martínez only got two appearances for Vålerenga, both coming on as a substitute.[2] The same year, Martínez played for Honduras U-20 in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt, and was the team's best player in the 3–0 victory against Hungary U-20, where he scored two goals.
In January 2010, he joined the Belgian team RSC Anderlecht on a six-month loan-deal.[3]
On 1 August 2012, Martínez joined MLS club Seattle Sounders FC on loan from Real España.[4] His first training session in Seattle was 17 August 2012. He participated in a reserve league match with the Sounders on 19 August 2012 in a 3–2 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy reserves. His first goal for the Sounders won the Western Conference semi-final match against Real Salt Lake on 8 November 2012.[5]
On 2014, Martinez was signed by Barcelona SC in Ecuador.
In 2017, Martinez returned to Honduran club, Real España.
International career
[edit]On 4 September 2010, Martínez made his debut for the Honduras National Team in a match against El Salvador, where Honduras won 4–3 via penalty shootout due to a 2–2 tie in regular time. He assisted the first goal for Honduras, thus helping his team to the Copa Independencia.[citation needed] He was part of Honduras's team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6]
Honours
[edit]Real España
[edit]Anderlecht
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ "Mario Roberto Martínez" (in Norwegian). altomfotball.no. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ "Anderlecht Loan Valerenga Midfielder Mario Martinez – Report". Goal. 5 January 2010.
- ^ Sounders acquire Honduran midfielder Mario Martinez on loan from Real Espana
- ^ Doyle, Matthew (8 November 2012). "Recap: Martinez sends Sounders past RSL, into West final". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ^ "Mario Martinez Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
External links
[edit]- Mario Martínez at Major League Soccer
- Mario Martínez – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Mario Martínez at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mario Martínez at Soccerway
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Honduran men's footballers
- Honduras men's international footballers
- Real C.D. España players
- Vålerenga Fotball players
- R.S.C. Anderlecht players
- Seattle Sounders FC players
- Barcelona S.C. footballers
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
- Eliteserien players
- ENPPI SC players
- C.D. Marathón players
- Major League Soccer players
- Footballers from San Pedro Sula
- Honduran expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Honduran expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador
- Olympic footballers for Honduras
- Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt
- Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2014 FIFA World Cup players
- 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Egyptian Premier League players
- Honduras men's under-20 international footballers