Christian Samir Martínez Centeno (born 8 September 1990) is a Honduran football striker, who most recently played for F.C. Motagua.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Samir Martínez Centeno[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | La Ceiba, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Victoria | |||
| Cagliari | |||
| 2008 | Rio Ave | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Peñarol | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Real España | 31 | (8) |
| 2012–2014 | Motagua | 10 | (0) |
| 2014– | Marathón | 13 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Honduras U-17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Honduras U-20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2010– | Honduras | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 August 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2009 | |||
Club career
editStill a youngster, Martínez was bought by Serie A's Cagliari, arriving from Victoria. He would leave after just one season, having gathered no first-team appearances.
In the summer of 2008, Martínez joined Portugal's Rio Ave, although he spent the season with its junior side. Then he left for Peñarol, hoping to gain more first-team experience, but returned home after a few weeks, joining Real España. In August 2012, he signed for F.C. Motagua.[2]
International career
editInternationally, Martínez participated in the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, also attending the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea, scoring against Spain. He also played for Honduras at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.[3]
Martinez made his senior debut for Honduras in a September 2010 friendly match against El Salvador and has, as of January 2013, earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals.
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009: List of Players: Honduras" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
- ^ Diez.hn – Motagua inscribe a Cristian Martínez en Liga Nacional Archived 27 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine – 24 August 2012
- ^ Christian Martínez – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links
edit- Christian Martínez at National-Football-Teams.com
- Stats and profile at Zerozero[permanent dead link]
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