Josué Isaac Martinez Areas (born 25 March 1990) is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays for Escorpiones de Belén.
 Martínez in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josué Isaac Martinez Areas | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Saprissa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Saprissa | 66 | (19) |
| 2012 | Philadelphia Union | 18 | (1) |
| 2013 | New York Red Bulls | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Saprissa | 15 | (4) |
| 2014 | Santos de Guápiles | 13 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | UCR | 66 | (16) |
| 2016–2017 | Herediano | 11 | (3) |
| 2017 | Pérez Zeledón | 12 | (1) |
| 2018 | Guadalupe | 19 | (3) |
| 2018 | Sporting San José | ||
| 2019 | Municipal Grecia | 32 | (7) |
| 2020–2021 | Antigua | 44 | (11) |
| 2021 | Sporting San José | 16 | (0) |
| 2022 | Guadalupe | 18 | (2) |
| 2023- | Escorpiones de Belén | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Costa Rica U20 | 7 | (5) |
| 2009– | Costa Rica | 17 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Martinez began his career with top Costa Rican side Deportivo Saprissa. His first appearance with the club was in the 2009 Torneo de Invierno, this coming after a successful role in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Martinez won one title with the club during the 2009–10 Costa Rican Primera División season the Campeonato de Verano 2010. Josué was an important part of The Purple Monster, being one of its top goalscorers in that tournament also scoring the 1-0 winning goal against Liga Deportiva Alajuelense in the first of two matches of "El Clásico" de Costa Rica, at Ricardo Saprissa Stadium in San José. He wore the number 28 for Saprissa and scored 19 goals in 66 league matches with the club.[1] Martinez also scored an important goal during the CONCACAF Champions League which sent Saprissa to the 2010-11 knockout stage. On 19 October 2010 in a match that was played in Seattle, Martinez's scored an 89th-minute goal beating Seattle Sounders FC goalkeeper Kasey Keller which helped Saprissa to a 2–1 victory.
On 7 December 2011, Philadelphia Union signed the Costa Rican international.[2] In his first season in Major League Soccer Martinez appeared in 18 league matches and scored 1 goal. On 6 December 2012, Martinez was traded to New York Red Bulls along with allocation money for Sebastien Le Toux.[3]
Martínez was waived by New York on 29 March 2013.[4]
International career edit
Martinez was a prominent member of Costa Rica's 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup squad,[5] where Costa Rica placed 4th after losing to Hungary in the 3rd place match. He scored two goals in the competition.
Martinez is considered a promising prospect for Costa Rican football and its National Team, he debuted with the full national team in 2009 prior to his debut with the Saprissa first team. He was a member of Costa Rica's 2011 Copa América side, netting 1 goal in 3 matches during the competition.
- Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 October 2010 | Estadio Carlos Ugalde, San Carlos, Costa Rica |  El Salvador |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 7 July 2011 | Estadio 23 de Agosto, Jujuy, Argentina |  Bolivia |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2011 Copa América |
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Costa Rica | League | Cup | League Cup | North America | Total | |||||||
| 2009–10 | Saprissa | Primera División | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 |
| 2010–11 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 33 | 7 | ||
| 2011–12 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | ||
| USA | League | Open Cup | League Cup | North America | Total | |||||||
| 2012 | Philadelphia Union | Major League Soccer | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| 2013 | New York Red Bulls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | Costa Rica | 66 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 76 | 21 | |
| USA | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 85 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 97 | 23 | ||
Updated 29 March 2013.
International edit
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | |||
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | 2 | |
Statistics accurate as of 7 December 2011
References edit
- ^ "Costa Rica – J. Martínez – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ "Union's new signing Martinez has something to prove". MLSsoccer.com. 7 December 2011. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ "Red Bulls Acquire Josue Martinez and Allocation Money from Union". New York Red Bulls. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ Three months and out: New York Red Bulls waive forward Josue Martinez Archived 12 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine – MLSSoccer
- ^ Josué Martínez – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links edit
- Josué Martínez at National-Football-Teams.com
- Josué Martínez at Soccerway