Henry Martín

Henry Martín
Personal information
Full name Henry Josué Martín Mex
Date of birth (1992-11-18) 18 November 1992
Place of birth Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 América
Number 21
Youth career
2008 Itzaes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Mérida 29 (8)
2014–2017 Tijuana 66 (5)
2018– América 25 (6)
National team‡
2015– Mexico 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2018

Henry Josué Martín Mex (born 18 November 1992) is a Mexican footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club América.

Club career

Itzaes

At age 15, Henry Martín played one season in the third division with Itzaes during the Clausura 2008 season. He made 13 league appearances and scored 6 goals.

Mérida

Martín began his professional career in 2013 with his home town club Mérida. He made his professional debut with the first team on 13 July 2013 against Delfines del Carmen, where he was subbed in for José Luis Pineda in the final seconds of the match. He scored his first league goal on 24 August against Zacatepec where the match ended 2–0.

Tijuana

Henry transferred to Tijuana for the Apertura 2014 season. He made his Liga MX debut with Tijuana against Club América on 26 July 2014, almost exactly one year after his career debut. He scored his first goal three days later in a Copa MX match against Zacatepec, where Tijuana won 3-1.

América

On 13 December 2017, Martín joined Club América, reuniting with former Tijuana coach Miguel Herrera.[1] He scored on his debut in a 1–0 away win against Querétaro on 7 January 2018. On 3 February, Martín scored his first career hat-trick in a 5–1 win over Lobos BUAP.

International career

Mexico

On 30 August 2015, Martín received his first call-up by interim head coach Ricardo Ferretti to replace the injured Oribe Peralta. He earned his first cap with Mexico on 4 September in a friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago. He started the match and was subbed out for Raúl Jiménez in the 59th minute of the match.

On 25 January 2018, Martín received another call-up to the national team for the friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. On 11 October, Martín scored his first goal for Mexico in their 3–2 win over Costa Rica.

International goals

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 October 2018Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico Costa Rica2–23–2Friendly

Personal life

His older brother, Freddy Martín is also a professional soccer player, who plays as a centre forward for Venados F.C. in the Ascenso MX.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "¡Bienvenido Henry Martín!" [Welcome Henry Martin!] (in Spanish). December 13, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Liga MX ofrece duelo de hermanos Yucatecos" [Liga MX offers duel of Yucatecos brothers] (in Spanish). January 15, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2018.


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