Fidel Martínez

Fidel Francisco Martínez Tenorio (born February 15, 1990) is an Ecuadorian footballer who currently plays as a winger for Barcelona SC.[2]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Tenorio.
Fidel Martinez
Fidel Martínez in 2015
Personal information
Full name Fidel Francisco Martínez Tenorio
Date of birth (1990-02-15) February 15, 1990
Place of birth Nueva Loja, Sucumbíos Province, Ecuador
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Winger[1]
Club information
Current team
 Barcelona SC
Number 11
Youth career
2002–2007 Caribe Junior
2008 Independiente DV
2008–2009 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Deportivo Quito 60 (15)
2012–2014 Tijuana 79 (21)
2014–2015 → Leones Negros (loan) 33 (11)
2015–2016 Pumas UNAM 68 (14)
2016–2018 Atlas 27 (5)
2018 → Peñarol (loan) 18 (4)
2019– Barcelona SC 35 (18)
National team
2007 Ecuador U17 2 (0)
2009 Ecuador U20 2 (0)
2008– Ecuador 28 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 March 2019

Club history

Youth club career

He started his career in Caribe Junior, where the Ecuadorian star played during his youth years. He showed his skills in the 2007 Pan American Games held in Brazil, where the Ecuadorian soccer team won the gold medal, and Martínez was a key player for the team. Independiente José Terán acquired his services and then sold him to Cruzeiro for an unknown fee.

Associação Atlética Caldense

In 2009 he was loaned to Associação Atlética Caldense where he played the Mineiro championship.

Deportivo Quito

2010 season

After a move to Deportivo Quito, Martínez debuted on October 16, 2010 against El Nacional. He scored his only goal of the season against ESPOLI. He finished his debut season with 9 games, 1 goal and 1 assist.

2011 season

Martínez played in 30 games in 2011, assisting 5 times and scoring 9 goals, one of which was in the first leg of the Serie A final against Emelec. Martínez scored his first goal of the 2011 season on May 14, against Quito club Espoli. He later scored 7 more league goals plus one vital finish past the Emelec goalkeeper. Thus winning the 2011 season.

2012 season

Martínez kicked of the 2012 season against Macara. On February 7, 2012 he played his first ever Copa Libertadores match against Chivas de Guadalajara. On March 7, he scored his first ever goal in the tournament against Velez Sarsfield in an emphatic 3-0 win over the Argentine team. On March 11, he scored his first league goal against Deportivo Cuenca in a 4-1 away win. On April 17, Martínez played a vital game against Mexican giant Chivas de Guadalajara in a historic 5-0 win in which he scored the third goal at the 65 minute mark. Martínez played all 6 games of the 2012 Copa Libertadores Group Stage, contributing two goals and two assists to help Deportivo Quito qualify to the Round of 16, an accomplishment not achieved since the 1989 Copa Libertadores. He scored his third Copa Libertadores goal in the Round of 16 against the powerful Chilean club Universidad de Chile in a 4-1 win.

Club Tijuana
Martínez playing for Tijuana in 2012.

2012–13 season

On May 22, 2012 The president of Deportivo Quito Fernando Mantilla confirmed the purchase of Martinez by Tijuana for an undisclosed fee. Martinez made his professional debut with Xolos on July 20, coming on as a substitute in a 2-0 win over Puebla FC. Martínez scored his first goal in a Copa MX draw against Pumas, in a 2–2 away draw. On December 2, Martínez and Tijuana won their first ever first division league title, Martínez assisted both goals in Tijuana 2–0 away victory over Toluca. Martínez scored his goal of the year in a 4–0 Copa Libertadores match against San Jose of Bolivia, also assisting one goal. He later scored a late winner against Colombia's Millonarios at the last minute, and against Brazilian giants Atletico Mineiro in a 2-2 home draw, scoring a total of 4 goals in 10 Copa Libertadores games played.

2013–14 season

For the 2013-14 Liga MX season Martínez was given the club's number 10 jersey. On August 4, Martínez scored his first goal of the season, in a 2-1 loss to Monarcas Morelia. A week later on August 10, he scored his second, in a 2-0 home win over Pumas UNAM. On August 23 Martínez scored his third, in a 1-1 home draw against Santos Laguna. On August 9 he scored his first goal ever in a Concacaf Champions League group match, defeating Firpo 1-0. On September 7, Martínez scored his first brace of the season in a 3-0 home win over Veracruz. On September 16 Martínez scored in a 2-2 away draw against Chivas. On October 4 he scored the winning goal in a 1-0 home win over Querétaro.

U. de G.

2014–15 Season

On June 4, 2014 Martínez joined U. De G. on loan from Tijuana.

On August 20, 2014 Martínez scored and gave Leones Negros a victory in la Liga MX over 20 years against Club León.

On August 29, 2014 Martínez scored against his former team Tijuana and eventually ended a 1–1 tie. Martinez holds Mexican citizenship. On January 12, Martínez scored the first goal in 2015 for Leones Negros, defeating Monterrey 1–0.

Pumas UNAM

On May 24, 2015 Martínez joined U.N.A.M. He enjoyed a good first tournament with Pumas, registering 4 goals and 6 assists in the regular season. As Pumas advanced to the Ligilla, Martinez scored in the quarter-finals to give Pumas a 1-0 win over Veracruz and advance to the semi-finals. Martinez started the Clausura 2016 tournament having lost his regular starting spot to new signing Luis Quinones, despite limited game time Martínez scored a last minute equaliser in a 1-1 draw away to Atlas.

International career
Martínez celebrating scoring a goal for Ecuador in a match against Panama.

He has been called up for the senior national team debuting on December 17, 2008 in a tournament in Oman, scoring the winning goal against Iran.[3] He will be called up to play in the 2009 South American Youth Championship.[4] After a 5 Year absence from the national team, Martínez was called up by Reinaldo Rueda for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Uruguay and Chile.

International Goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreFinalCompetition
1December 17, 2008Oman Iran0–10–1Friendly
2March 5, 2014The Den, London, England Australia3–13–4Friendly
3June 3, 2015Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City, Panama Panama0–11–1Friendly
4June 6, 2015Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil, Ecuador Panama2–04–0Friendly
53–0
6November 12, 2015Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador Uruguay2–12–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7November 17, 2015Polideportivo Cachamay, Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela Venezuela0–11–32018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Career statistics

Club
As of 6 February 2017
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Deportivo Quito 2010 Serie A91–0091
2011 Serie A309–20329
2012 Serie A112–83195
Total 5012–1036015
Tijuana 2012-13 Liga MX234721044010
2013-14 Liga MX331000613911
Total 5614721657921
Leones Negros 2014-15 Liga MX311021003311
Total 311021003311
UNAM 2015–16 Liga MX38700934710
2016 Apertura Liga MX1920022214
Total 579001156814
Atlas 2017 Clausura Liga MX51000051
Total 51000051
Career total 1994693371324562

National team
As of 31 August 2017
Ecuador national team
YearAppsGoals
200821
201330
201451
2015125
201670
201710
Total307

Honors

Club

Deportivo Quito

Club Tijuana

National Team

Ecuador U-20

References
  1. Fidel Martínez | MLSsoccer, mlssoccer.com
  2. "Peñarol: Fidel Martínez feliz en el CDS" (in Spanish). Tenfield. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  3. "Ecuador vence a Irán 1-0 y es finalista de torneo" (in Spanish). El Diario. 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
  4. http://www.goal.com/es-la/news/1720/sudamericano-sub-20/2009/01/09/1051802/los-perfiles-del-campeonato-sudamericano-sub-20-ecuador
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