Alonso Martínez (footballer)
Adrian Alonso Martínez Batista (born 15 October 1998) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club New York City FC, and the Costa Rica national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrian Alonso Martínez Batista[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Puntarenas, Costa Rica [1] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | New York City FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Puntarenas | ||
| 2016–2021 | Alajuelense | 42 | (10) |
| 2018–2020 | → Guadalupe (loan) | 51 | (11) |
| 2021–2023 | Lommel | 35 | (8) |
| 2021 | → Alajuelense (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2023– | New York City FC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Costa Rica U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Costa Rica | 12 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2022 | |||
Club career
On 18 August 2021, Martínez joined Belgian First Division B club Lommel on a five-year deal, returning to Alajuelense until the end of the year.[2]
New York City FC
On 4 August 2023, it was announced that Martínez had signed with Major League Soccer club New York City FC.[3]
International career
Martínez was called up to the Costa Rica national team on 9 May 2021 for the 2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals, and was included in the final 23 on 25 May.[4][5][6] He made his debut on 3 June 2021 in a semi-final against Mexico.[7]
He had also played for the U-23 team for the 2020 Summer Olympics qualifying, debuting on 18 March 2021, with a 1–0 defeat to the United States U-23.
References
- Alonso Martínez at Soccerway
- "Welkom, Alonso Martinez!" (in Dutch). Lommel S.K. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- "New York City Football Club Signs Costa Rican Forward Alonso Martínez". New York City Football Club. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- Escobar, Gina (25 May 2021). "Estos son los llamados de Costa Rica para el Final Four - Federación Costarricense de Fútbol" (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- Tayver Marín, Fanny (21 May 2021). "Alonso Martínez acudió por primera vez a la Selección Mayor: 'Es un sueño hecho realidad'". La Nación, Grupo Nación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- Sánchez, Eliécer Arias (30 May 2021). "Selección Nacional llegó a Denver para la Final Four". Sensación Deportiva (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- "Mexico v Costa Rica game report". ESPN. 3 June 2021.
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