Christian Martínez (Honduran footballer)

Christian Samir Martínez Centeno (born 8 September 1990) is a Honduran football striker, who most recently played for F.C. Motagua.

Christian Martínez
Personal information
Full name Christian Samir Martínez Centeno[1]
Date of birth (1990-09-08) 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 August 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2009
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Centeno.

Club career

Still 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

Internationally, 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
  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Hoduras" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
  2. Diez.hn – Motagua inscribe a Cristian Martínez en Liga Nacional – 24 August 2012
  3. Christian Martínez – FIFA competition record (archived)


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