Douglas Martínez

Douglas Francisco Martínez Juárez (born 5 June 1997) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a striker for USL Championship club Indy Eleven and the Honduras national team.

Douglas Martínez
Personal information
Full name Douglas Francisco Martínez Juárez
Date of birth (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997
Place of birth Olanchito, Honduras
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Indy Eleven
Number 42
Youth career
Vida
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 Vida 26 (3)
2017 → New York Red Bulls II (loan) 15 (1)
2019–2021 Real Monarchs 32 (19)
2019–2021 Real Salt Lake 25 (2)
2021 → San Diego Loyal (loan) 11 (2)
2022–2023 Sacramento Republic 28 (5)
2023– Indy Eleven 30 (4)
International career‡
2016–2017 Honduras U20 8 (1)
2018 Honduras U21 5 (3)
2019–2021 Honduras U23 12 (3)
2019– Honduras 4 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Honduras
Men's football
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 November 2021

Career

Early career

Born in Olanchito, Honduras, Martínez began his career in the youth ranks of Vida.

Vida

On 7 September 2013, Martínez made his professional debut for Vida at the age of 16 in a Liga Nacional match against Real Sociedad. The match ended in a 2–2 draw. He scored his first professional goal on 31 July 2016, in a 1–1 draw with Real Sociedad at the Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón.

On 5 October 2016, it was confirmed that he would go on trial period for 10 days with United Soccer League side New York Red Bulls II.[1] After his trial with the New York side, Martínez returned to Vida and featured 13 times during the 2016–17 season, starting in nine games and scoring one goal.

New York Red Bulls II

Having impressed the club during his trial in 2016, New York Red Bulls II announced the loan signing of Martínez on 26 April 2017.[2] On 6 May 2017, Martínez made his debut, scoring his side's final goal in a 3–1 victory over Harrisburg City Islanders.[3]

Real Monarchs

On 23 January 2019, Martínez returned to the United States, permanently joining USL Championship side Real Monarchs.[4] He made his debut in a 1–1 draw with Sacramento Republic.[5] Martínez would go on to score 17 goals in 25 appearances for Real Monarchs, as his side won the USL Championship.[6]

Real Salt Lake

After impressing with Real Monarchs, Martínez moved to their MLS parent club Real Salt Lake in August 2019.[7] He made his debut the following 11 September as a starter in a 1–0 home win over San Jose Earthquakes. He was replaced in the second-half by Jefferson Savarino.[8] He scored his first goal on 27 July 2020 in the 5–2 round of 16 defeat to San Jose Earthquakes in the MLS is Back Tournament.[9] He scored his first league goal in MLS on 14 October in the 2–1 home win against Portland Timbers.[10] After having made only six appearances with no goals in the 2021 season, Martínez was demoted to the reserves once again. He made his second debut for Real Monarchs on 9 June 2021 in a 2–0 home win against Sacramento Republic FC.[11] He scored the following 26 June in a 1–1 draw with San Antonio.[12]

On 23 August 2021, Martínez joined USL Championship side San Diego Loyal SC on loan until the end of the 2021 season.[13] He made his debut in the 4–2 home win against LA Galaxy II.[14] His first goal came on 9 October in a 2–1 home win against Sacramento Republic FC, after he came on as a substitute for Callum Montgomery.[15]

Following the 2021 season, Martínez's contract option was declined by Real Salt Lake.[16]

Sacramento Republic

Martínez signed with USL Championship side Sacramento Republic on 27 January 2022 ahead of their 2022 season.[17]

International

Martínez has featured regularly for his country's U-20 team, playing at 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, starting five of the team's six matches notching one goal as Honduras qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea with their second-place finish. He represented Honduras at the 2019 Pan American Games football tournament in Peru and scored twice in the competition winning silver with his country.[18] Martínez was called up to the senior team for CONCACAF Nations League fixtures on 10 and 13 October. He scored on his debut against Trinidad and Tobago in a 2–0 win away in Trinidad.[19]

International goals
Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.[20]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 October 2019Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago2–02–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A

Honours

Real Monarchs

Honduras U23

References
  1. "Jugador del Vida viaja a prueba con los Red Bulls". diariomas.hn (in Spanish). 4 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  2. "New York Red Bulls II Add Douglas Martinez On Loan". newyorkredbulls.com. New York Red Bulls. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. "USL Match Recap: Red Bulls II Earn 3–1 Win Over City Islanders". newyorkredbulls.com. New York Red Bulls. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  4. "Real Monarchs Inks Forward Douglas Martínez". rsl.com. Real Salt Lake. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. "Real Monarchs Draws 1–1 with Sacramento Republic FC". rsl.com. Real Salt Lake. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  6. "Douglas Martinez Named Finalist for USL Championship Young Player of the Year". rsl.com. Real Salt Lake. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  7. "Martinez Becomes Eighth Player to Join RSL from Real Monarchs SLC". rsl.com. Real Salt Lake. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  8. "RSL Defeats San Jose Earthquakes 1–0". rsl.com. Real Salt Lake. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  9. "San Jose continues to roll, ousts Real Salt Lake in 5–2 win". usatoday.com. USA Today. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  10. "El hondureño Douglas Martínez anota en triunfo del Real Salt Lake sobre Portland Timbers en la MLS" [The Honduran Douglas Martínez scores in Real Salt Lake's MLS win over Portland Timbers] (in Spanish). Diario Diez. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  11. "Real Monarchs Earn First Victory of 2021, Topping Sacramento Republic FC 2–0". rsl.com. Real Salt Lake. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  12. "Real Monarchs Draw with San Antonio FC". rsl.com. Real Salt Lake. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  13. "SD LOYAL ADDS DOUGLAS MARTINEZ ON LOAN FROM MLS CLUB REAL SALT LAKE". sdloyal.com. San Diego Loyal. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  14. "Douglas Martínez debutó con el San Diego Loyal" [Douglas Martinez made his debut with San Diego Loyal] (in Spanish). Diario Más. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  15. "Alejandro Guido and Douglas Martinez Jr. score in SD Loyal win". sdloyal.com. San Diego Loyal. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  16. "Real Salt Lake Announces 2022 Roster Decisions | Real Salt Lake". rsl.
  17. USLChampionship com Staff (January 27, 2022). "Republic FC Adds Honduran International Douglas Martinez to Attack". USL Championship.
  18. "Athlete Profile – Martínez Douglas Francis". lima2019.pe. Lima 2019. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  19. ¡Honduras pone de rodillas a Trinidad y Tobago en el Hasely Crawford! (in Spanish)
  20. "Douglas Martínez". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
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