Homer Martínez

Homer Enrique Martínez Yepez (born 6 October 1997) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Categoría Primera A side Atlético Junior.

Homer Martínez
Personal information
Full name Homer Enrique Martínez Yepez
Date of birth (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997
Place of birth Malambo, Colombia[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Junior
Number 14
Youth career
Barranquilla
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Junior 0 (0)
2017–2018 Barranquilla 54 (5)
2019 Junior 7 (0)
2019 Barranquilla 10 (0)
2020 Atlético Bucaramanga 20 (0)
2021– Junior 68 (2)
International career‡
2022– Colombia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:11, 11 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:52, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

Career

Club career

In 2016, Martínez had a spell at Atlético Junior. However, he only reached one game with the first team as a unused substitute, before he returned to Barranquilla.[2] He became a regular player at Barranquilla in the 2017 and 2018 seasons in Categoría Primera B. Due to his good performances, he was invited to a two-week trial by Mexican club C.F. Pachuca in November 2018.[3] However, he returned to Barranquilla without a contract.

After a trial period in January 2019, he returned to Atlético Junior, signing a one-year deal in February 2019.[4] In the summer 2019, he was close to join Rionegro Águilas on loan, but no agreement was finally reached and he then once again returned to Barranquilla.[5] In September 2019 it was also reported, that Cypriot club, Pafos FC, had presented an offer for him.[5]

On 13 January 2020 it was confirmed, that Martínez had joined Atlético Bucaramanga for the 2020 season.[6] At the end of 2020, Martínez signed a deal with his former club Atlético Junior for the 2021 season.[7]

International career

Martínez made his debut for the Colombia national team on 16 January 2022 in a 2–1 home win over Honduras.[8]

References
  1. Homer Martínez at WorldFootball.net
  2. “Vuelvo a Junior con mucha más experiencia”: Hómer Martínez, elheraldo.co, 15 February 2019
  3. Jugador del Barranquilla FC se prueba con el Pachuca de México, elheraldo.co, 21 November 2018
  4. Camilo Diaz (creativo) y Homer Martínez... - JUNIOR DE ..., facebook.com, 13 February 2019
  5. Pafos FC de Chipre preguntó por Homer Martínez, elheraldo.co, 1 September 2019
  6. Atlético Bucaramanga confirma dos nuevos refuerzos, ligadeportiva.com, 13 January 2020
  7. Homer Martínez volvió a su casa: fue presentando como refuerzo del Junior, gol.caracoltv.com, 31 December 2020
  8. "Colombia vs. Honduras". Soccerway.com. 21 January 2022.
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