Yénier Márquez

Yénier Márquez Molina (born 3 January 1979) is a Cuban former footballer who played as a defender.

Yénier Márquez
Márquez in 2010
Personal information
Full name Yénier Márquez Molina
Date of birth (1979-01-03) 3 January 1979[1]
Place of birth Corralillo, Cuba
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2015 FC Villa Clara
2015–2018 Green Bay Hoppers
2018–2019 FC Villa Clara
International career
2000–2015 Cuba 126 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He is the Cuba national team's most capped player of all-time.[3]

Club career

Born in Corralillo,[2] Márquez he his senior debut with FC Villa Clara in 1999.[4] In 2013, Marquez was the Cuban league's top goalscorer with 16[5] and in 2014 he was voted Cuban footballer of the year.[6]

He played for Antiguan side Green Bay Hoppers.[7]

International career

Nicknamed El Croqui, he made his international debut for Cuba in a May 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification against Barbados,[4] and has earned a total of 126 caps, scoring 16 goals.[3] He represented his country in 19 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[8] He played in five FIFA World Cup qualification campaigns and at eight CONCACAF Gold Cups.[9]

His final international was a July 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Guatemala.

Personal life

Since football players are not allowed to play professionally in Cuba, Márquez also had a job as motorcycle taxi driver.[10]

Career statistics
Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Márquez goal.[3]
List of international goals scored by Yénier Márquez
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
14 April 2001Uitvlugt Community Centre Ground, Uitvlugt, Guyana Dominica3–1Shell Caribbean Cup
26 April 2001Uitvlugt Community Centre Ground, Uitvlugt, Guyana Saint Martin1–0Shell Caribbean Cup
36 July 2003Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica Jamaica2–1Friendly
416 January 2005Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba Haiti1–1Gold Cup Qualifier
58 November 2006Stade d'Honneur de Dillon, Fort-de-France, Martinique Haiti1–22007 Caribbean Cup
622 June 2008Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba Antigua and Barbuda4–02010 World Cup qualification
720 August 2008Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba Trinidad and Tobago1–32010 World Cup qualification
823 October 2008Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba Netherlands Antilles3–12008 Caribbean Cup qualification
927 October 2008Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba Suriname3–12008 Caribbean Cup qualification
108 December 2008Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny, Jamaica Antigua and Barbuda3–0Digicel Caribbean Cup
1126 October 2010Ciudad de Panamá Panama3–0Friendly
1228 November 2010Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique Martinique2–02010 Caribbean Cup
1312 June 2011Soldier Field, Chicago, United States El Salvador1-62011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
1416 July 2013Rentschler Field, East Hartford, United States Belize4–02013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
1525 March 2015Estadio Cibao, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Dominican Republic3–0Friendly
1614 June 2015Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba Curaçao1–12018 World Cup qualification

See also

References
  1. FIFA.com
  2. Cuba Squad - 2011 Gold Cup
  3. "Yenier Márquez Molina - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF.
  4. Yénier Márquez at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. Lideres Goleadores Campeonatos Nacionales - El Blog del Futbol Cubano (in Spanish)
  6. Eligen a Yenier Márquez mejor futbolista del año - Agencia Cubana de Noticias (in Spanish)
  7. Hoopers eliminados de la Copa de Clubs Campeones del Caribe - El Blog del Futbol Cubano (in Spanish)
  8. Yénier Márquez – FIFA competition record (archived)
  9. Captain Cuba up among the stars - FIFA
  10. Cuba’s Jeniel Marquez: Soccer Star and Taxi Driver - Havana Times


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