Carlos Martínez (footballer, born 1999)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Manuel Martínez Castro[1] | ||
Date of birth | 30 March 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Santa Ana, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | San Carlos | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2017 | Aspire Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Eupen | 0 | (0) |
2019 | Herediano | 1 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Guadalupe | 31 | (0) |
2020– | San Carlos | 54 | (2) |
International career | |||
2018 | Costa Rica U20 | 5 | (0) |
2022– | Costa Rica | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Carlos Manuel Martínez Castro (born 30 March 1999) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for San Carlos. He is a Costa Rica international.[2][3][4][5]
Career
In 2015, Martínez joined the Aspire Academy in Senegal,[6] becoming the second Costa Rican to join the academy.[7]
In 2017, he signed for Belgian side Eupen.[8][9]
In 2019, Martínez signed for Guadalupe in Costa Rica, where he made 31 league appearances and scored 0 goals.[10]
References
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Costa Rica (CRC)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 7. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Mamá de Carlos Martínez lloró de felicidad al ver a su hijo alcanzando un sueño el día de su cumpleaños". espndeportes.espn.com.
- ^ "Carlos Martínez tuvo una charla con "Bora" Milutinović que cambió su carrera". teeltica.com. 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Carlos Martínez se inspiró en Óscar Duarte y optó por jugar para Costa Rica sobre Nicaragua". futbolcentroamerica.com.
- ^ "Carlos Martínez, el jugador que prefirió a Costa Rica y ahora se alegra de su decisión". crhoy.com.
- ^ "Del Carmelita campeón al sueño del Aspire". laprensalibre.cr (Archived). Archived from the original on 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Futbolista tico brilla en Senegal". diarioextra.com.
- ^ "Carlos Martínez, el defensor de origen nicaragüense que juega en Bélgica". laprensa.com.ni (Archived). Archived from the original on 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Carlos Martínez 'corrió el riesgo' de descartar a Nicaragua, pero el tiempo le dio la razón". columbia.co.cr. 7 March 2022.
- ^ Carlos Martínez at Soccerway
External links
- Carlos Martínez at Soccerway
- Carlos Martínez at WorldFootball.net
Categories:
- Living people
- 1999 births
- Costa Rican footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Association football defenders
- K.A.S. Eupen players
- C.S. Herediano footballers
- Guadalupe F.C. players
- A.D. San Carlos footballers
- Liga FPD players
- Belgian First Division B players
- Costa Rican expatriate footballers
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Senegal
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Senegal
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Costa Rican people of Nicaraguan descent
- People from Santa Ana Canton
- 2022 FIFA World Cup players
- Costa Rican football biography stubs