Alonso Martínez (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adrián Alonso Martínez Batista[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 15 October 1998||
Place of birth | Puntarenas, Costa Rica[1] | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | New York City FC | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Puntarenas | ||
2016–2021 | Alajuelense | 42 | (11) |
2017–2018 | → COFUTPA (loan) | 20 | (15) |
2018–2020 | → Guadalupe (loan) | 51 | (11) |
2021–2023 | Lommel | 35 | (8) |
2021 | → Alajuelense (loan) | 14 | (4) |
2023– | New York City FC | 29 | (16) |
International career‡ | |||
2021 | Costa Rica U23 | 3 | (0) |
2021– | Costa Rica | 17 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024 |
Adrián Alonso Martínez Batista (born 15 October 1998) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club New York City FC and the Costa Rica national team.
Club career
[edit]On 18 August 2021, Martínez joined Belgian First Division B club Lommel on a five-year deal, returning to Alajuelense until the end of the year.[2]
New York City FC
[edit]On 4 August 2023, it was announced that Martínez had signed with Major League Soccer club New York City FC.[3] On 31 May 2024, Martinez came on as a substitute and scored a 10-minute hat-trick in a 5-1 win vs San Jose Earthquakes.[4] Martinez had a breakout season with NYCFC with his stunning scoring displays. Despite playing a winger for most of his career, New York City FC coach Nick Cushing decided to play Martinez as a striker and it’s worked beautifully as Martinez had a career high 16 goals in the 2024 MLS Season and helped guide NYCFC into the playoffs after missing out in 2023.
International career
[edit]Martínez was called up to the Costa Rica national team on 9 May 2021 for the 2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals, and was included in the final 23 on 25 May.[5][failed verification][6][7] He made his debut on 3 June 2021 in a semi-final against Mexico.[8]
He had also played for the U-23 team for the 2020 Summer Olympics qualifying, debuting on 18 March 2021, with a 1–0 defeat to the United States U-23.
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played 18 November 2024
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Costa Rica | 2021 | 5 | 0 |
2022 | 6 | 0 | |
2023 | 1 | 0 | |
2024 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 17 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Alajuelense
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Alonso Martínez at Soccerway
- ^ "Welkom, Alonso Martinez!" (in Dutch). Lommel S.K. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "New York City Football Club Signs Costa Rican Forward Alonso Martínez". New York City Football Club. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ Livescore Martinez scores 10-minute-hat-trick vs San Jose Earthquakes in MLS
- ^ Escobar, Gina (25 May 2021). "Estos son los llamados de Costa Rica para el Final Four - Federación Costarricense de Fútbol" (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ Tayver Marín, Fanny (21 May 2021). "Alonso Martínez acudió por primera vez a la Selección Mayor: 'Es un sueño hecho realidad'". La Nación, Grupo Nación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ Sánchez, Eliécer Arias (30 May 2021). "Selección Nacional llegó a Denver para la Final Four". Sensación Deportiva (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Mexico v Costa Rica game report". ESPN. 3 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- Alonso Martínez at Soccerway.com
- Alonso Martínez at WorldFootball.net
- Alonso Martínez at National-Football-Teams.com
- Alonso Martínez at FBref.com
- Alonso Martínez at ESPN FC
- 1998 births
- People from Puntarenas
- Living people
- Costa Rican men's footballers
- 21st-century Costa Rican sportsmen
- Costa Rica men's international footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- Puntarenas F.C. players
- Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers
- Guadalupe F.C. players
- Lommel S.K. players
- New York City FC players
- Liga FPD players
- Challenger Pro League players
- 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Major League Soccer players
- Costa Rican football biography stubs