Josef Martínez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josef Alexander Martínez Mencia | ||
| Date of birth | 19 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Valencia, Venezuela | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Torino | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Caracas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Caracas | 36 | (8) |
| 2012–2014 | Young Boys | 37 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | → Thun (loan) | 18 | (8) |
| 2014– | Torino | 45 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011– | Venezuela U20 | 4 | (2) |
| 2011– | Venezuela | 24 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 28 February 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2016 | |||
Josef Alexander Martínez Mencia (born 19 May 1993) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian club Torino and the Venezuela national team.
Club career
Caracas
Martínez made his debut for Caracas on 21 August 2010 against Estudiantes de Mérida, entering as a substitute in the 70th minute, won 1–0. He scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw against Deportivo Petare on 21 November 2010.[1]
BSC Young Boys
On 3 January 2012 Caracas announced Martínez had been sold to BSC Young Boys in the Swiss Super League for a period of four years with fellow right-back Alexander Gonzalez. He debuted on 5 February 2012 against Servette FC, which the Young Boys won 3–1. After a string of good performances, Martínez was called up to the Venezuelan national team, as well as awarded his first start for Young Boys on 21 October 2012, in which he scored his first goal for the Swiss club with a volley in the 50th minute against Grasshopper Club Zürich.
Thun
After one season in the Swiss capital city, he was sent on loan to Thun. After scoring 8 goals in 18 games with the team from Bernese Oberland, he was momentarily the top scorer in the Swiss Super League and recalled by Young Boys.[2]
Torino
On 7 June 2014 Martínez transferred to Italian Serie A club Torino.[3] He debuted in the third round of the 2014–15 Europa League, won 3–0 against Sweden's Brommapojkarna.[4] He scored his first goal for the Granata in the return leg, won 4–0 in Turin (7–0 on agg.).[5] On 7 December 2014 Martínez scored his first goal in Serie A in a 2–2 draw with Palermo.[6] Four days later, he scored his first brace in the Europa League against Copenhagen, which ended 1–5 in favour of Torino.
On 31 April 2016 he scored his first brace in Serie A, during a 5–1 win away against Udinese.
International career
Martínez made his international debut on 7 August 2011 against El Salvador, coming on as a 76th minute sub.[1]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 24 December 2014
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Caracas | 2010–11 | 21 | 4 | - | - | 7 | 1 | 28 | 5 |
| 2011–12 | 15 | 4 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | |
| Total | 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 9 | |
| Young Boys | 2011–12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| FC Thun | 2013–14 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 32 | 10 |
| Total | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 32 | 10 | |
| Torino | 2014–15 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 40 | 7 |
| Torino | 2015-16 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Total Career | 111 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 27 | 5 | 150 | 28 | |
International
| Venezuela national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 6 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 3 |
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22 May 2013 | Metropolitano de Mérida, Mérida, Venezuela |  El Salvador |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 2. | 14 August 2013 | Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela |  Bolivia |
1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly | |
| 3. | 31 March 2015 | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, USA |  Peru |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | |
| 4. | 17 November 2015 | Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela |  Ecuador |
1–3 | 1–3 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- ^ a b "Venezuela - J. Martínez - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ http://www.marca.com/2013/12/16/futbol/futbol_internacional/1387190995.html?a=GI748aa1fd95e9a2a7b87654a2b2e034db7&t=1402169535
- ^ "Martinez al Toro". TORINO FC 1906 OFFICIAL WEBPAGE. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ "BROMMAPOJKARNA VS. TORINO 0 - 3". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ "TORINO VS. BROMMAPOJKARNA 4 - 0". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ http://au.soccerway.com/matches/2014/12/06/italy/serie-a/torino-fc/us-citta-di-palermo/1836377/
External links
- Torino profile
- Thun profile
- Josef Martínez at Soccerway
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Venezuelan footballers
- Venezuela international footballers
- Association football forwards
- Caracas FC players
- Torino F.C. players
- Serie A players
- BSC Young Boys players
- FC Thun players
- Swiss Super League players
- Venezuelan expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Venezuela under-20 international footballers
- 2015 Copa América players