Henry Martín

Henry Josué Martín Mex (born 18 November 1992) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga MX club América and the Mexico national team.

This article is about the Mexican footballer. For other people named Henry Martin, see Henry Martin (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martín and the second or maternal family name is Mex.
Henry Martín
Martín with Mexico in 2018
Personal information
Full name Henry Josué Martín Mex
Date of birth (1992-11-18) 18 November 1992
Place of birth Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 América
Number 21
Youth career
2008 Itzaes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Venados 29 (8)
2014–2017 Tijuana 66 (5)
2018– América 140 (41)
National team‡
2015– Mexico 20 (5)
2021 Mexico Olympic 6 (3)
Honours
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoTeam
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2022

Club career

Itzaes

At age 15, Henry Martín played one season in the third division with Itzaes during the Clausura 2008 season. He made 13 league appearances and scored 6 goals.

Mérida

Martín began his professional career in 2013 with his home town club Mérida. He made his professional debut with the first team on 13 July 2013 against Delfines del Carmen, where he was subbed in for José Luis Pineda in the final seconds of the match. He scored his first league goal on 24 August against Zacatepec where the match ended 2–0.

Tijuana

Henry transferred to Tijuana for the Apertura 2014 season. He made his Liga MX debut with Tijuana against América on 26 July 2014, almost exactly one year after his career debut.[2] He scored his first goal three days later in a Copa MX match against Zacatepec, where Tijuana won 3–1.

América

On 13 December 2017, Martín joined América, reuniting with former Tijuana coach Miguel Herrera.[3] He also scored on his league debut with the club in a 1–0 away win against Querétaro on 7 January 2018.[4] On 3 February, Martín scored his first career hat-trick in a 5–1 win over Lobos BUAP.[5]

As América won the Clausura 2019 Copa MX final against Juárez, he was finished as the tournament's top scorer with 5 goals.[6]

International career

On 30 August 2015, Martín received his first call-up by interim head coach Ricardo Ferretti to replace the injured Oribe Peralta.[7] He earned his first cap with Mexico on 4 September in a friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago, playing as starter and eventually subbed-out for Raúl Jiménez in the 59th minute of the match.[8]

On 11 October 2018, Martín scored his first goal for Mexico in their 3–2 win over Costa Rica.[9]

Martín was called up by Jaime Lozano as one of three over-age reinforcements for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He won the bronze medal with the Mexican Olympic team.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of 30 April 2022[11][12]
Club Division League Cup Continental Other Total
Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Venados Ascenso MX 2013–14 2985[lower-alpha 1]4——3412
Tijuana Liga MX 2014–15 21112[lower-alpha 1]5——336
2015–16 2236[lower-alpha 1]0——283
2016–17 1516[lower-alpha 1]2——213
2017–18 804[lower-alpha 1]0——120
Total 665287——9412
América Liga MX 2017–18 175—6[lower-alpha 2]3—238
2018–19 34612[lower-alpha 1]8—2[lower-alpha 3]04814
2019–20 2510—1[lower-alpha 2]1—2611
2020–21 3415—4[lower-alpha 2]1—3816
2021–22 305———305
Total 140411281152016554
Career total 2355445191152029378
  1. Appearances in Copa MX
  2. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  3. Appearance in Campeón de Campeones, appearance in Campeones Cup

International
As of match played 30 March 2022[13]
Mexico
YearAppsGoals
201510
201841
202031
202182
202241
Total205

International goals
Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[13]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 October 2018Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico Costa Rica2–23–2Friendly
2.30 September 2020Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Guatemala1–03–0
3.30 June 2021Nissan Stadium, Nashville, United States Panama3–03–0
4.2 September 2021Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Jamaica2–12–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.27 January 2022Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica1–1

Personal life

Henry’s older brother, Freddy, is also a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga de Expansión MX club Venados.[14]

Honours

América

Mexico Olympic

Individual

References
  1. "Henry Martín". ClubAmérica.com.mx. Club América. 8 January 2018.
  2. "Henry Martín recordó su debut con Tijuana contra América en el Estadio Azteca hace seis años en la Liga MX". America Monumental (in Spanish). 27 July 2020.
  3. "¡Bienvenido Henry Martín!" [Welcome Henry Martin!] (in Spanish). December 13, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  4. "Henry Martín y su debut con gol en América: "Es un sueño llegar a un equipo grande y aprovecharlo"". TUDN. 9 January 2018.
  5. "Match Recap: Club América 5, Lobos BUAP 1". FMF State of Mind. 4 February 2018.
  6. "Henry Martín fue el máximo goleador de la Copa MX Clausura 2019".
  7. "Montes, Peralta out for Mexico friendlies". Fox Sports.
  8. "Delantero Henry Martin causa baja del Tri por lesión, informa la FMF". 5 September 2015.
  9. "Henry Martín se estrena con el Tri y pide sitio para el futuro". Marca. 12 October 2018.
  10. "Selección Mexicana: La Convocatoria oficial de Jaime Lozano para los Juegos Olímpicos".
  11. "Henry Josue Martín Mex". LigaMX.net.
  12. "H. Martín". Soccerway.com.
  13. Henry Martín at National-Football-Teams.com
  14. "Liga MX ofrece duelo de hermanos Yucatecos" [Liga MX offers duel of Yucateco brothers] (in Spanish). January 15, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  15. "Mexico win Olympic bronze medal after beating hosts Japan at Tokyo 2020". Goal. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  16. "¡Merecido! Henry Martin es elegido el Jugador del Mes de octubre en Liga MX".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.