Alberth Elis
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Alberth Josué Elis Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | San Pedro Sula, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Houston Dynamo (on loan from Monterrey) |
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| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real España | |||
| E.F. Esafi | |||
| Inmude | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Olimpia | 62 | (25) |
| 2016– | Monterrey | 5 | (0) |
| 2017– | → Houston Dynamo (loan) | 9 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Honduras U20 | |||
| 2015– | Honduras U23 | 5 | (4) |
| 2014– | Honduras | 16 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:10, 5 March 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:25, 16 December 2015 (UTC) |
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Alberth Josué Elis Martínez (born 12 February 1996) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo. He also played for Honduras in the 2016 Summer Olympics who ended up in 4th place.
He first played for the youth team of Real C.D. España in San Pedro Sula. Then he moved to C.D. Olimpia, where he made his professional debut on September 2013.
After 61 games and 25 goals with Olimpia, Elis joined Monterrey on August 26, 2016. After only a few appearances and only one goal from the Honduran, Monterrey loaned Elis to Houston Dynamo for the 2017 season.
He has represented Honduras in U17, U20 and senior categories. He made his senior debut on 9 October 2014 in a friendly game against Mexico (0–2 loss).
He scored two goals in the semi-finals of the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship against the United States to lead his team to the finals and qualification at the 2016 Olympics.
On 16 December 2015, Elis scored his first and second international goals in a friendly match against Cuba.
During the quarterfinals match against South Korea in 2016 Rio Olympics, Elis contributed to his team's victory, scoring the winning goal at the 57th minute.
Best Young Player in CONCACAF Champions League 2015/2016
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