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) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Atlanta United | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| 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) |
| 2014–2017 | Torino | 58 | (7) |
| 2017 | → Atlanta United (loan) | 3 | (5) |
| 2017– | Atlanta United | 2 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Venezuela U20 | 4 | (2) |
| 2011– | Venezuela | 38 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:50, 18 June 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:33, 24 March 2017 (UTC) |
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Josef Alexander Martínez Mencia (born 19 May 1993) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Atlanta United FC and the Venezuela national team.
He began his career with Caracas. In 2012, he was acquired by Swiss Super League club Young Boys, before spending a year on loan at Thun. In 2014, he was sold to Italian club Torino, and in 2017, Major League Soccer expansion side, Atlanta United FC.
He is a former Venezuela under-20 international. In 2011, he made his debut for the senior Venezuela national team against El Salvador.
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.
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 Venezuela 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.
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