Josué Martínez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josué Isaac Martinez Areas | ||
| Date of birth | 25 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Herediano | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Saprissa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Saprissa | 66 | (19) |
| 2012 | Philadelphia Union | 18 | (1) |
| 2013 | New York Red Bulls | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Saprissa | 15 | (4) |
| 2014 | Santos de Guápiles | 13 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | UCR | 66 | (16) |
| 2016– | Herediano | 10 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2009 | Costa Rica U20 | 7 | (5) |
| 2009– | Costa Rica | 17 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 December 2016. |
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Josué Isaac Martinez Areas (born 25 March 1990) is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays for Club Sport Herediano in the Costa Rican Primera División.
Martinez began his career with top Costa Rican side Deportivo Saprissa. His first appearance with the club was in the 2009 Torneo de Invierno, this coming after a successful role in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Martinez won one title with the club during the 2009–10 Costa Rican Primera División season the Campeonato de Verano 2010. Josué was an important part of The Purple Monster, being one of its top goalscorers in that tournament also scoring the 1-0 winning goal against Liga Deportiva Alajuelense in the first of two matches of "El Clásico" de Costa Rica, at Ricardo Saprissa Stadium in San José. He wore the number 28 for Saprissa and scored 19 goals in 66 league matches with the club. Martinez also scored an important goal during the CONCACAF Champions League which sent Saprissa to the 2010-11 knockout stage. On October 19, 2010 in a match that was played in Seattle, Martinez's scored an 89th-minute goal beating Seattle Sounders goalkeeper, Kasey Keller which helped Saprissa to a 2-1 victory.
On 7 December 2011, Philadelphia Union signed the Costa Rican international. In his first season in Major League Soccer Martinez appeared in 18 league matches and scored 1 goal. On 6 December 2012, Martinez was traded to New York Red Bulls along with allocation money for Sebastien Le Toux.
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