Douglas Martínez

Douglas Martínez (born 5 June 1997) is a Honduran footballer who plays as a forward for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.

Douglas Martínez
Personal information
Full name Douglas Francisco Martínez Juárez
Date of birth (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997
Place of birth Olanchito, Honduras
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Real Salt Lake
Number 12
Youth career
Vida
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 Vida 27 (3)
2017 → New York Red Bulls II (loan) 16 (1)
2019 Real Monarchs 40 (17)
2019– Real Salt Lake 19 (2)
National team‡
2016–2017 Honduras U20 8 (1)
2019– Honduras U23 4 (2)
2019– Honduras 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2020

Career

Early career

Born in Olanchito, Honduras, Martínez began his career in the youth ranks of Vida.

Vida

On 7 September 2013, Martínez made his professional debut for Vida at the age of 16 in a Honduran First Division match against Real Sociedad de Tocoa. The match ended in a 2–2 draw. He scored his first professional goal on 31 July 2016 in a match against Real Sociedad, which ended with a 1–1 draw in the Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón of Tocoa.

On 5 October 2016, it was confirmed that he would go on trial period for 10 days with United Soccer League side New York Red Bulls II.[1] After his trial with the New York side, Martínez returned to Vida and featured 13 time during the 2017 season, starting nine games and scoring one goal.

New York Red Bulls II

Having impressed the club during his trial in 2016, on 26 April 2017 it was announced that Martínez would join New York Red Bulls II on loan from CD Vida.[2] On 6 May 2017, Martínez made his debut for New York scoring his club's final goal in a 3–1 victory over Harrisburg City Islanders.[3]

Real Monarchs

On 23 January 2019, Martínez returned to the United States, joining USL Championship side Real Monarchs.[4]

Real Salt Lake

After impressing with Real Monarchs, Martínez moved to their MLS parent club Real Salt Lake.[5]

International

Martínez has featured regularly for his country's U-20 team, playing at 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, starting five of the team's six matches notching one goal as Honduras qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea with their second-place finish. He represented Honduras at the 2019 Pan American Games football tournament in Peru and scored twice in the competition winning silver with his country.[6] Martínez was called up to the senior team for CONCACAF Nations League fixtures on 10 and 13 October. He scored on his debut against Trinidad and Tobago in a 2–0 win away in Trinidad.[7]

International goals
Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.[8]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 October 2019Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago2–02–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League A

References
  1. "Jugador del Vida viaja a prueba con los Red Bulls". diariomas.hn. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.(in Spanish)
  2. "New York Red Bulls II Add Douglas Martinez On Loan". newyorkredbulls.com. New York Red Bulls. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. "USL Match Recap: Red Bulls II Earn 3-1 Win Over City Islanders". newyorkredbulls.com. New York Red Bulls. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  4. "Real Monarchs Inks Forward Douglas Martínez". rsl.com. Real Salt Lake. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. "Martinez Becomes Eighth Player to Join RSL from Real Monarchs SLC". rsl.com. Real Salt Lake. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. "Athlete Profile - Martínez Douglas Francis". lima2019.pe. Lima 2019. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  7. ¡Honduras pone de rodillas a Trinidad y Tobago en el Hasely Crawford! in Spanish
  8. "Douglas Martínez". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
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