Carlos Manuel Martínez Castro (born 30 March 1999) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a right-back for LD Alajuelense and the Costa Rica national team.[3][4][5][6]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Manuel Martínez Castro[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Ana, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alajuelense | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Aspire Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Eupen | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | Herediano | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Guadalupe | 31 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | San Carlos | 54 | (2) |
| 2023– | Alajuelense | 57 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Costa Rica U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Costa Rica | 11 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:22, 18 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2023 | |||
Career
editIn 2015, Martínez joined the Aspire Academy in Senegal,[7] becoming the second Costa Rican to join the academy.[8]
In 2017, he signed for Belgian side Eupen.[9][10]
In 2019, Martínez signed for Guadalupe in Costa Rica, where he made 31 league appearances and scored 0 goals.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Costa Rica (CRC)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 7. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ Carlos Martínez at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Mamá de Carlos Martínez lloró de felicidad al ver a su hijo alcanzando un sueño el día de su cumpleaños". espndeportes.espn.com. 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Carlos Martínez tuvo una charla con "Bora" Milutinović que cambió su carrera". teeltica.com. 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Carlos Martínez se inspiró en Óscar Duarte y optó por jugar para Costa Rica sobre Nicaragua". futbolcentroamerica.com.
- ^ "Carlos Martínez, el jugador que prefirió a Costa Rica y ahora se alegra de su decisión". crhoy.com.
- ^ "Del Carmelita campeón al sueño del Aspire". laprensalibre.cr (Archived). Archived from the original on 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Futbolista tico brilla en Senegal". diarioextra.com.
- ^ "Carlos Martínez, el defensor de origen nicaragüense que juega en Bélgica". laprensa.com.ni (Archived). Archived from the original on 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Carlos Martínez 'corrió el riesgo' de descartar a Nicaragua, pero el tiempo le dio la razón". Radio Columbia. columbia.co.cr. 7 March 2022.
- ^ Carlos Martínez at Soccerway
External links
edit- Carlos Martínez at Soccerway
- Carlos Martínez at WorldFootball.net
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