Carlos Martínez
Personal information
Full name Carlos Manuel Martínez Castro[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-30) 30 March 1999[1]
Place of birth Santa Ana, Costa Rica
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Alajuelense
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 23 (1)
International career‡
2018 Costa Rica U20 5 (0)
2022– Costa Rica 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2023

Carlos Manuel Martínez Castro (born 30 March 1999) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Costa Rican Alajuelense and the Costa Rica national team.[2][3][4][5]

Career

In 2015, Martínez joined the Aspire Academy in Senegal,[6] becoming the second Costa Rican to join the academy.[7]

In 2017, he signed for Belgian side Eupen.[8][9]

In 2019, Martínez signed for Guadalupe in Costa Rica, where he made 31 league appearances and scored 0 goals.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Costa Rica (CRC)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 7. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Carlos Martínez tuvo una charla con "Bora" Milutinović que cambió su carrera". teeltica.com. 5 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Carlos Martínez se inspiró en Óscar Duarte y optó por jugar para Costa Rica sobre Nicaragua". futbolcentroamerica.com.
  5. ↑ "Carlos Martínez, el jugador que prefirió a Costa Rica y ahora se alegra de su decisión". crhoy.com.
  6. ↑ "Del Carmelita campeón al sueño del Aspire". laprensalibre.cr (Archived). Archived from the original on 23 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Futbolista tico brilla en Senegal". diarioextra.com.
  8. ↑ "Carlos Martínez, el defensor de origen nicaragüense que juega en Bélgica". laprensa.com.ni (Archived). Archived from the original on 11 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Carlos Martínez 'corrió el riesgo' de descartar a Nicaragua, pero el tiempo le dio la razón". Radio Columbia. columbia.co.cr. 7 March 2022.
  10. ↑ Carlos Martínez at Soccerway
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