Playing position Role Footballer Children Jared Martinez Name Mario Martinez Career start 2006 | 2001–2006 Real Espana Weight 70 kg Number 10 Height 1.73 m | |
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Full name Mario Roberto Martinez Hernandez Date of birth (1989-07-30) 30 July 1989 (age 26) Place of birth San Pedro Sula, Honduras Current teams Real C.D. Espana (#7 / Midfielder), Honduras national football team (Midfielder) Similar People Donis Escober, Brayan Beckeles, Luis Garrido, Maynor Figueroa, Boniek Garcia Profiles | ||
Mario Roberto Martínez Hernández (born 30 July 1989) is a Honduran footballer who plays as a midfielder for ENPPI. Born in San Pedro Sula, Martínez also plays for the Honduran national team.
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Club career
Martínez was spotted by Norwegian scouts during the tournament against Trinidad and Tobago and shortly after went on loan to Norwegian side, Vålerenga. He also travelled to Norway alongside U-20 teammate, Reinieri Mayorquín who went on loan to Aalesund. Martínez made his debut in Tippeligaen when Vålerenga lost 3–4 against Start on 3 May 2009, but were mostly playing for Vålerenga's reserve team in the Second Division. Martínez only got two appearances for Vålerenga, both coming on as a substitute. The same year, Martínez played for Honduras U-20 in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt, and was the team's best player in the 3–0 victory against Hungary U-20, where he scored two goals.
In January 2010, he joined the Belgian team RSC Anderlecht on a six-month loan-deal.
On 1 August 2012, Martínez joined MLS club Seattle Sounders FC on loan from Real España. His first training session in Seattle was 17 August 2012. He participated in a reserve league match with the Sounders on 19 August 2012 in a 3–2 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy reserves. His first goal for the Sounders won the Western Conference semi-final match against Real Salt Lake on 8 November 2012.
On 2014, Martinez was signed by Barcelona Sporting Club, the biggest club in Ecuador.
International career
Martínez was a part of the Honduras U-23 team that competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He was the youngest player in the squad, being only 19 years old. On 4 September 2010, Martínez made his debut for the Honduras National Team in a match against El Salvador, where Honduras won 4–3 via penalty shootout due to a 2–2 tie in regular time. He assisted the first goal for Honduras, thus helping his team to the Copa Independencia.