| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saul Asael Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | January 29, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Colón, Honduras | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Victoria | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997-1998 | Long Island Rough Riders | 41 | (13) |
| 1999 | Miami Fusion | 15 | (2) |
| 1999-2000 | Hampton Roads Mariners | 26 | (16) |
| 2000 | Olimpia | 5 | (1) |
| 2001 | Motagua | 17 | (8) |
| 2001-2002 | Nacional | 7 | (0) |
| 2002-2005 | Shanghai Shenhua | 86 | (36) |
| 2006 | Omiya Ardija | 3 | (0) |
| 2006-2007 | Shanghai Liancheng Zobon | 12 | (3) |
| 2007 | Motagua | ? | (1) |
| 2007-2008 | Shanghai Shenhua | 7 | (2) |
| 2008 | Herediano | 4 | (1) |
| 2008-2010 | Marathon | 10 | (5) |
| 2010- | Victoria | 14 | (14) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001-2009 | Honduras | 35 | (16) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2008-09-27. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Saul Martínez (born 29 January 1976 in Colón, Honduras) is a football forward who currently plays in for Victoria. Saul is married and he and his wife, Roxana, have a baby boy, Joshua, born in September 2005 in Miami, Florida and two girls (twins), Kiara and Natalie, born in June 2009. He first attracted the attentions of Shanghai Shenhua when he scored a hat trick against Slovenia during the Lunar New Year Cup in Hong Kong in early 2002. Shenhua quickly signed him and afterwards, Martinez became one of the most important players in the Shenhua team. In 2003, he scored against Argentina during a friendly 3-1 loss. His first game in Liga Nacional was on 10 December 2000 with Olimpia against Broncos. Saul Martinez played for C.D Idependiente in Freeport, Long Island while playing for Long Island Rough Riders.
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| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| United States | League | |||
| 1997 | Long Island Rough Riders | USISL A-League | 16 | 3 |
| 1998 | 25 | 10 | ||
| 1999 | Miami Fusion | Major League Soccer | 15 | 4 |
| 2000 | Hampton Roads Mariners | USL A-League | 26 | 16 |
| Honduras | League | |||
| 2000/01 | Olimpia | Liga Nacional | ||
| 2000/01 | Motagua | Liga Nacional | ||
| Uruguay | League | |||
| 2001 | Nacional | Primera División | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | ||
| China PR | League | |||
| 2002 | Shanghai Shenhua | Jia-A League | 20 | 8 |
| 2003 | 23 | 14 | ||
| 2004 | Super League | 14 | 6 | |
| 2005 | 21 | 6 | ||
| Japan | League | |||
| 2006 | Omiya Ardija | J. League 1 | 3 | 0 |
| China PR | League | |||
| 2006 | Shanghai Liancheng | Super League | 12 | 3 |
| Honduras | League | |||
| 2006/07 | Motagua | Liga Nacional | ||
| China PR | League | |||
| 2007 | Shanghai Shenhua | Super League | 7 | 2 |
| Costa Rica | League | |||
| 2007/08 | Herediano | Primera División | 8 | 1 |
| Honduras | League | |||
| 2008/09 | Marathón | Liga Nacional | ||
| 2009/10 | ||||
| Country | United States | 82 | 33 | |
| Honduras | ||||
| Uruguay | 7 | 0 | ||
| China PR | 97 | 39 | ||
| Japan | 3 | 0 | ||
| Costa Rica | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 197 | 73 | ||
| Honduras national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2001 | 9 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 5 | 1 |
| 2004 | 11 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 35 | 16 |
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