Ariel Martínez

Not to be confused with Ariel Martínez (Chilean footballer).

Ariel Martínez
Personal information
Full name	Ariel Pedro Martínez González
Date of birth	(1986-05-09) 9 May 1986
Place of birth	Sancti Spíritus, Cuba
Height	5'11"
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	FC Sancti Spíritus
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2005–2015	FC Sancti Spíritus^[1]
2015–	Charleston Battery	0	(0)
National team^‡
2006–2015	Cuba	54	(11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 February 2008. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 July 2015

Ariel Martínez (born 9 May 1986) is a Cuban footballer, who currently plays as a striker for American club Charleston Battery.

International career

Martínez made his debut for Cuba in a September 2006 Gold Cup qualification match against the Turks and Caicos Islands. He was a squad member at the 2007 Gold Cup Finals.^[2]

Defection

On 17 July 2015, it was confirmed that Martinez had defected to the United States following Cuba's victory over Guatemala in the CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[3]

In September 2015, signed with United Soccer League club Charleston Battery, becoming the team's fourth Cuban player alongside Odisnel Cooper, Maikel Chang and Heviel Cordoves.

International goals

Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	4 September 2006	Estadio Pedro Marrero, La Habana, Cuba	Bahamas	4–0	6–0	2007 Caribbean Cup qualification
2.	6 September 2006		Cayman Islands	5–0	7–0
3.	6 September 2006		Cayman Islands	4–0	7–0
4.	14 November 2012	Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago	Suriname	3–0	5–0	2012 Caribbean Cup qualification
5.	10 December 2012	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda	French Guiana	1–0	2–0	2012 Caribbean Cup
6.	10 December 2012		French Guiana	2–0	2–0	2012 Caribbean Cup
7.	16 July 2013	Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Connecticut	Belize	1–0	4–0	2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8.				2–0
9.				3–0
10.	11 November 2014	Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica	French Guiana	1–0	1–1	2014 Caribbean Cup
11.	18 November 2014	Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica	Haiti	1–2	1–2	2014 Caribbean Cup

References

↑ http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/1340/Ariel_Martinez.html
↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details - RSSSF
↑ Staff, MLSsoccer. "Gold Cup: Striker Ariel Martinez becomes the fourth player to defect from Cuba". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 17 July 2015.

Cuba squads

Cuba squad – 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

1 Molina 2 Miñoso 3 Márquez (c) 4 Caballeros 5 Clavelo 6 Alonso 7 Martínez 8 Jo. Colomé 9 Cervantes 10 Moré 11 Villarrutia 12 Quintero 13 Ramos 14 Ja. Colomé 15 Morales 16 Fernández 17 Faife 18 Alcántara 19 Duarte 21 Aldama Coach: González

Cuba squad – 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup

1 Molina 2 M. Márquez 3 Y. Márquez 4 López 5 Clavelo (c) 6 Y. Colomé 7 Coroneaux 8 J. Colomé 9 Alfonso 10 Sánchez 11 Martínez 12 Pichardo 13 Corrales 14 Urgellés 15 Malblanche 16 Horta 17 Zuásnabar 18 Pérez 19 Blanco 20 Gómez 21 Guerra 22 Puga 23 Rodríguez Coach: Benítez

Cuba squad – 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup

1 Sánchez 2 Vaquero 3 Márquez (c) 4 Horta 5 Clavelo 6 Nápoles 7 Suárez 8 Gómez 9 Reyes 10 Martínez 11 García 12 Argüellez 13 Corrales 14 Hernández 15 Diz 16 Dranguet 17 Pérez 18 Sáez 19 López 20 Coroneaux 21 D. Guerra 22 Cervantes 23 F. Guerra Coach: González

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