Fidel Martínez

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Tenorio.
Fidel Martinez

Fidel Martínez in 2015
Personal information
Full name Fidel Francisco Martínez Tenorio
Date of birth (1990-02-15) February 15, 1990
Place of birth Sucumbios, Ecuador
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 UNAM
Number 11
Youth career
2002–2008 Caribe Junior
2008 Independiente DV
2008–2009 Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2010–2012 Deportivo Quito 50 (12)
2012–2014 Tijuana 56 (14)
2014–2015 UDG 29 (10)
2015– UNAM 25 (6)
National team
2007–2009 Ecuador U-20 2 (5)
2008– Ecuador 22 (7)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 January 2016.

† Appearances (goals)

Fidel Francisco Martínez Tenorio (born February 15, 1990) is an Ecuadorian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Pumas UNAM of the Liga MX. He is a naturalized citizen of Mexico.[1]

Club history

Youth club career

He started his career in Caribe Junior, where the Ecuadorian star played during his youth years. He showed his skills in the 2007 Pan American Games held in Brazil, where the Ecuadorian soccer team won the gold medal, and Fidel was a key player for the team. Independiente José Terán acquired his services and then sold him to Cruzeiro for an unknown fee.

Deportivo Quito

2010 season

After a move to Deportivo Quito, Fidel debuted on October 16, 2010 against El Nacional. And scored his only goal of the season against ESPOLI. He would finish his debut season with 9 games, 1 goal and 1 assist.

2011 season

2011 would prove to be Fidel's dream season, playing 30 games, assisted 5 times and scored 9 goals, 1 of which was scored in the 1st leg of the Serie A final against Emelec. Fidel scored his first goal of the 2011 season on May 14, against Quito club Espoli. He would later score 7 more league goals plus one vital finish past the Emelec goalkeeper. Thus winning the 2011 season.

2012 season

Fidel kicked of the 2012 season against Macara. On February 7, 2012 Fidel played his first ever Copa Libertadores match against Chivas de Guadalajara. On March 7, Fidel scored his first ever goal in the tournament against Velez Sarsfield in an emphatic 3-0 win over the Argentine team. On March 11, he scored his first league goal against Deportivo Cuenca in a 4-1 away win. On April 17, Fidel played a vital game against Mexican gianst Chivas de Guadalajara in a historic 5-0 win in which Fidel scored the 3rd goal at 65 minutes game time. The emphatic win over the Mexican club was seen in Mexico as a complete humiliation and gave praise to the Ecuadorian club. Fidel played all 6 games of the 2012 Copa Libertadores Group Stage, contributing 2 goals and 2 assists to help Deportivo Quito qualify to the Round of 16, an accomplishment not achieved since the 1989 Copa Libertadores. He scored his 3rd Copa Libertadores goal in the Round of 16 against the powerful Chilean club Universidad de Chile in a 4-1 win.

Club Tijuana

Martínez playing for Tijuana in 2012.

2012–13 season

On May 22, 2012 The president of Deportivo Quito Fernando Mantilla confirmed the purchase of Martinez by Tijuana for an undisclosed fee. Martinez made his professional debut with Xolos on July 20, coming on as a substitute in a 2-0 win over Puebla FC. Fidel scored his first goal in a Copa MX draw against Pumas, in a 2–2 away draw. On December 2, Martínez and Tijuana won their first ever first division league title, Martínez assisted both goals in Tijuana 2–0 away victory over Toluca. Martínez scored his goal of the year in a 4–0 Copa Libertadores match against San Jose of Bolivia, also assisting one goal. He later scored a late winner against Colombia's Millonarios at the last minute, and against Brazilian giants Atletico Mineiro in a 2-2 home draw, scoring a total of 4 goals in 10 Copa Libertadores games played.

2013–14 season

For the 2013-14 Liga MX season Fidel had been given the club's number 10 jersey. On August 4, Fidel scored his first goal of the season, in a 2-1 loss to Monarcas Morelia. A week later on August 10, he scored his second, in a 2-0 home win over Pumas UNAM. On August 23 Fidel scored his third, in a 1-1 home draw against Santos Laguna. On August 9 he scored his first goal ever in a Concacaf Champions League group match, defeating Firpo 1-0. On September 7, Fidel scored his first brace of the season in a 3-0 home win over Veracruz. On September 16 Fidel scored in a 2-2 away draw against Chivas. On October 4 he scored the winning goal in a 1-0 home win over Querétaro.

U. de G.

2014–15 Season

On June 4, 2014 Fidel Martínez joined U. De G. On August 20, 2014 Fidel Martínez scored and gave Leones Negros a victory in la Liga MX over 20 years against Club León. On August 29, 2014 Fidel Martínez scored against his former team Tijuana and eventually ended a tie 1 - 1. Fidel Martinez holds Mexican citizenship. On January 12, Fidel scores the first goal in 2015 for Leones Negros, defeating Monterrey 1–0.

Pumas UNAM

On May 24, 2015 Fidel Martínez joined U.N.A.M. Martinez enjoyed a good first tournament with Pumas, registering 4 goals and 6 assists in the regular season. As Pumas advanced to the Ligilla, Martinez scored in the quarter-finals to give Pumas a 1-0 win over Veracruz and advance to the semi-finals.

International career

Martínez celebrating scoring a goal for Ecuador in a match against Panama.

He has been called up for the senior national team debuting on December 17, 2008 in a tournament in Oman, scoring the winning goal against Iran.[2] He will be called up to play in the 2009 South American Youth Championship.[3] After a 5 Year absence from the national team, Martínez was called up by Reinaldo Rueda for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Uruguay and Chile.

International Goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Final Competition
1 December 17, 2008 Oman  Iran 0–1 0–1 International friendly
2 March 5, 2014 The Den, London, England  Australia 3–1 3–4 International friendly
3 June 3, 2015 Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City, Panama  Panama 0–1 1–1 International friendly
4 June 6, 2015 Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil, Ecuador  Panama 2–0 4–0 International friendly
5 3–0
6 November 12 2015 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador  Uruguay 2–1 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 November 17 2015 Polideportivo Cachamay, Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela  Venezuela 0–1 1–3 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 January 2016
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Deportivo Quito 2010 Serie A91–0091
2011 Serie A309–20329
2012 Serie A112–83195
Total 5012–1036015
Tijuana 2012-13 Liga MX234721044010
2013-14 Liga MX331000613911
Total 5614721657921
Leones Negros 2014-15 Liga MX311021003311
Total 311021003311
UNAM 2015–16 Liga MX2660000266
Total 2660000266
Career total 163429326819853

National team

As of 25 December 2015
Ecuador national team
YearAppsGoals
200821
201330
201451
2015125
Total227

Honors

Club

Deportivo Quito

Club Tijuana

National Team

Ecuador U-20

References

  1. ↑ "Fidel Martínez suma dos compatriotas más a Leones Negros". Terra. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ecuador vence a Irán 1-0 y es finalista de torneo" (in Spanish). El Diario. 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
  3. ↑ http://www.goal.com/es-la/news/1720/sudamericano-sub-20/2009/01/09/1051802/los-perfiles-del-campeonato-sudamericano-sub-20-ecuador

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