Henry Josué Martín Mex (born 18 November 1992) is a Mexican professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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for
Liga MX
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The league is considered the strongest in North America, and among the strongest in a ...
club
América and the
Mexico national team
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.
Club career
Itzaes
At age 15, Martín played one season in the
third division
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Association football
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with
Itzaes during the Clausura 2008 season. He made 13 league appearances and scored 6 goals.
Mérida
Martín began his professional career in 2013 with his home town club
Mérida. He made his professional debut with the first team on 13 July 2013 against Delfines del Carmen, where he was subbed in for José Luis Pineda in the final seconds of the match. He scored his first league goal on 24 August against
Zacatepec where the match ended 2–0.
Tijuana
Henry transferred to Tijuana for the Apertura 2014 season. He made his
Liga MX
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The league is considered the strongest in North America, and among the strongest in a ...
debut with Tijuana against
América on 26 July 2014, almost exactly one year after his career debut. He scored his first goal three days later in a
Copa MX
The Copa MX (formerly called Copa Tower Monterrey, Copa Eliminatoria, Copa México and Copa Corona MX (for sponsorship reasons)) was a Mexican football cup competition that was established in 1907. After a lengthy hiatus that began in 1997, it wa ...
match against
Zacatepec, where Tijuana won 3–1.
América
On 13 December 2017, Martín joined
América, reuniting with former Tijuana coach
Miguel Herrera
Miguel Ernesto Herrera Aguirre (born 18 March 1968), popularly referred to by his nickname "Piojo" (Spanish for "louse"), is a Mexican former professional footballer and current manager. He is the head coach of Liga MX club Tijuana.
A former ...
. He also scored on his league debut with the club in a 1–0 away win against
Querétaro
Querétaro (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro, links=no; Otomi language, Otomi: ''Hyodi Ndämxei''), is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. I ...
on 7 January 2018. On 3 February, Martín scored his first career
hat-trick
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in a 5–1 win over
Lobos BUAP
Club de Fútbol Lobos de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla were a Mexican football club based in Puebla, Mexico. The club represented the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. The club's history goes back to the early 1930s ...
.
As América won the
Clausura 2019 Copa MX
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final
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against
Juárez, Martín finished as the tournament's top scorer with 5 goals.
International career
On 30 August 2015, Martín received his first call-up by interim head coach
Ricardo Ferretti
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As a player, Ferretti was an attacking midfielder known for his mobility, powerful rig ...
to replace the injured
Oribe Peralta
Oribe Peralta Morones (born 12 January 1984) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is an Olympic gold medalist.
Peralta began his professional career with Morelia in 2003. He later played for León and Monter ...
. He earned his first cap with
Mexico
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on 4 September in a friendly match against
Trinidad and Tobago
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, playing as starter and eventually subbed-out for
Raúl Jiménez
Raúl Alonso Jiménez Rodríguez (; born 5 May 1991) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Mexico national team.
Jiménez began his career in Club América's youth system before ...
in the 59th minute of the match.
On 11 October 2018, Martín scored his first goal for Mexico in their 3–2 win over
Costa Rica
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.
Martín was called up by
Jaime Lozano
Jaime Arturo "Jimmy" Lozano Espín (born 29 September 1978) is a Mexican professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
Lozano spent the majority of his playing career with Club Universidad Nacional, playing in ov ...
as one of three over-age reinforcements for the
2020 Summer Olympics
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in
Tokyo
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. He won the
bronze medal
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with the Olympic team.
In October 2022, Martín was named in Mexico's preliminary 31-man
squad
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for the
2022 FIFA World Cup
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, and in November, he was ultimately included in the final 26-man roster.
Personal life
Henry’s older brother,
Freddy, was also a professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career statistics
Club
International
International goals
:''Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.''
Honours
América
*
Liga MX
The Liga MX, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football division in Mexico, holding 2 tournaments per year.
The league is considered the strongest in North America, and among the strongest in a ...
:
Apertura 2018
*
Copa MX
The Copa MX (formerly called Copa Tower Monterrey, Copa Eliminatoria, Copa México and Copa Corona MX (for sponsorship reasons)) was a Mexican football cup competition that was established in 1907. After a lengthy hiatus that began in 1997, it wa ...
:
Clausura 2019
*
Campeón de Campeones
''Campeón de Campeones'' ( es, Champion of Champions) is an annual Mexican football competition established in 1942. In its current form, the winner of the Apertura season faces the winner of the Clausura season, for both Liga MX and Liga MX Feme ...
:
2019
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Mexico Olympic
*
Olympic Bronze Medal
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:
2020
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Individual
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Copa MX
The Copa MX (formerly called Copa Tower Monterrey, Copa Eliminatoria, Copa México and Copa Corona MX (for sponsorship reasons)) was a Mexican football cup competition that was established in 1907. After a lengthy hiatus that began in 1997, it wa ...
Top Scorer:
Clausura 2019
*
Liga MX
The Liga MX, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football division in Mexico, holding 2 tournaments per year.
The league is considered the strongest in North America, and among the strongest in a ...
Player of the Month: October 2019
References
External links
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Henry Martinat XOLO
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Henry
1992 births
Living people
Footballers from Yucatán
Sportspeople from Mérida, Yucatán
C.F. Mérida footballers
Club Tijuana footballers
Club América footballers
Liga MX players
Mexico international footballers
Association football forwards
Mexican footballers
Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers of Mexico
Olympic medalists in football
Olympic bronze medalists for Mexico
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
2022 FIFA World Cup players