Edgar Josué Martínez Huerta (born 28 March 2002) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays for York United FC in the Canadian Premier League, on loan from

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Early life

Martínez joined the youth sides of

at U13 level.

Club career

Martínez began his senior career playing with

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, the second team of

, in the second tier Liga de Expansión MX. In February 2024, he was loaned to York United FC in the Canadian Premier League for the 2024 season. On 1 May 2024, he scored his first goal for York United in a

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match against Forge FC.

International career

Martínez represented the Mexico U17 at the

2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship The 2019 CONCACAF U-17 Championship was the 6th edition of the CONCACAF Under-17 Championship (19th edition if all eras included), the men's under-17 international football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It was hosted in the United States betw ...

, winning the title, and at the

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, where they finished as runner-ups, also appearing in a couple of other U17 friendly tournaments. He also made three appearances with the Mexico U18 team.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of fellow footballer Jaziel Martínez. Alongside his brother, he formed a youth football academy known as Jabatos in 2022, in his hometown of Saltillo.

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* {{York United FC squad 2002 births Living people Mexican men's footballers C.F. Monterrey players Raya2 Expansión players York United FC players Liga de Expansión MX players Mexico men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Sportspeople from Saltillo Canadian Premier League players