Luca Leovino Martínez Dupuy (born 5 June 2001) is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Rosario Central.

Club career

Born in

San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí), is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and i ...

, Martínez made his professional debut for Argentine club Rosario Central on 2 November 2020 in the

against Godoy Cruz.

International career

In October 2020, Martínez received his first national team call up by

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for the Mexico national under-20 team training camp. On 9 October 2021, Martínez made his Mexico U21 debut in a friendly match against the Romania U21 side scoring a goal in the minute ''47. On 11 October 2021, Martínez scored in the minute 14 'in a friendly match in which ended as a 2–0 victory against Sweden U21.

Personal life

Martínez is the son of

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parents which allows him to play for the Argentina national team as well as the Mexico national team having been born in Mexico.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martínez, Luca 2001 births Living people People from San Luis Potosí City Footballers from San Luis Potosí Association football forwards Mexican people of Argentine descent Sportspeople of Argentine descent Citizens of Argentina through descent Argentine footballers Rosario Central footballers Argentine Primera División players Mexican footballers