Fidel Francisco Martínez Tenorio (born 15 February 1990) is an Ecuadorian

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who currently plays as a winger for

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club

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and the Ecuador national team.

Club career

Youth club career

Martínez started his career with Caribe Junior, where the Ecuadorian star played during his youth years. He showed his skills in the

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held in Brazil, where the Ecuadorian team won the gold medal, with Martínez a key player.

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acquired his services and then sold him to Cruzeiro for an unknown fee.

Associação Atlética Caldense

In 2009 Martínez was loaned to Associação Atlética Caldense where he played the Mineiro championship.

Deportivo Quito

2010 season

After a move to Deportivo Quito, Martínez debuted on 16 October 2010 against El Nacional. He scored his only goal of the season against

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. Martínez finished his debut season with nine games, one goal and one assist.

2011 season

Martínez played in thirty games in 2011, assisting five times and scoring nine goals, one of which was in the first leg of the

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final against Emelec. Martínez scored his first goal of the 2011 season on 14 May, against Quito club Espoli. He would go on to score seven more league goals, including a vital finish past the Emelec goalkeeper, as his side became champions of the

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season.

2012 season

Martínez kicked of the 2012 season against Macara. On 7 February 2012, he played his first ever

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match against

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. On 7 March, Martínez scored his first ever goal in the tournament against Velez Sarsfield in an emphatic 3–0 win over the Argentine team. On 11 March, he scored his first league goal against

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in a 4–1 away win. On 17 April, Martínez played a vital game against Mexican giants Guadalajara in a historic 5–0 win, scoring the third goal in the 65th minute. Martínez played all six games of the

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group stage, contributing two goals and two assists to help Deportivo Quito qualify to the last 16, an accomplishment not achieved since the

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. He scored his third Copa Libertadores goal in the round of 16 against powerful Chilean club

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in a 4–1 win.

Tijuana

2012–13 season

On 22 May 2012, president of

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Fernando Mantilla confirmed the purchase of Martínez by Mexican side

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for an undisclosed fee. Martínez made his professional debut with ''Xolos'' on 20 July, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 win over

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. Martínez scored his first goal for the club in a

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match against Pumas, in a 2–2 away draw. On 2 December, Martínez and Tijuana won their first ever first division league title, with Martínez assisting both goals in Tijuana's 2–0 away victory over Toluca. Martínez scored his goal of the year in a 4–0

win against San Jose of Bolivia, while also assisting one goal. He later scored a late winner against Colombia's Millonarios in the last minute, and against Brazilian giants

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in a 2–2 home draw, scoring a total of four goals in ten Copa Libertadores games played.

2013–14 season

For the

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, Martínez was given the club's number 10 jersey. On 4 August, Martínez scored his first goal of the season, in a 1–2 loss to Monarcas Morelia. A week later on 10 August, he scored his second, in a 2–0 home win over Pumas. On 23 August he scored his third goal, in a 1–1 home draw against Santos Laguna. On 9 August, Martínez scored his first ever

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goal in a group match against Firpo, winning 1–0. On 7 September, Martínez scored his first brace of the season in a 3–0 home win over Veracruz. On 16 September, he scored in a 2–2 away draw against Guadalajara. On 4 October, he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 home win over Querétaro.

Leones Negros UdeG

2014–15 Season

On 4 June 2014, Martínez joined

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on loan from Tijuana. On 20 August 2014, Martínez scored and gave Leones Negros their first

victory in over 20 years in a win against León. On 29 August, Martínez scored against his former team

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as the match ended a 1–1 draw. On 12 January 2015, Martínez scored his first goal of the year in a 1–0 win against Monterrey.

Pumas UNAM

On 24 May 2015, Martínez joined

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. He enjoyed a good first year with Pumas, registering four goals and six assists in the regular season. As Pumas advanced to the Ligilla, Martinez scored in the quarter-finals to give his side a 1–0 win over Veracruz and advance them to the semi-finals. Martinez started the Clausura 2016 tournament having lost his regular starting spot to new signing Luis Quinones; despite limited game time Martínez scored a last minute equaliser in a 1–1 draw away to Atlas.

International career

Martínez was called up for the Ecuador senior team in 2008, debuting on 17 December in a tournament in

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, scoring the winning goal against

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. He was called up to play in the

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. After a five-year absence from the national team, Martínez was called up by

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for

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matches against

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and

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Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

''Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

Deportivo Quito *

Tijuana *

: Apertura 2012

International

Ecuador U-20 *

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: 2007 Gold Medal

Individual

* Copa Libertadores Top scorer:

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References

External links

* *
Martínez's FEF player card
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Fidel 1990 births Living people People from Nueva Loja Ecuadorian emigrants to Mexico Naturalized citizens of Mexico Association football forwards Ecuadorian footballers Ecuador international footballers Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players S.D. Quito footballers Club Tijuana footballers Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players Leones Negros UdeG footballers Club Universidad Nacional footballers Atlas F.C. footballers Ecuadorian Serie A players Liga MX players Chinese Super League players 2014 FIFA World Cup players 2015 Copa América players Copa América Centenario players 2021 Copa América players Ecuadorian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Brazil Expatriate footballers in Mexico Expatriate footballers in China Pan American Games gold medalists for Ecuador Pan American Games medalists in football Footballers at the 2007 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games