Josué Martínez (footballer, Born 2002)
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Edgar Josué Martínez Huerta (born 28 March 2002) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays for
Atlético Morelia Club Atlético Morelia is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Morelia, Michoacán de Ocampo, Michoacán, that competes in Liga de Expansión MX, the second level division of Mexican football. The club plays their ...
in the
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.


Early life

Martínez joined the youth sides of
Monterrey Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of th ...
at U13 level.


Club career

Martínez began his senior career playing with Raya2 Expansión, the second team of
Monterrey Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of th ...
, in the second tier
Liga de Expansión MX Liga de Expansión MX, also known as Liga BBVA Expansión MX for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Mexico and the second level of the Mexican football league system. It was founded in 2020 as part of the Mexi ...
. In February 2024, he was loaned to
York United FC York United Football Club (formerly known as York9 FC) is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League and plays its home games at York University's York Lions Stadium. History ...
in the
Canadian Premier League The Canadian Premier League (CPL or CanPL; ) is a professional Association football, soccer league in Canada and the highest level of the Canadian soccer league system. The league comprises eight teams, from five of provinces and territories of ...
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 Forge FC, also known as Forge Football Club, Forge FC Hamilton, or Hamilton Forge FC, is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Hamilton, Ontario, that competes in the Canadian Premier League, the top tier of Canadia ...
. In December 2024, he joined
Atlético Morelia Club Atlético Morelia is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Morelia, Michoacán de Ocampo, Michoacán, that competes in Liga de Expansión MX, the second level division of Mexican football. The club plays their ...
in the Liga de Expansión MX for the 2025 Clausura.


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 association football, football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It was hosted in ...
, winning the title, and at the
2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the 18th edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the biennial international men's youth association football, football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It was ...
, 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 Saltillo () is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila and is also the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. Mexico City, Monterrey, and Saltillo are all connected by a major railroad and high ...
.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martínez, Josué 2002 births Sportspeople from Saltillo Footballers from Coahuila Living people 21st-century Mexican sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Mexican men's footballers Mexico men's youth international footballers C.F. Monterrey players Raya2 Expansión players York United FC players Atlético Morelia players Liga de Expansión MX players Canadian Premier League players Mexican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Canada