Yénier Márquez Molina (born 3 January 1979) is a Cuban former
footballer
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who played as a
defender.
He is the
Cuba national team's most capped player of all-time.
Club career
Born in
Corralillo,
Márquez he his senior debut with
FC Villa Clara in 1999.
In 2013, Marquez was the Cuban league's top goalscorer with 16 and in 2014 he was voted Cuban footballer of the year.
He played for Antiguan side
Green Bay Hoppers.
International career
Nicknamed ''El Croqui'', he made his international debut for
Cuba
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in a May 2000
FIFA World Cup qualification
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Qualifying tournaments ar ...
against
Barbados
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,
and has earned a total of 126 caps, scoring 16 goals.
He represented his country in 19 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. He played in five FIFA World Cup qualification campaigns and at eight
CONCACAF Gold Cup
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s.
His final international was a July
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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match against
Guatemala
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.
Personal life
Since football players are not allowed to play professionally in Cuba, Márquez also had a job as motorcycle taxi driver.
Cuba's Jeniel Marquez: Soccer Star and Taxi Driver
- Havana Times
Career statistics
:''Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Márquez goal.''
See also
* List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
In association football, a cap is traditionally awarded in international football to a player making an official appearance for their national team. This article lists all men's football players who have played in 100 or more official internat ...
References
1979 births
Living people
People from Corralillo
Sportspeople from Villa Clara Province
Cuban men's footballers
Men's association football central defenders
Cuba men's international footballers
Villa Clara (football club) players
Hoppers F.C. players
2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
FIFA Men's Century Club
Cuban expatriate men's footballers
Cuban expatriate sportspeople in Antigua and Barbuda
Expatriate men's footballers in Antigua and Barbuda
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