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Feb 6, 1997 · Martinez made his MLS debut with a substitute appearance at Philadelphia (June 1), and he scored his first career goal and became the youngest Black & Gold player to ever score in a regular-season match.
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Runner-up. 2023 United States–Canada. Team. *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:12, 28 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:30, 6 July 2024 (UTC) Cristian Jesús Martínez (born 6 February 1997) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Plaza Amador and the ...
Jan 25, 2017 · Columbus Crew SC added a pair of young midfielders on Wednesday, signing midfielder Abuchi Obinwa and permanently acquiring midfielder Cristian Martinez (above, left) via transfer following his...
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In mid-May, Martinez happened to see on Twitter that the Panamanian national team had called its preliminary roster for the World Cup. Checking it out online, Martinez noticed his name, and said he was “surprised” and thrilled to see he was included in the 35-man group. “I was very happy because I wasn’t expecting it. So when I saw that I was inclu...
Martinez may not have expected to be on a World Cup team, but his inclusion in Panama's preliminary roster didn’t come from out of the blue. With Panama, Martinez participated in the CONCACAF U-20 Championship in 2017, and made two appearances with the full Panamanian national team at just 19 years old. In national team games, Martinez is typically...
Despite his previous appearances and inclusion on the 35-man Russia squad, Martinez knew from the beginning his place was far from assured his place at the World Cup. Martinez and coach Gregg Berhalter had not heard anything from the Panama federation, which mades Berhalter suspicious of his inclusion. He said he believes Panama is only “seriously ...
When Martinez first arrived in Columbus in May of 2016, he arrived as a 19-year-old brace-faced youngster who had never left his home town. Martinez had played for Chorrillo FC in his native Panama City since he was a child, and had never lived anywhere but Panama City, let alone in another country. When he came to Columbus, he admitted it was a ve...
Just two weeks after signing with Columbus, Martinez got his first MLS goal. With Columbus suffering from a variety of injuries and facing a midweek trip to Philadelphia, Martinez earned what seemed like an afterthought place on the Crew SC bench. But down 3-1 late in the game, Berhalter decided to give his new acquisition a chance, and put Martine...
Check out the latest domestic and international stats, match logs, goals, height, weight and more for Cristian Martínez playing for Panama men's national team, Columbus Crew and Chicago Fire FC in the Major League Soccer, Venezuelan Primera División and Gold Cup
Feb 6, 1997 · Martinez made his international debut for Panama's senior team in a 1-0 victory over El Salvador on Feb. 18, 2016. Official rosters for each MLS club - including player stats, roster status and...
