Ariel Martínez

Ariel Pedro Martinez González (born 9 May 1986) is a Cuban footballer who currently plays for Miami FC in the USL Championship.

Not to be confused with Ariel Martínez (Chilean footballer).

Ariel Martínez
Personal information
Full name Ariel Pedro Martínez González
Date of birth (1986-05-09) 9 May 1986
Place of birth Sancti Spíritus, Cuba
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Miami FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2015 Sancti Spíritus
2015 Charleston Battery 0 (0)
2016–2019 Miami FC 72 (15)
2020 FC Tulsa 15 (2)
2021– Miami FC 0 (0)
National team‡
2006–2015 Cuba 54 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 July 2015
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martinez and the second or maternal family name is González.

Club career

Following his defection Martínez signed with United Soccer League club Charleston Battery,[1] but was not cleared to play until late in the season due to issues with the processing of his documentation and work permit. Martínez made his only appearance for Charleston in a playoff loss to Louisville City before leaving the club at the end of 2015.

In March 2016, Martínez signed for North American Soccer League side Miami FC ahead of its inagural season.[2]

Martínez made the move to USL Championship side FC Tulsa on 18 December 2019.[3]

On 19 January 2021, Miami, now competing in the USL Championship, announced Martínez had re-signed with the team for the 2021 season.[4]

International career

Martínez made his debut for Cuba in a September 2006 Gold Cup qualification match against the Turks and Caicos Islands. He was a squad member at the 2007 Gold Cup Finals.[5] He has earned a total of 54 caps, scoring 11 goals,[6] represented his country in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[7] and played at 3 CONCACAF Gold Cup final tournaments.

On 17 July 2015, it was confirmed that Martinez had, alongside teammates Keyler García, Arael Argüelles and Darío Suárez, defected to the United States following Cuba's victory over Guatemala in the CONCACAF Gold Cup.[8]

Statistics

Career
As of 10 October 2020.[9][10][11]
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Charleston Battery 2015 USL 00001010
Miami FC 2016 NASL 2671000277
2017 2332010263
2018 NPSL 933051174
2019 8211671510
2019 NISA 60--1171
Total 7215711399225
FC Tulsa 2020 USLC 152--10162
Career total 87177115910927
  1. Includes appearances in U.S. Open Cup. Note, both the play-in and first round of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup are missing from Soccerway but are acknowledged by the team.[12][13]
  2. Includes appearances in the league playoffs.

International goals
Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.[14]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.4 September 2006Estadio Pedro Marrero, La Habana, Cuba Bahamas
4–0
6–0
2007 Caribbean Cup qualification
2.6 September 2006 Cayman Islands
5–0
7–0
3.
4–0
4.14 November 2012Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet, Trinidad and Tobago Suriname
3–0
5–0
2012 Caribbean Cup qualification
5.10 December 2012Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda French Guiana
1–0
2–0
2012 Caribbean Cup
6.
2–0
7.16 July 2013Rentschler Field, East Hartford, United States Belize
1–0
4–0
2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8.
2–0
9.
3–0
10.11 November 2014Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica French Guiana
1–0
1–1
2014 Caribbean Cup
11.18 November 2014 Haiti
1–2
1–2

References
  1. "Battery sign Cuban star striker – and defector – Ariel Martinez". ABC. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "CUBAN NATIONAL ARIEL MARTINEZ JOINS MIAMI FC ROSTER". miamifc.com. Miami FC. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  3. "FC Tulsa Signs Two Former Cuba National Team Forwards". fctulsa.com. FC Tulsa. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  4. Communications, Miami FC (19 January 2021). "Miami FC Announce Return of Attacking Threat Ariel Martinez". Miami FC. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  5. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 – Full Details – RSSSF
  6. "Appearances for Cuba National Team". RSSSF.
  7. Ariel Martínez – FIFA competition record
  8. Staff, MLSsoccer. "Gold Cup: Striker Ariel Martinez becomes the fourth player to defect from Cuba". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  9. Ariel Martínez at Soccerway
  10. "Miami FC 2 2018 Match Reports". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  11. "Miami FC 2019 Match Reports". npsl.bonzidev.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  12. "RECAP: THE MIAMI FC WINS 3-1, ADVANCES TO FIRST ROUND OF OPEN CUP". Miami FC. 6 May 2018. Archived from the original on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  13. "RECAP: THE MIAMI FC BEATS RED FORCE FC 4-0, ADVANCES TO SECOND ROUND OF OPEN CUP". Miami FC. 9 May 2018. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  14. "Martínez, Ariel". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 November 2017.


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