Name
Josef Martinez

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Born
1993 (31 years old)

Birth Place
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Position
Centre-Forward

Status
Free Agent

Ethnicity
Hispanic

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1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)

Weight
161 lbs

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Agencia Secasports

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CF Montréal

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Josef Alexander Martínez Mencia (born 19 May 1993) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Venezuela national team. Currently a free agent, he most recently played for MLS club Inter Miami.

Josef Martínez began his career with Caracas. In 2012, he was acquired by the Swiss Super League club Young Boys before spending a year on loan at Thun. In 2014, he was sold to Italian club Torino, and in 2017, Major League Soccer expansion side, Atlanta United FC. He holds the MLS record for career hat-tricks with six in his first 44 games, the record for cumulative goals in regular and post season with 35, the record for most consecutive games with a goal (15), and formerly held the record for goals in a single season (31 in 2018). Additionally, Martínez scored 100 goals in the MLS faster than any single player in league history (125 games).

In 2018, Martínez became the most decorated single-season player in MLS history by winning the League MVP, All-Star Game MVP, Golden Boot, and MLS Cup Final MVP.

He is a former Venezuela under-20 international. In 2011, he made his debut for the senior Venezuela national team against El Salvador, and has since represented his nation at three editions of the Copa América.
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Leagues Cup
2023

Inter Miami
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Lamar Hunt US Open Cup
2019

Atlanta United
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Campeones Cup
2019

Atlanta United
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American MLS MVP
2018

Atlanta United
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American MLS Cup
2018

Atlanta United
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American MLS Golden Boot
2018

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MLS Goal Of The Year
2022-10-21
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MLS Goal Of The Week
2022-10-05
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MLS Team Of The Week
2022-06-21
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MLS Team Of The Week
2022-02-28
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MLS Best XI
2019-10-28
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MLS Goal Of The Year
2019-10-23
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MLS Goal Of The Week
2019-09-26
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MLS Player Of The Week
2019-09-23
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MLS Player Of The Month
2019-09-10
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MLS Goal Of The Week
2019-09-06
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MLS Goal Of The Week
2019-08-22
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MLS Player Of The Week
2019-08-12
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MLS Player Of The Month
2019-08-06
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MLS All-Star
2019-06-24
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MLS Best XI
2018-11-11
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MLS Player Of The Month
2018-09-05
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MLS Player Of The Week
2018-08-28
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MLS Player Of The Month
2018-08-03
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MLS All-Star MVP
2018-08-01
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MLS All-Star
2018-07-31
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MLS Player Of The Week
2018-07-24
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MLS Hat-Trick
2018-07-21
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MLS Goal Of The Week
2018-06-14
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MLS Player Of The Week
2018-06-05
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MLS Hat-Trick
2018-06-03
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MLS Goal Of The Week
2018-03-22
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MLS Player Of The Week
2018-03-20
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MLS Hat-Trick
2018-03-18
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MLS Best XI
2017-11-30
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MLS Player Of The Month
2017-10-05
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MLS Player Of The Week
2017-09-19
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MLS Hat-Trick
2017-09-16
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MLS Hat-Trick
2017-09-14
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MLS Player Of The Month
2017-04-05
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MLS Goal Of The Week
2017-03-23
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MLS Team Of The Week
2017-03-20
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MLS Player Of The Week
2017-03-14
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MLS Hat-Trick
2017-03-12


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2010-2012
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2012-2014
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2013-2014 (Loan)
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2014-2017
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2017 (Loan)
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2017-2022
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2023


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2019-2023


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