Saul Martínez
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Saul Martínez is a football
forward who currently plays in for Victoria
.
Saul is married and he and his wife, Roxana, have a baby boy, Joshua, born in September 2005 in Miami, Florida and two girls (twins), Kiara and Natalie, born in June 2009. He first attracted the attentions of Shanghai Shenhua
when he scored a hat trick against Slovenia during the Lunar New Year Cup in Hong Kong in early 2002. Shenhua quickly signed him and afterwards, Martinez became one of the most important players in the Shenhua team. In 2003, he scored against Argentina during a friendly 3-1 loss. His first game in Liga Nacional
was on 10 December 2000 with Olimpia
against Broncos
.
Saul Martinez played for C.D Idependiente in Freeport, Long Island while playing for Long Island Rough Riders.
|1997||rowspan="2"|Long Island Rough Riders
||rowspan="2"|USISL A-League
||16||3
|-
|1998||25||10
|-
|1999||Miami Fusion||Major League Soccer
||15||4
|-
|2000||Hampton Roads Mariners
||USL A-League
||26||16
|-
|2000/01||Olimpia||Liga Nacional
||||
|-
|2000/01||Motagua||Liga Nacional
||||
|-
|2001||rowspan="2"|Nacional
||rowspan="2"|Primera División
||6||0
|-
|2002||1||0
|-
|2002||rowspan="4"|Shanghai Shenhua
||rowspan="2"|Jia-A League
||20||8
|-
|2003||23||14
|-
|2004||rowspan="2"|Super League
||14||6
|-
|2005||21||6
|-
|2006||Omiya Ardija
||J. League 1||3||0
|-
|2006||Shanghai Liancheng
||Super League
||12||3
|-
|2006/07||Motagua||Liga Nacional
||||
|-
|2007||Shanghai Shenhua
||Super League
||7||2
|-
|2007/08||Herediano||Primera División
||8||1
|-
|2008/09||rowspan="2"|Marathón||rowspan="2"|Liga Nacional
||||
|-
|2009/10||||
82||33
||
7||0
97||39
3||0
8||1
197||73
|}
|2001||9||3
|-
|2002||2||4
|-
|2003||5||1
|-
|2004||11||2
|-
|2005||1||1
|-
|2006||0||0
|-
|2007||3||4
|-
|2008||1||0
|-
|2009||3||1
|-
!Total||35||16
|}
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
forward who currently plays in for Victoria
Club Deportivo Victoria
This article is about Honduran club, for the Spanish club see CD Victoria.Club Deportivo Victoria is an Honduran football club based in La Ceiba, Atlántida. The club has been champions once and runners-up once.-History:...
.
Saul is married and he and his wife, Roxana, have a baby boy, Joshua, born in September 2005 in Miami, Florida and two girls (twins), Kiara and Natalie, born in June 2009. He first attracted the attentions of Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua is a professional Chinese football club currently playing in Chinese Super League. The club is currently owned by Zhu Jun , Shanghai SVA Group, SMEG and Huangpu Investment Ltd. . The current head coach is Dražen Besek...
when he scored a hat trick against Slovenia during the Lunar New Year Cup in Hong Kong in early 2002. Shenhua quickly signed him and afterwards, Martinez became one of the most important players in the Shenhua team. In 2003, he scored against Argentina during a friendly 3-1 loss. His first game in Liga Nacional
Liga Nacional de Futbol de Honduras
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras is the first and highest division of football in Honduras. The league season is divided into Opening and Closing . One team is relegated to the Liga de Ascenso and one team is promoted from Liga de Ascenso...
was on 10 December 2000 with Olimpia
Club Deportivo Olimpia
Club Deportivo Olimpia is a Honduran football and baseball club based in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán. They compete in the Liga Nacional de Honduras, the top division in the country, and play their home matches in the Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino...
against Broncos
Club Deportivo Broncos
Club Deportivo Broncos was a Honduran soccer club based on Choluteca, Honduras. Due to financial problems, the club sold its franchise to Universidad and became Broncos UNAH after the 1981-82 season.-League performance:...
.
Saul Martinez played for C.D Idependiente in Freeport, Long Island while playing for Long Island Rough Riders.
Club career statistics
|-|1997||rowspan="2"|Long Island Rough Riders
Long Island Rough Riders
Long Island Rough Riders is an American soccer team based in South Huntington, New York, United States. Founded in 1994, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Mid Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.The team plays its...
||rowspan="2"|USISL A-League
USL First Division
The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....
||16||3
|-
|1998||25||10
|-
|1999||Miami Fusion||Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
||15||4
|-
|2000||Hampton Roads Mariners
Virginia Beach Mariners
The Virginia Beach Mariners were an American soccer club, who formerly played in the USL First Division of the United Soccer Leagues, the second division in the US Soccer hierarchy behind Major League Soccer...
||USL A-League
USL First Division
The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....
||26||16
|-
|2000/01||Olimpia||Liga Nacional
Liga Nacional de Futbol de Honduras
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras is the first and highest division of football in Honduras. The league season is divided into Opening and Closing . One team is relegated to the Liga de Ascenso and one team is promoted from Liga de Ascenso...
||||
|-
|2000/01||Motagua||Liga Nacional
Liga Nacional de Futbol de Honduras
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras is the first and highest division of football in Honduras. The league season is divided into Opening and Closing . One team is relegated to the Liga de Ascenso and one team is promoted from Liga de Ascenso...
||||
|-
|2001||rowspan="2"|Nacional
Club Nacional de Football
Club Nacional de Football is a Uruguayan sports club based in Montevideo. It is best known for its professional football team, which plays in the Uruguayan Primera División....
||rowspan="2"|Primera División
Primera División Uruguaya
The Liga Profesional de Primera División , also known as the Primera División Uruguaya or Primera División de Uruguay , is a professional football league in Uruguay at the top of the country's football league system. It is organized by the Uruguayan Football Association and is contested by 16 teams...
||6||0
|-
|2002||1||0
|-
|2002||rowspan="4"|Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua is a professional Chinese football club currently playing in Chinese Super League. The club is currently owned by Zhu Jun , Shanghai SVA Group, SMEG and Huangpu Investment Ltd. . The current head coach is Dražen Besek...
||rowspan="2"|Jia-A League
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...
||20||8
|-
|2003||23||14
|-
|2004||rowspan="2"|Super League
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...
||14||6
|-
|2005||21||6
|-
|2006||Omiya Ardija
Omiya Ardija
is a professional football club which play in the J. League Division 1, and are based in Ōmiya-ku in Saitama, Japan. Its "hometown" as designated by the league is the whole of Saitama city, which is shared with neighbours Urawa Red Diamonds...
||J. League 1||3||0
|-
|2006||Shanghai Liancheng
Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua is a professional Chinese football club currently playing in Chinese Super League. The club is currently owned by Zhu Jun , Shanghai SVA Group, SMEG and Huangpu Investment Ltd. . The current head coach is Dražen Besek...
||Super League
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...
||12||3
|-
|2006/07||Motagua||Liga Nacional
Liga Nacional de Futbol de Honduras
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras is the first and highest division of football in Honduras. The league season is divided into Opening and Closing . One team is relegated to the Liga de Ascenso and one team is promoted from Liga de Ascenso...
||||
|-
|2007||Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua
Shanghai Shenhua is a professional Chinese football club currently playing in Chinese Super League. The club is currently owned by Zhu Jun , Shanghai SVA Group, SMEG and Huangpu Investment Ltd. . The current head coach is Dražen Besek...
||Super League
Chinese Super League
The Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...
||7||2
|-
|2007/08||Herediano||Primera División
Primera División de Costa Rica
Primera División de Costa Rica is a professional league for association football clubs in Costa Rica. At the top of the Costa Rican league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 12 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Segunda División...
||8||1
|-
|2008/09||rowspan="2"|Marathón||rowspan="2"|Liga Nacional
Liga Nacional de Futbol de Honduras
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras is the first and highest division of football in Honduras. The league season is divided into Opening and Closing . One team is relegated to the Liga de Ascenso and one team is promoted from Liga de Ascenso...
||||
|-
|2009/10||||
82||33
||
7||0
97||39
3||0
8||1
197||73
|}
International career statistics
|-|2001||9||3
|-
|2002||2||4
|-
|2003||5||1
|-
|2004||11||2
|-
|2005||1||1
|-
|2006||0||0
|-
|2007||3||4
|-
|2008||1||0
|-
|2009||3||1
|-
!Total||35||16
|}