Henry Martín


Henry Josué Martín Mex is a Mexican footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club América.

Club career

Itzaes

At age 15, Henry Martín played one season in the third division with Itzaes during the Clausura 2008 season. He made 13 league appearances and scored 6 goals.

Mérida

Martín began his professional career in 2013 with his home town club Mérida. He made his professional debut with the first team on 13 July 2013 against Delfines del Carmen, where he was subbed in for José Luis Pineda in the final seconds of the match. He scored his first league goal on 24 August against Zacatepec where the match ended 2–0.

Tijuana

Henry transferred to Tijuana for the Apertura 2014 season. He made his Liga MX debut with Tijuana against Club América on 26 July 2014, almost exactly one year after his career debut. He scored his first goal three days later in a Copa MX match against Zacatepec, where Tijuana won 3-1.

América

On 13 December 2017, Martín joined Club América, reuniting with former Tijuana coach Miguel Herrera. He scored on his debut in a 1–0 away win against Querétaro on 7 January 2018. On 3 February, Martín scored his first career hat-trick in a 5–1 win over Lobos BUAP.

International career

On 30 August 2015, Martín received his first call-up by interim head coach Ricardo Ferretti to replace the injured Oribe Peralta. He earned his first cap with Mexico on 4 September in a friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago. He started the match and was subbed out for Raúl Jiménez in the 59th minute of the match.
On 25 January 2018, Martín received another call-up to the national team for the friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina. On 11 October, Martín scored his first goal for Mexico in their 3–2 win over Costa Rica.

Career statistics

Club

International goals

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 October 2018Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico2–23–2Friendly

Personal life

Henry’s older brother, Freddy, is also a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Venados in the Ascenso MX.

Honours

Club

;América