Yénier Márquez


Yénier Márquez Molina is a Cuban international footballer who plays for Antiguan side Green Bay Hoppers, as a defender.
He is Cuba's most capped player of all-time.

Club career

Born in Corralillo, Márquez made his senior debut with FC Villa Clara in 1999. In 2013, Marquez was the Cuban league's top goalscorer with 16 and in 2014 he was voted Cuban footballer of the year.

International career

Nicknamed El Croqui, he made his international debut for Cuba in a May 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification against Barbados, and has earned a total of 126 caps, scoring 16 goals. He represented his country in 19 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. He played in 5 World Cup qualification campaigns and at 8 CONCACAF Gold Cups.
His final international was a July 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Guatemala.

International goals

NumberDateLocationOpponentScoreCompetition
14 April 2001Uitvlugt Community Centre Ground, Uitvlugt, Guyana3-1Shell Caribbean Cup
26 April 2001Uitvlugt Community Centre Ground, Uitvlugt, Guyana1-0Shell Caribbean Cup
36 July 2003Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica2-1Friendly match
416 January 2005Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba1-1Gold Cup Qualifier
58 November 2006Stade d'Honneur de Dillon, Fort-de-France, Martinique1-22007 Caribbean Cup
622 June 2008Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba4-02010 World Cup qualification
720 August 2008Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba1-32010 World Cup qualification
823 October 2008Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba3-12008 Caribbean Cup qualification
927 October 2008Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba3-12008 Caribbean Cup qualification
108 December 2008Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny, Jamaica3-0Digicel Caribbean Cup
1126 October 2010Ciudad de Panamá3-0Friendly
1228 November 2010Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique2-02010 Caribbean Cup
1312 June 2011Soldier Field, Chicago, United States1-62011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
1416 July 2013Rentschler Field, East Hartford, United States4-02013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
1525 March 2015Estadio Cibao, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic3-0Friendly
1614 June 2015Estadio Pedro Marrero, La Habana, Cuba1-12018 World Cup qualification

Personal life

Since football players are not allowed to play professionally in Cuba, Márquez also had a job as motorcycle taxi driver.