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
Number | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Competition |
1 | 4 April 2001 | Uitvlugt Community Centre Ground, Uitvlugt, Guyana | 3-1 | Shell Caribbean Cup | |
2 | 6 April 2001 | Uitvlugt Community Centre Ground, Uitvlugt, Guyana | 1-0 | Shell Caribbean Cup | |
3 | 6 July 2003 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 2-1 | Friendly match | |
4 | 16 January 2005 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | 1-1 | Gold Cup Qualifier | |
5 | 8 November 2006 | Stade d'Honneur de Dillon, Fort-de-France, Martinique | 1-2 | 2007 Caribbean Cup | |
6 | 22 June 2008 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | 4-0 | 2010 World Cup qualification | |
7 | 20 August 2008 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | 1-3 | 2010 World Cup qualification | |
8 | 23 October 2008 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | 3-1 | 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification | |
9 | 27 October 2008 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | 3-1 | 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification | |
10 | 8 December 2008 | Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny, Jamaica | 3-0 | Digicel Caribbean Cup | |
11 | 26 October 2010 | Ciudad de Panamá | 3-0 | Friendly | |
12 | 28 November 2010 | Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique | 2-0 | 2010 Caribbean Cup | |
13 | 12 June 2011 | Soldier Field, Chicago, United States | 1-6 | 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |
14 | 16 July 2013 | Rentschler Field, East Hartford, United States | 4-0 | 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |
15 | 25 March 2015 | Estadio Cibao, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | 3-0 | Friendly | |
16 | 14 June 2015 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, La Habana, Cuba | 1-1 | 2018 World Cup qualification |