Adrián Alonso Martínez Batista (born 15 October 1998) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club New York City FC and the Costa Rica national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrián Alonso Martínez Batista[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Puntarenas, Costa Rica[1] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | New York City FC | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Puntarenas | ||
| 2016–2021 | Alajuelense | 42 | (11) |
| 2017–2018 | → COFUTPA (loan) | 20 | (15) |
| 2018–2020 | → Guadalupe (loan) | 51 | (11) |
| 2021–2023 | Lommel | 35 | (8) |
| 2021 | → Alajuelense (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2023– | New York City FC | 29 | (16) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Costa Rica U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Costa Rica | 17 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editOn 18 August 2021, Martínez joined Belgian First Division B club Lommel on a five-year deal, returning to Alajuelense until the end of the year.[2]
New York City FC
editOn 4 August 2023, it was announced that Martínez had signed with Major League Soccer club New York City FC.[3] On 31 May 2024, Martinez came on as a substitute and scored a 10-minute hat-trick in a 5-1 win vs San Jose Earthquakes.[4] Martinez had a breakout season with NYCFC with his stunning scoring displays. Despite playing a winger for most of his career, New York City FC coach Nick Cushing decided to play Martinez as a striker and it’s worked beautifully as Martinez had a career high 16 goals in the 2024 MLS Season and helped guide NYCFC into the playoffs after missing out in 2023.
International career
editMartínez was called up to the Costa Rica national team on 9 May 2021 for the 2021 CONCACAF Nations League Finals, and was included in the final 23 on 25 May.[5][failed verification][6][7] He made his debut on 3 June 2021 in a semi-final against Mexico.[8]
He had also played for the U-23 team for the 2020 Summer Olympics qualifying, debuting on 18 March 2021, with a 1–0 defeat to the United States U-23.
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played 18 November 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | |
Honours
editAlajuelense
References
edit- ^ a b c d Alonso Martínez at Soccerway
- ^ "Welkom, Alonso Martinez!" (in Dutch). Lommel S.K. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "New York City Football Club Signs Costa Rican Forward Alonso Martínez". New York City Football Club. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ Livescore Martinez scores 10-minute-hat-trick vs San Jose Earthquakes in MLS
- ^ Escobar, Gina (25 May 2021). "Estos son los llamados de Costa Rica para el Final Four - Federación Costarricense de Fútbol" (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ Tayver Marín, Fanny (21 May 2021). "Alonso Martínez acudió por primera vez a la Selección Mayor: 'Es un sueño hecho realidad'". La Nación, Grupo Nación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ Sánchez, Eliécer Arias (30 May 2021). "Selección Nacional llegó a Denver para la Final Four". Sensación Deportiva (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Mexico v Costa Rica game report". ESPN. 3 June 2021.
External links
edit- Alonso Martínez at Soccerway.com
- Alonso Martínez at WorldFootball.net
- Alonso Martínez at National-Football-Teams.com
- Alonso Martínez at FBref.com
- Alonso Martínez at ESPN FC
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