Josef Martinez

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Born
1993 (32 years old)
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Valencia, Venezuela

Position
Centre-Forward

Status
Free Agent

Ethnicity
Hispanic

Team Number
17

Height
1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)

Weight
161 lbs

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Sport

Soccer

Team
San Jose Earthquakes

League
American Major League Soccer

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Description

Josef Alexander Martínez Mencia (born 19 May 1993) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes and the Venezuela national team.

Josef Martínez began his career with Caracas. In 2012, he was acquired by the Swiss Super League club Young Boys before spending a year on loan at Thun. In 2014, he was sold to Italian club Torino, and in 2017, Major League Soccer expansion side, Atlanta United FC. He holds the MLS record for career hat-tricks with six in his first 44 games, the record for cumulative goals in regular and post season with 35, the record for most consecutive games with a goal (15), and formerly held the record for goals in a single season (31 in 2018). Additionally, Martínez scored 100 goals in the MLS faster than any single player in league history (125 games).

In 2018, Martínez became the most decorated single-season player in MLS history by winning the League MVP, All-Star Game MVP, Golden Boot, and MLS Cup Final MVP.

He is a former Venezuela under-20 international. In 2011, he made his debut for the senior Venezuela national team against El Salvador, and has since represented his nation at three editions of the Copa América.

Season Stats
14 appearances in the current 2025 Season
13 goals scored in the current 2025 Season
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Trophies

Lamar Hunt US Open Cup

2019

American MLS Cup

2018

Milestones

MLS Goal Of The Year 2022-10-21	MLS Goal Of The Week 2022-10-05	MLS Team Of The Week 2022-06-21	MLS Team Of The Week 2022-02-28
MLS Best XI 2019-10-28	MLS Goal Of The Year 2019-10-23	MLS Goal Of The Week 2019-09-26	MLS Player Of The Week 2019-09-23
MLS Player Of The Month 2019-09-10	MLS Goal Of The Week 2019-09-06	MLS Goal Of The Week 2019-08-22	MLS Player Of The Week 2019-08-12
MLS Player Of The Month 2019-08-06	MLS All-Star 2019-06-24	MLS Best XI 2018-11-11	MLS Player Of The Month 2018-09-05
MLS Player Of The Week 2018-08-28	MLS Player Of The Month 2018-08-03	MLS All-Star MVP 2018-08-01	MLS All-Star 2018-07-31
MLS Player Of The Week 2018-07-24	MLS Hat-Trick 2018-07-21	MLS Goal Of The Week 2018-06-14	MLS Player Of The Week 2018-06-05
MLS Hat-Trick 2018-06-03	MLS Goal Of The Week 2018-03-22	MLS Player Of The Week 2018-03-20	MLS Hat-Trick 2018-03-18
MLS Best XI 2017-11-30	MLS Player Of The Month 2017-10-05	MLS Player Of The Week 2017-09-19	MLS Hat-Trick 2017-09-16
MLS Hat-Trick 2017-09-14	MLS Player Of The Month 2017-04-05	MLS Goal Of The Week 2017-03-23	MLS Team Of The Week 2017-03-20
MLS Player Of The Week 2017-03-14	MLS Hat-Trick 2017-03-12