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Josef Martínez

Josef Martínez

Attack - Centre-Forward  at San Jose Earthquakes
Age33
CitizenshipVenezuela United States
Height1.73 m
Footright
BornMay 19, 1993
at San Jose Earthquakes 496 days · joined 2025-01-13
👕200+ Apps 200+ Goals
Market value €2.00m
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

9
clubs played for
11/12
debut season
0.45
goals / match
Atlanta United FC
top club · 158 apps

Career highs

€17.50m
peak value · 2019
€4.50m
top transfer fee · 16/17
35
best season · 2018
30 · 14.9%
pens / of goals
450Appearances
202Goals
46Assists
27Yellow cards
1Red cards
81Full matches (90′)
Full nameJosef Martínez
Name in home countryJosef Alexander Martínez Mencia
Date of birth1993-05-19 (33 yrs)
Place of birthValencia, Venezuela
CitizenshipVenezuela United States
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height173.00 m
Current clubSan Jose Earthquakes
Joined2025-01-13
Contract expires2025-12-31
AgentAgencia Secasports
Jul 2025
2025 — San Jose Earthquakes
26 matches · 12 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2025
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jan 2025
Transfer: Montréal → SJ Earthquakes
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
2024 — CF Montréal
26 matches · 14 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2024
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Feb 2024
Transfer: Miami → Montréal
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
2023 — Inter Miami CF
40 matches · 12 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2023
Transfer: Atlanta → Miami
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
2022 — Atlanta United FC
26 matches · 9 G · 4 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2022
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Sep 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2021
2021 — Atlanta United FC
25 matches · 12 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Atlanta United FC
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2020
2020 — Atlanta United FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Mar 2020
Injury: unknown
28 games missed
Sep 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Atlanta United FC
2 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
2019 — Atlanta United FC
35 matches · 30 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Atlanta United FC
4 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2018
2018 — Atlanta United FC
39 matches · 35 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2017
2017 — Atlanta United FC
22 matches · 20 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2017
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Mar 2017
Transfer: Torino → Atlanta
16/17 · Transfer · €4.50m
Mar 2017
Transfer: Atlanta → Torino
16/17 · Return from loan
Feb 2017
Transfer: Torino → Atlanta
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — Torino FC
13 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Dec 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — Torino FC
23 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Torino FC
40 matches · 7 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: BSC Young Boys → Torino
14/15 · Transfer · €3.00m
Dec 2013
Transfer: FC Thun → BSC Young Boys
13/14 · Return from loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — FC Thun, BSC Young Boys
50 matches · 12 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: BSC Young Boys → FC Thun
13/14 · Loan
Nov 2012
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — BSC Young Boys U21, BSC Young Boys
20 matches · 19 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
2012 — Caracas FC
15 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2012
Transfer: Caracas FC → BSC Young Boys
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — BSC Young Boys U21, BSC Young Boys
12 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
2011 — Caracas FC
25 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
2010 — Caracas FC
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2010
Transfer: Caracas FC B → Caracas FC
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2009
Transfer: Caracas U20 → Caracas FC B
09/10 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €17.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 299 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals12 total · 8.24/90
100
Assists3 total · 2.06/90
100
G+A15 total · 10.31/90
100
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
89
7,264 min
Minutes played by club
San Jose Earthquakes 1.8%
CF Montréal 3.9%
Inter Miami CF 8.1%
Atlanta United FC 20.7%
Caracas FC 16.2%
Torino FC 27.7%
BSC Young Boys 11.9%
FC Thun 9.0%
BSC Young Boys U21 0.7%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
San Jose Earthquakes 1 2025 2025 26 12 3 131
CF Montréal 1 2024 2024 26 14 3 283
Inter Miami CF 1 2023 2023 40 12 3 586
Atlanta United FC 9 18/19 2022 158 111 17 1,506
Caracas FC 3 2010 2012 42 9 5 1,175
Torino FC 3 14/15 16/17 76 13 6 2,013
BSC Young Boys 3 11/12 13/14 38 3 6 863
FC Thun 1 13/14 13/14 32 10 3 654
BSC Young Boys U21 2 11/12 12/13 12 18 0 53

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

10€4.4M21€8.8M31€13.1M41€17.5M11/12 — 1 assists111/1212/13 — 19 goals (BSC Young Boys)12/13 — 1 assists2012/1313/14 — 12 goals (BSC Young Boys)13/14 — 7 assists1913/1414/15 — 7 goals (Torino FC)14/15 — 3 assists1014/1515/16 — 4 goals (Torino FC)15/16 — 3 assists715/1616/17 — 2 goals (Torino FC)216/1718/19 — 3 goals (Atlanta United FC)318/1919/20 — 2 goals (Atlanta United FC)19/20 — 2 assists419/2020/212011 — 5 goals (Caracas FC)2011 — 3 assists820112012 — 4 goals (Caracas FC)2012 — 2 assists620122017 — 20 goals (Atlanta United FC)2017 — 1 assists2120172018 — 35 goals (Atlanta United FC)2018 — 6 assists4120182019 — 30 goals (Atlanta United FC)2019 — 3 assists3320192021 — 12 goals (Atlanta United FC)2021 — 1 assists1320212022 — 9 goals (Atlanta United FC)2022 — 4 assists1320222023 — 12 goals (Inter Miami CF)2023 — 3 assists1520232024 — 14 goals (CF Montréal)2024 — 3 assists1720242025 — 12 goals (San Jose Earthquakes)2025 — 3 assists15202512/13 — €500K13/14 — €1M14/15 — €2.5M15/16 — €2.5M16/17 — €2M18/19 — €10M19/20 — €17.5M20/21 — €14MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

11/12: 0011/1212/13: 191912/1313/14: 121213/1414/15: 7714/1515/16: 4415/1616/17: 2216/1718/19: 3318/1919/20: 2219/2020/21: 0020/212010: 0020102011: 5520112012: 4420122017: 202020172018: 353520182019: 303020192020: 0020202021: 121220212022: 9920222023: 121220232024: 141420242025: 12122025

Assists by season

11/12: 1111/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 7713/1414/15: 3314/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 0016/1718/19: 0018/1919/20: 2219/2020/21: 0020/212010: 0020102011: 3320112012: 2220122017: 1120172018: 6620182019: 3320192020: 0020202021: 1120212022: 4420222023: 3320232024: 3320242025: 332025
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
2025 MLS San Jose Earthquakes 25 12 3 0 0 131
2025 US Open Cup San Jose Earthquakes 1 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Leagues Cup CF Montréal 2 1 0 0 0 113
2024 MLS CF Montréal 23 11 3 2 0 125
2024 MLS Cup Playoffs CF Montréal 1 2 0 0 0 45
2023 Leagues Cup Inter Miami CF 7 3 2 0 0 157
2023 MLS Inter Miami CF 27 7 1 1 0 249
2023 US Open Cup Inter Miami CF 6 2 0 0 0 180
2022 MLS Atlanta United FC 26 9 4 0 0 162
2021 MLS Atlanta United FC 24 12 1 0 1 137
2021 MLS Cup Playoffs Atlanta United FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
2020 MLS Atlanta United FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
2019 Campeones Cup Atlanta United FC 1 1 0 0 0 90
2019 MLS Atlanta United FC 29 27 3 1 0 96
2019 MLS Cup Playoffs Atlanta United FC 3 1 0 1 0 270
2019 US Open Cup Atlanta United FC 2 1 0 0 0 180
2018 MLS Atlanta United FC 34 31 5 1 0 94
2018 MLS Cup Playoffs Atlanta United FC 5 4 1 1 0 100
2017 MLS Atlanta United FC 20 19 1 4 0 80
2017 MLS Cup Playoffs Atlanta United FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
2017 US Open Cup Atlanta United FC 1 1 0 0 0 90
2012 Liga FUTVE Apertura Caracas FC 15 4 2 2 0 310
2011 Libertadores Caracas FC 5 1 1 0 0 187
2011 Liga FUTVE Apertura Caracas FC 11 1 2 0 0 513
2011 Liga FUTVE Clausura Caracas FC 9 3 0 1 0 165
2010 Copa Sudamericana Caracas FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 CONCACAF CL Atlanta United FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 CONCACAF CL Atlanta United FC 2 2 2 1 0 90
18/19 CONCACAF CL Atlanta United FC 4 3 0 0 0 117
16/17 Italy Cup Torino FC 2 1 0 0 0 147
16/17 Serie A Torino FC 11 1 0 3 0 524
15/16 Italy Cup Torino FC 2 1 2 0 0 108
15/16 Serie A Torino FC 21 3 1 0 0 307
14/15 Europa League Torino FC 10 2 0 1 0 247
14/15 Europa League Qualifying Torino FC 3 1 0 0 0 73
14/15 Italy Cup Torino FC 1 1 0 1 0 90
14/15 Serie A Torino FC 26 3 3 0 0 517
13/14 Europa League FC Thun 5 1 0 1 0 307
13/14 Europa League Qualifying FC Thun 6 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Schweizer Cup FC Thun 3 1 0 0 0 214
13/14 Super League BSC Young Boys 18 2 4 2 0 650
13/14 Super League FC Thun 18 8 3 1 0 133
12/13 1.Liga Cl. Gr. 1 BSC Young Boys U21 11 18 0 1 0 53
12/13 Europa League BSC Young Boys 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Super League BSC Young Boys 8 1 1 0 0 213
12/13 Swiss Cup BSC Young Boys 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 1. Liga Gr. 1 (- 11/12) BSC Young Boys U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Super League BSC Young Boys 11 0 1 1 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
09/10 2009-07-01 Caracas U20 Caracas FC B Transfer 0
10/11 2010-07-01 Caracas FC B Caracas FC Transfer 0
11/12 2012-01-01 Caracas FC BSC Young Boys Transfer 0
13/14 2013-07-01 BSC Young Boys FC Thun Loan 500000
13/14 2013-12-31 FC Thun BSC Young Boys Return from loan 1000000
14/15 2014-07-01 BSC Young Boys Torino Transfer 1250000 €3.00m
16/17 2017-02-02 Torino Atlanta Loan 2000000
16/17 2017-03-20 Atlanta Torino Return from loan 2000000
16/17 2017-03-21 Torino Atlanta Transfer 2000000 €4.50m
22/23 2023-01-18 Atlanta Miami Transfer 5000000
23/24 2024-02-06 Miami Montréal Transfer 3000000
24/25 2025-01-13 Montréal SJ Earthquakes Transfer 2000000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
12/13 Hamstring strain 2012-11-03 2012-11-22 20 6
15/16 Knee problems 2015-10-30 2015-11-05 7 1
15/16 unknown injury 2015-12-18 2016-01-05 19 1
16/17 Hamstring injury 2017-03-24 2017-06-07 76 12
17/18 Foot injury 2017-07-20 2017-08-20 32 3
19/20 Knee injury 2019-09-22 2019-10-04 13 2
19/20 Cruciate ligament tear 2020-03-02 2020-12-31 305 28
21/22 Knee problems 2021-09-20 2021-09-27 8 1
21/22 Arthroscopy 2022-04-06 2022-05-25 50 9
23/24 Knee injury 2024-04-19 2024-06-19 62 12
24/25 Leg injury 2025-04-28 2025-05-13 16 3
Current€2.00m
Peak€17.50m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€1.50m
€50k€4.41m€8.78m€13.14m€17.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €17.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k

No national team data.

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2018 MLS Atlanta United FC 31 34
2019 MLS Atlanta United FC 27 29
2017 MLS Atlanta United FC 19 20

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
13/14 Super League FC Thun 7 36
2018 MLS Atlanta United FC 5 34
2022 MLS Atlanta United FC 4 26

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
16/17 2017-03-20 Atlanta Torino Return from loan €2.00m
16/17 2017-02-02 Torino Atlanta Loan €2.00m
13/14 2013-12-31 FC Thun BSC Young Boys Return from loan €1.00m
13/14 2013-07-01 BSC Young Boys FC Thun Loan €500k

Last 50 matches for San Jose Earthquakes The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2026-06-28 MLS1 San Jose Earthquakes Los Angeles Galaxy TIMED
2026-06-25 MLS1 FC Dallas San Jose Earthquakes TIMED
2026-06-13 MLS1 Portland Timbers San Jose Earthquakes TIMED
2026-05-31 MLS1 St. Louis City SC San Jose Earthquakes TIMED
2026-05-28 MLS1 Los Angeles Galaxy San Jose Earthquakes TIMED
2026-05-24 MLS1 San Jose Earthquakes Houston Dynamo TIMED
2026-05-17 MLS1 New England Revolution San Jose Earthquakes TIMED
2026-05-14 MLS1 San Jose Earthquakes Inter Miami CF TIMED
2026-05-10 MLS1 Colorado Rapids San Jose Earthquakes TIMED
2026-05-03 MLS1 San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 Portland Timbers Available
2026-04-26 MLS1 Columbus Crew 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Available
2026-04-19 MLS1 San Jose Earthquakes 3–5 Sporting Kansas City Available
2026-04-12 MLS1 Los Angeles FC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Available
2026-04-06 MLS1 San Jose Earthquakes 6–1 D.C. United Available
2026-03-29 MLS1 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Seattle Sounders Available
2026-03-22 MLS1 Charlotte FC 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes Available
2026-03-15 MLS1 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Colorado Rapids Available
2026-03-08 MLS1 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Minnesota United FC Available
2026-03-01 MLS1 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes Available
2025-10-18 MLS1 San Jose Earthquakes Austin FC TIMED
2025-10-05 MLS1 Vancouver Whitecaps San Jose Earthquakes TIMED
2025-09-27 MLS1 San Diego FC San Jose Earthquakes TIMED
2025-09-20 MLS1 San Jose Earthquakes St. Louis City SC TIMED
2025-09-13 MLS1 San Jose Earthquakes Los Angeles FC TIMED
2025-08-30 MLS1 Austin FC San Jose Earthquakes TIMED
2025-08-23 MLS1 Houston Dynamo San Jose Earthquakes TIMED
2025-08-17 MLS1 San Jose Earthquakes San Diego FC TIMED
2025-08-09 MLS1 San Jose Earthquakes Vancouver Whitecaps TIMED
2025-07-26 MLS1 Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes TIMED
2025-07-19 MLS1 Seattle Sounders San Jose Earthquakes TIMED
2025-07-16 MLS1 San Jose Earthquakes FC Dallas TIMED
2025-07-12 MLS1 Minnesota United FC San Jose Earthquakes TIMED
2025-07-05 MLS1 San Jose Earthquakes New York RB TIMED
2025-06-29 MLS1 San Jose Earthquakes 0–3 Los Angeles Galaxy Available
2025-06-22 MLS1 Los Angeles FC 6–2 San Jose Earthquakes Available
2025-06-19 MLS1 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Portland Timbers Available
2025-06-15 MLS1 San Jose Earthquakes 2–4 FC Cincinnati Available
2025-05-31 MLS1 New York City FC 5–1 San Jose Earthquakes Available
2025-05-25 MLS1 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Austin FC Available
2025-05-18 MLS1 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Orlando City Available
2025-05-15 MLS1 Portland Timbers 4–2 San Jose Earthquakes Available
2025-05-11 MLS1 Colorado Rapids 2–3 San Jose Earthquakes INJURED Leg injury
2025-05-04 MLS1 San Jose Earthquakes 3–1 Los Angeles FC INJURED Leg injury
2025-04-27 MLS1 Nashville SC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes Available
2025-04-21 MLS1 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–3 San Jose Earthquakes Available
2025-04-13 MLS1 San Jose Earthquakes 0–3 Colorado Rapids Available
2025-04-06 MLS1 Austin FC 4–3 San Jose Earthquakes Available
2025-03-30 MLS1 Houston Dynamo 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Available
2025-03-23 MLS1 San Jose Earthquakes 3–2 Seattle Sounders Available
2025-03-16 MLS1 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes Available

Teams faced most often by Josef Martínez's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
FC Zürich 24 13 5 6 50 30 +20 54%
FC Luzern 24 12 6 6 35 28 +7 50%
FC Sion 24 16 2 6 43 31 +12 67%
FC St. Gallen 24 13 3 8 52 46 +6 54%
FC Basel 1893 24 7 7 10 41 41 0 29%
Los Angeles Galaxy 23 10 7 6 40 35 +5 43%
Portland Timbers 21 5 6 10 24 29 -5 24%
Vancouver Whitecaps 21 7 6 8 29 28 +1 33%
FC Dallas 21 6 8 7 28 32 -4 29%
Seattle Sounders 20 8 5 7 21 23 -2 40%
Real Salt Lake 20 8 6 6 26 22 +4 40%
Colorado Rapids 20 10 7 3 28 14 +14 50%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
11/12 Senior debut season
12/13 First senior goal
2011 Goal #50 (career)
2018 Goal #100 (career)
2021 Goal #150 (career)
2025 Goal #200 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
2024 26 283 2 0 0 0.64
2023 40 586 1 0 0 0.15
2021 25 137 0 0 1 0.66
2019 35 636 2 0 0 0.28
2018 39 194 2 0 0 0.93
2017 22 170 4 0 0 2.12
2012 15 310 2 0 0 0.58
2011 25 865 1 0 0 0.1
19/20 2 90 1 0 0 1
16/17 13 671 3 0 0 0.4
14/15 40 927 2 0 0 0.19
13/14 50 1,304 5 0 0 0.35
12/13 20 266 1 0 0 0.34
11/12 12 0 1 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

MLS
209 apps
128 G
21 A
1.Liga Cl. Gr. 1
11 apps
18 G
0 A
Super League
55 apps
11 G
9 A
Serie A
58 apps
7 G
4 A
MLS Cup Playoffs
11 apps
7 G
1 A
Liga FUTVE Apertura
26 apps
5 G
4 A
CONCACAF CL
10 apps
5 G
2 A
Leagues Cup
9 apps
4 G
2 A
US Open Cup
10 apps
4 G
0 A
Italy Cup
5 apps
3 G
2 A

Frequently asked about Josef Martínez

Who is Josef Martínez?

Josef Martínez is a Venezuela professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for San Jose Earthquakes.

How old is Josef Martínez?

Josef Martínez is 33 years old. He was born on May 19, 1993 in Valencia.

What position does Josef Martínez play?

Josef Martínez plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Josef Martínez play for?

Josef Martínez currently plays for San Jose Earthquakes.

How many career goals has Josef Martínez scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Josef Martínez has scored 202 goals in 450 appearances.

What is Josef Martínez's market value?

Josef Martínez's most recent reported market value is €2.00m.