Fidel Martínez

Fidel Martínez
	Martínez in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Fidel Francisco Martínez Tenorio
Date of birth	15 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Nueva Loja, Sucumbíos Province, Ecuador
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	El Nacional
Number	8
Youth career
2002–2007	Caribe Junior
2008	Independiente DV
2008–2009	Cruzeiro
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2012	Deportivo Quito
2012–2014	Tijuana
2014–2015	→ Leones Negros (loan)
2015–2016	Pumas UNAM
2016–2018	Atlas
2018	→ Peñarol (loan)
2019–2020	Barcelona SC
2020	Shanghai Shenhua
2021–2023	Tijuana
2022	→ Querétaro (loan)
2022–2023	→ Barcelona S.C. (loan)
2023–2024	Barcelona S.C.
2024-	C.D. El Nacional
International career
2007	Ecuador U17
2009	Ecuador U20
2008–2021	Ecuador
Medal record
Representing Ecuador
Men's Football
Pan American Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:09, 2 March 2022 (UTC)

Fidel Francisco Martínez Tenorio (born 15 February 1990) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a winger for LigaPro club El Nacional and the Ecuador national team.

Club career

Youth club career

Martínez started his career with Caribe Junior, where the Ecuadorian star played during his youth years. He showed his skills in the 2007 Pan American Games held in Brazil, where the Ecuadorian team won the gold medal, with Martínez a key player. Independiente José Terán acquired his services and then sold him to Cruzeiro for an unknown fee.

Associação Atlética Caldense

In 2009 Martínez was loaned to Associação Atlética Caldense where he played the Mineiro championship.

Deportivo Quito

2010 season

After a move to Deportivo Quito, Martínez debuted on 16 October 2010 against El Nacional. He scored his only goal of the season against ESPOLI. Martínez finished his debut season with nine games, one goal and one assist.

2011 season

Martínez played in thirty games in 2011, assisting five times and scoring nine goals, one of which was in the first leg of the Serie A final against Emelec. Martínez scored his first goal of the 2011 season on 14 May, against Quito club Espoli. He would go on to score seven more league goals, including a vital finish past the Emelec goalkeeper, as his side became champions of the 2011 season.

2012 season

Martínez kicked of the 2012 season against Macara. On 7 February 2012, he played his first ever Copa Libertadores match against Guadalajara. On 7 March, Martínez scored his first ever goal in the tournament against Velez Sarsfield in an emphatic 3–0 win over the Argentine team. On 11 March, he scored his first league goal against Deportivo Cuenca in a 4–1 away win. On 17 April, Martínez played a vital game against Mexican giants Guadalajara in a historic 5–0 win, scoring the third goal in the 65th minute. Martínez played all six games of the 2012 Copa Libertadores group stage, contributing two goals and two assists to help Deportivo Quito qualify to the last 16, an accomplishment not achieved since the 1989 Copa Libertadores. He scored his third Copa Libertadores goal in the round of 16 against powerful Chilean club Universidad de Chile in a 4–1 win.

Tijuana

Martínez playing for Tijuana in 2012.

2012–13 season

On 22 May 2012, president of Deportivo Quito Fernando Mantilla confirmed the purchase of Martínez by Mexican side Tijuana for an undisclosed fee. Martínez made his professional debut with Xolos on 20 July, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 win over Puebla. Martínez scored his first goal for the club in a Copa MX match against Pumas, in a 2–2 away draw. On 2 December, Martínez and Tijuana won their first ever first division league title, with Martínez assisting both goals in Tijuana's 2–0 away victory over Toluca. Martínez scored his goal of the year in a 4–0 Copa Libertadores win against San Jose of Bolivia, while also assisting one goal. He later scored a late winner against Colombia's Millonarios in the last minute, and against Brazilian giants Atlético Mineiro in a 2–2 home draw, scoring a total of four goals in ten Copa Libertadores games played.

2013–14 season

For the 2013–14 Liga MX season, Martínez was given the club's number 10 jersey. On 4 August, Martínez scored his first goal of the season, in a 1–2 loss to Monarcas Morelia. A week later on 10 August, he scored his second, in a 2–0 home win over Pumas. On 23 August he scored his third goal, in a 1–1 home draw against Santos Laguna. On 9 August, Martínez scored his first ever CONCACAF Champions League goal in a group match against Firpo, winning 1–0. On 7 September, Martínez scored his first brace of the season in a 3–0 home win over Veracruz. On 16 September, he scored in a 2–2 away draw against Guadalajara. On 4 October, he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 home win over Querétaro.

Leones Negros UdeG

2014–15 Season

On 4 June 2014, Martínez joined Leones Negros UdeG on loan from Tijuana.

On 20 August 2014, Martínez scored and gave Leones Negros their first Liga MX victory in over 20 years in a win against León.

On 29 August, Martínez scored against his former team Tijuana as the match ended a 1–1 draw. On 12 January 2015, Martínez scored his first goal of the year in a 1–0 win against Monterrey.

Pumas UNAM

On 24 May 2015, Martínez joined UNAM. He enjoyed a good first year with Pumas, registering four goals and six assists in the regular season. As Pumas advanced to the Ligilla, Martinez scored in the quarter-finals to give his side a 1–0 win over Veracruz and advance them to the semi-finals. Martinez started the Clausura 2016 tournament having lost his regular starting spot to new signing Luis Quinones; despite limited game time Martínez scored a last minute equaliser in a 1–1 draw away to Atlas.

International career

Martínez celebrating scoring a goal for Ecuador in a match against Panama.

Martínez was called up for the Ecuador senior team in 2008, debuting on 17 December in a tournament in Oman, scoring the winning goal against Iran.^[2] He was called up to play in the 2009 South American Youth Championship.^[3] After a five-year absence from the national team, Martínez was called up by Reinaldo Rueda for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Uruguay and Chile.

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 February 2017.

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Deportivo Quito	2010	Serie A	9	1	–		0	0	9	1
	2011	Serie A	30	9	–		2	0	32	9
	2012	Serie A	11	2	–		8	3	19	5
	Total		50	12	–		10	3	60	15
Tijuana	2012–13	Liga MX	23	4	7	2	10	4	40	10
	2013–14	Liga MX	33	10	0	0	6	1	39	11
	Total		56	14	7	2	16	5	79	21
Leones Negros	2014–15	Liga MX	31	10	2	1	0	0	33	11
Leones Negros	Total		31	10	2	1	0	0	33	11
UNAM	2015–16	Liga MX	38	7	0	0	9	3	47	10
	2016 Apertura	Liga MX	19	2	0	0	2	2	21	4
	Total		57	9	0	0	11	5	68	14
Atlas	2017 Clausura	Liga MX	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
Atlas	Total		5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
Career total			199	46	9	3	37	13	245	62

International

As of 23 June 2021.^[4]

Ecuador
Year	Apps	Goals
2008	2	1
2013	3	0
2014	5	1
2015	12	5
2016	7	0
2017	1	0
2021	6	1
Total	36	8

International goals

Scores and results list Ecuador's goal tally first.^[4]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	17 December 2008	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman	Iran	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2.	5 March 2014	The Den, London, England	Australia	1–3	4–3
3.	3 June 2015	Estadio Rommel Fernandez, Panama City, Panama	Panama	1–0	1–1
4.	6 June 2015	Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil, Ecuador	Panama	2–0	4–0
5.	6 June 2015	Estadio George Capwell, Guayaquil, Ecuador	Panama	3–0	4–0
6.	12 November 2015	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador	Uruguay	2–1	2–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.	17 November 2015	Polideportivo Cachamay, Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela	Venezuela	1–0	3–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.	29 March 2021	Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha, Guayaquil, Ecuador	Bolivia	1–0	2–1	Friendly