| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abel Juan Martínez Colón | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-06-03) 3 June 1990 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Havana, Cuba | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Villaralbo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | La Habana | ||
| 2016 | Cruz Azul Premier | ||
| 2016–2019 | La Habana | ||
| 2019–2020 | CD Castilla Palencia | ||
| 2020 | Lynx F.C. | ||
| 2020– | Villaralbo | ||
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Cuba U20 | 9 | (0) |
| 2016 | Cuba | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2016 | |||
Abel Juan Martínez Colón (born 3 June 1993) is a Cuban international football player, who currently plays for GCE Villaralbo in the Primera Regional of Castille and León.
Club career
Back in Cuba, he played for his native provincial team La Habana.
In November 2020, Martínez signed for Spanish club GCE Villaralbo.
Doping case
Martinez was allowed by the Cuban FA to sign professional terms with Mexican side Cruz Azul Premier alongside compatriot Maykel Reyes in 2016, only to be suspended for two years by FIFA for use of the banned substance furosemide while on Olympic duty with Cuba in Canada in September 2015. Cruz Azul dismissed him subsequently, leaving him to work as a model while living with his girlfriend in Puebla.
International career
Martinez has played in the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games tournament.
He made his senior international debut for Cuba in a January 2016 friendly match against Panama and has, as of January 2018, earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals.
References
- "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Cuba" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
- Abel Martínez at Soccerway
- López-Sueiras, Manuel (20 November 2020). "El Villaralbo cierra cuatro fichajes a última hora". La Opinión de Zamora (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- Futbolistas cubanos Maykel Reyes y Abel Martínez firman con el Cruz Azul de México - Cibercuba (in Spanish)
- Pese a doping, Abel Martínez sigue en planes de Cruz Azul - ESPN Deportes (in Spanish)
- FIFA confirma suspensión de dos años a cubano por doping - Cibercuba (in Spanish)
- El jugador del Cruz Azul que modela para mantenerse - Vanguardia (in Spanish)
- Abel Martínez – FIFA competition record (archived)
External links
- Abel Martínez at National-Football-Teams.com
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- Footballers from Havana
- Men's association football central defenders
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- Cuba men's international footballers
- Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Cuba
- FC Ciudad de La Habana players
- Cruz Azul footballers
- Lynx F.C. players
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- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Cuban expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Doping cases in association football
- Cuban male models
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in football
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