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May 19, 1993 Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela 30 years old
Venezuelan association football player
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About Josef Martínez
- Josef Alexander Martínez Mencia (born 19 May 1993) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a striker for American club Atlanta United FC, 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). In 2018, Martínez became the most decorated single-season player in MLS history by winning 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.
