Alex Martínez (footballer, born 1991)

Alex Martínez Beltrán (born August 25, 1991) is a former Uruguayan professional footballer. Currently he serves as head of recruitment for Charlotte FC.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Beltrán.
Alex Martínez
Martínez with Charlotte Independence in 2017
Personal information
Full name Alex Martínez Beltrán
Date of birth (1991-08-25) 25 August 1991
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Discoveries SC
–2010 Northwestern Trojans
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 High Point Panthers 40 (12)
2012–2013 NC State Wolfpack (13)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Carolina Dynamo 10 (2)
2014 Sporting Kansas City 10 (0)
2014 Orange County Blues 4 (1)
2014 Carolina RailHawks 2 (0)
2015–2019 Charlotte Independence 114 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2019

Career

Early career

Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, Martinez moved to the United States at the age of 9 and attended High Point University where he played college soccer for the High Point Panthers from 2010 to 2011.[1] He then was recruited to play for the NC State Wolfpack where he played till 2013.[1] He also played for Carolina Dynamo of the USL Premier Development League in 2013.[1][2]

Sporting Kansas City

On January 21, 2014, Martinez was selected in the third round of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft by Sporting Kansas City and was officially signed by the Major League Soccer club on March 4, 2014.[1] He then made his professional debut for Sporting on March 15, 2014, against FC Dallas when he came on as a 75th-minute substitute as Sporting drew 1–1.[3] He was released by the club on June 30, 2014.[4]

In August 2014, Martinez signed with Orange County Blues FC of United Soccer League.[5] After the Blues' season ended, Martinez signed a short-term contract with Carolina RailHawks of the North American Soccer League.[6]

Martínez (right) with Charlotte Independence in 2017

Martinez signed with United Soccer League expansion side Charlotte Independence in March 2015.[7]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Enzo Martínez who currently plays for Birmingham Lesion.

Career statistics
As of May 28, 2014[8]
Club Season League MLS Cup U.S. Open Cup CONCACAF Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Carolina Dynamo 2013 USL PDL102——00——102
Sporting Kansas City 2014 MLS70——000070
Career total 172000000172

References
  1. "Sporting KC signs SuperDraft selection Alex Martinez". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  2. "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  3. "Game recap". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
  4. "Sporting Kansas City releases Alex Martinez | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. 2014-06-30. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
  5. "Blues Welcome New Players to Orange County". 8 August 2014.
  6. "Carolina RailHawks Sign Alex Martinez Prior to Roster Freeze Date – Beach Carolina Events". www.beachcarolina.com.
  7. "Martinez Signs with Independence - United Soccer League". Archived from the original on 2015-03-14. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  8. Alex Martínez at Soccerway
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