Abel Martínez

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.^[2]

Abel Martínez

Personal information
Full name	Abel Juan Martínez Colón[1]
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2016

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Colón.

Club career

Back in Cuba, he played for his native provincial team La Habana.

In November 2020, Martínez signed for Spanish club GCE Villaralbo.^[3]

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,^[4] 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.^[5][6] Cruz Azul dismissed him subsequently, leaving him to work as a model while living with his girlfriend in Puebla.^[7]

International career

Martinez has played in the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup^[8] 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

1. "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.
2. Abel Martínez at Soccerway
3. 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.
4. Futbolistas cubanos Maykel Reyes y Abel Martínez firman con el Cruz Azul de México - Cibercuba (in Spanish)
5. Pese a doping, Abel Martínez sigue en planes de Cruz Azul - ESPN Deportes (in Spanish)
6. FIFA confirma suspensión de dos años a cubano por doping - Cibercuba (in Spanish)
7. El jugador del Cruz Azul que modela para mantenerse - Vanguardia (in Spanish)
8. Abel Martínez – FIFA competition record (archived)

External links

• Abel Martínez at National-Football-Teams.com