Henry Martín

This article is about the Mexican footballer. For other people named Henry Martin, see Henry Martin (disambiguation).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martín and the second or maternal family name is Mex.
Henry Martín
Martín with Mexico in 2018
Personal information
Full name Henry Josué Martín Mex
Date of birth 18 November 1992
Place of birth Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 América
Number 21
Youth career
2008 Itzaes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Mérida 29 (8)
2014–2017 Tijuana 66 (5)
2018– América 204 (77)
International career‡
2021 Mexico Olympic (O.P.) 6 (3)
2015– Mexico 41 (9)
Medal record
Representing Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner 2023 United States-Canada
CONCACAF Nations League
Runner-up 2021 United States
Third place 2023 United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Henry Josué Martín Mex (born 18 November 1992) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club América and the Mexico national team.

Club career

Itzaes

At age 15, Martín played one season in the third division with Itzaes during the Clausura 2008 season. He made 13 league appearances and scored 6 goals.

Mérida

Martín began his professional career in 2013 with his home town club Mérida. He made his professional debut with the first team on 13 July 2013 against Delfines del Carmen, where he was subbed in for José Luis Pineda in the final seconds of the match. He scored his first league goal on 24 August against Zacatepec where the match ended 2–0.

Tijuana

Martín transferred to Club Tijuana for the Apertura 2014 season. He made his Liga MX debut with Xolos against América on 26 July 2014, almost exactly one year after his career debut. He scored his first goal three days later in a Copa MX match against Zacatepec, where Tijuana won 3–1.

América

On 13 December 2017, Martín joined Club América, reuniting with former Tijuana coach Miguel Herrera. He also scored on his league debut with the club in a 1–0 away win against Querétaro on 7 January 2018. On 3 February, Martín scored his first career hat-trick in a 5–1 win over Lobos BUAP.

As América won the Clausura 2019 Copa MX final against Juárez, Martín finished as the tournament's top scorer with 5 goals.

International career

On 30 August 2015, Martín received his first call-up by interim head coach Ricardo Ferretti to replace the injured Oribe Peralta. He earned his first cap with Mexico on 4 September in a friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago, playing as starter and eventually subbed-out for Raúl Jiménez in the 59th minute of the match.

On 11 October 2018, Martín scored his first goal for Mexico in their 3–2 win over Costa Rica.

Martín was called up by Jaime Lozano as one of three over-age reinforcements for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He won the bronze medal with the Olympic team.

In October 2022, Martín was named in Mexico's preliminary 31-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and in November, he was ultimately included in the final 26-man roster. In Mexico's third match at the tournament on November 30, Martín scored a goal against Saudi Arabia.

In June 2023, Martín was named to Mexico's 23-man squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Personal life

Henry's older brother, Freddy, was also a professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 December 2023
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mérida 2013–14 Ascenso MX 29 8 5 4 — — 34 12
Tijuana 2014–15 Liga MX 21 1 12 5 — — 33 6
2015–16 22 3 6 0 — — 28 3
2016–17 15 1 6 2 — — 21 3
2017–18 8 0 4 0 — — 12 0
Total 66 5 28 7 — — 94 12
América 2017–18 Liga MX 17 5 — 6 3 — 23 8
2018–19 34 6 12 8 — 2 0 48 14
2019–20 25 10 — 1 1 — 26 11
2020–21 34 15 — 4 1 — 38 16
2021–22 34 6 — — — 34 6
2022–23 42 27 — — — 42 27
2023–24 16 8 — — 2 1 18 9
Total 202 77 12 8 11 5 4 1 229 91
Career total 297 90 45 19 11 5 4 1 357 115
  1. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League
  2. Appearance in Campeón de Campeones, appearance in Campeones Cup
  3. Appearances in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played 21 November 2023
Mexico
Year Apps Goals
2015 1 0
2018 4 1
2020 3 1
2021 8 2
2022 13 3
2023 12 2
Total 41 9

International goals

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 October 2018 Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico Costa Rica 2–2 3–2 Friendly
2. 30 September 2020 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Guatemala 1–0 3–0
3. 30 June 2021 Nissan Stadium, Nashville, United States Panama 3–0 3–0
4. 2 September 2021 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Jamaica 2–1 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5. 27 January 2022 Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica 1–1
6. 11 June 2022 Estadio Corona, Torreón, Mexico Suriname 2–0 3–0 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A
7. 30 November 2022 Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar Saudi Arabia 1–0 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup
8. 29 June 2023 State Farm Stadium, Glendale, United States Haiti 1–0 3–1 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
9. 12 July 2023 Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, United States Jamaica 1–0 3–0 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Honours

América

Mexico Olympic

Mexico

Individual