Julián Martínez (footballer)

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

Julián Martínez
Personal information
Full name José Julián Martínez Crisanto
Date of birth (2003-12-01) 1 December 2003
Place of birth La Ceiba, Honduras
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Alverca
Number 3
Youth career
2015–2021 Victoria
2021–2022 GSM Sport
2022 Miramar Misiones
2022–2023 Olimpia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2025 Olimpia 82 (2)
2025– Alverca 3 (0)
International career‡
2023 Honduras U20 1 (0)
2023 Honduras U23 4 (0)
2023– Honduras 10 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 July 2025

José Julián Martínez Crisanto (born 1 December 2003) is a Honduran professional football player who plays as a centre-back for Primeira Liga club Alverca[1] and the Honduras national team.

Career

Martínez is a youth product of the academies of Victoria, GSM Sport, Miramar Misiones, and Olimpia.[2] He began his senior career in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras in 2023, helping the club win 1 Apertura and 3 Clausura titles.[3] He was named the most valuable player for the 2024-25 Clausura tournament.[4]

International career

Martínez was called up to the Honduras U20s for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[5] He was then called up to the Honduras U23s for the 2023 Pan American Games.[6]

Martínez was called up to the senior Honduras national team for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]

Personal life

Martínez is the younger brother of the footballer Edwin Solano.[8] He has a degree in computer science.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 September 2025
Club Division Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Olimpia Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras 2022-23 6 0 – – 6 0
2023-24 39 0 – 2 0 41 0
2024-25 37 2 – 3 0 40 2
Total 82 2 0 0 5 0 87 2
Alverca Primeira Liga 2025-26 3 0 – – 3 0
Career total 85 2 0 0 5 0 90 2

Honours

Olimpia

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Alverca FC presentó de forma oficial a Julián Martínez: el dorsal que usará y el mensaje que dejó en el equipo de Vinicius". www.diez.hn (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Julián Martínez, el que apunta a ser el próximo legionario: ¿Cómo llegó a Olimpia? Estuvo a prueba en Pachuca y jugó en Uruguay". www.diez.hn.
  3. ^ "Julián Martínez, joya del Olimpia, recuerda al club grande que rechazó y revela quién es su ídolo". www.elheraldo.hn.
  4. ^ a b Zelaya, Vilma Nallely (26 May 2025). "Julián Martínez, el joven león elegido MVP del Clausura 2025". RadioHouse.
  5. ^ Rivera, Sergio (28 April 2023). "¡Oficial! Honduras confirma a los guerreros convocados para el Mundial Sub-20 en Argentina" (in Spanish). Tegucigalpa: El Heraldo. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  6. ^ "OFICIAL: Honduras anuncia la convocatoria para los Juegos Panamericanos de Chile 2023... ¡con David Ruiz!" [Honduras announces the call for the 2023 Pan American Games in Chile... with David Ruiz!]. Diario Diez (in Spanish). 17 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Honduras confirma su convocatoria oficial para la Copa Oro 2025 con tres novedadesa" (in Spanish). Deportes TVC. 10 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Julián Martínez revela cómo llegó al Olimpia y el duro golpe recibido de niño". www.laprensa.hn.
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