Walter Martínez (footballer)

Nicknamed Pery, the diminutive Martínez started his professional career at Victoria and made his debut on 25 November 2000 against Deportes Savio. He also played for Vida in La Ceiba, and Marathón in San Pedro Sula.

On 27 January 2007 Diario Deportivo Diez confirmed that he would play for Beijing Guoan of China, where he would play four seasons over two separate spells. In July 2010 he was presented there for his second stint.

In January 2011, Martínez became the 11th Honduran footballer in the Spanish league after joining Alavés.

After his contract with Chongqing ended, Martínez had a trial with Major League Soccer side Colorado Rapids in January 2013 and D.C. United in February 2013. On 15 March 2013, Martínez signed with the San Jose Earthquakes.

Martínez is currently playing for Guatemalan football club Xelaju MC for the 2014 season.

Club career stats

Last update: 15 March 2013

Season	Team	Country	Division	Apps	Goals
00/01	Club Deportivo Victoria	Honduras	1	19	1
01/02	Club Deportivo Victoria	Honduras	1	14	2
02/03	Club Deportivo Victoria	Honduras	1	10	4
03/04	Club Deportivo Victoria	Honduras	1	10	2
03/04	Club Deportivo Marathón	Honduras	1	10	2
04/05	Club Deportivo Marathón	Honduras	1	10	1
05/06	Club Deportivo y Social Vida	Honduras	1	8	3
06/07	Club Deportivo Marathón	Honduras	1	18	9
2007	Beijing Guoan	China	1	28	7
2008	Beijing Guoan	China	1	16	7
08/09	Deportivo Alavés	Spain	2	3	0
09/10	Club Deportivo Marathón	Honduras	1	23	7
2010	Beijing Guoan	China	1	12	4
2011	Beijing Guoan	China	1	25	9
2012	Chongqing F.C.	China	2	29	3
2013	San Jose Earthquakes	United States	1	15	2

Martínez made his debut for Honduras in a November 2002 friendly match against Colombia and has earned a total of 49 caps, scoring 12 goals. He has represented his country in 8 FIFA World Cup qualification match and played in all three of his country's games at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He also played at the 2003 and 2009 UNCAF Nations Cups and the 2011 Copa Centroamericana, as well as at the 2009 and 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cups.

His most recent international was a June 2011 Copa Centroamericana match against Costa Rica.

International goals

Walter "Pery" Martinez: International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 October 2006	Herndon Stadium, Atlanta, United States	Guatemala	2 – 0	2–1	Friendly
2	14 October 2007	Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras	Panama	1 – 0	1–0	Friendly
3	17 November 2007	Dolphin Stadium, Miami, United States	Guatemala	1 – 0	1–0	Friendly
4	7 June 2008	Estadio Nilmo Edwards, La Ceiba, Honduras	Haiti	1 – 0	3–1	Friendly
5	11 October 2008	Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras	Canada	1 – 0	3–1	World Cup 2010 Qualifier
6	22 January 2009	Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras	Belize	2 – 0	2–1	UNCAF Nations Cup 2009
7	24 January 2009	Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras	Nicaragua	4 – 1	4–1	UNCAF Nations Cup 2009
8	11 July 2009	Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, USA	Grenada	1 – 0	4–0	2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
9	18 July 2009	Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, USA	Canada	1 – 0	1–0	2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
10	9 October 2010	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand	New Zealand	1 – 1	1–1	Friendly
11	2011-01-13	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama,	Costa Rica	1 – 0	2–1	2011 Copa Centroamericana
12	10 June 2011	FIU Stadium, Miami, United States	Grenada	6 – 1	7–1	2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Club

C.D. Marathón

• Liga Profesional de Honduras (2): 2004–05 A, 2009–10 A

Country

Honduras

• Copa Centroamericana (1): 2011