Josef Martínez
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VenezuelaCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Josef Alexander Martínez Mencia is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew and the Venezuela national team. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-05
In the line-ups
3 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2016The archive holds 3 team sheets naming Josef Martínez in Venezuela's starting line-up, from 2016-06-05 to 2016-06-18.
3 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
9 goals across 7 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 2015–2025| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-09 |  Colombia | L3–6(h) | 12' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Maturín |
| 2022-02-01 |  Uruguay | L1–4(a) | 65' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Montevideo |
| 2019-06-22 |  Bolivia | W3–1(n) | 86' | Copa América | Belo Horizonte |
| 2016-11-10 | Bolivia | W5–0(h) | 10' 67' 69'hat-trick | FIFA World Cup qualification | Maturín |
| 2016-09-06 |  Argentina | D2–2(h) | 53' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Mérida |
| 2016-06-05 |  Jamaica | W1–0(n) | 15' | Copa América | Chicago |
| 2015-11-17 |  Ecuador | L1–3(h) | 84' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Ciudad Guayana |
Honours
5 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours5 | ||||
| Campeones Cup | ×1 | 2019 | Atlanta United | |
| Eastern Conference | ×1 | 2018 | Atlanta United | |
| Leagues Cup | ×1 | 2023 | Inter Miami | |
| MLS Cup | ×1 | 2018 | Atlanta United | |
| U.S. Open Cup | ×1 | 2019 | Atlanta United | |
| Individual honours19 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 1 | ||||
| MLS Golden Boot | 2018 | |||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| MLS Most Valuable Player | 2018 | |||
| Teams of the season · 1 | ||||
| Swiss Super League Team of the Year | 2013–14 | |||
| Monthly awards · 6 | ||||
| MLS Player of the Month (6) | ×6 | 2017, 2017, 2018, 2018, 2019, 2019 | ||
| More honours · 10 | ||||
| MLS Best XI | ×3 | 2017, 2018, 2019 | ||
| MLS All-Star | ×2 | 2018, 2019 | ||
| MLS Goal of the Year | ×2 | 2019, 2022 | ||
| MLS 100 goals club | ||||
| MLS All-Star Game MVP | 2018 | |||
| MLS Cup MVP | 2018 | |||