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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 August 1995 | ||
Place of birth | New York City, New York, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lexington SC | ||
Number | 33 | ||
Youth career | |||
2013-14 | PDA | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014 | Iona Gaels | 18 | (1) |
2016–2018 | UMass Lowell River Hawks | 40 | (0) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020 | Los Angeles Force | 2 | (0) |
2021 | Stumptown AC | 23 | (0) |
2022 | Chattanooga FC | 22 | (0) |
2023 | Lexington SC | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 16, 2023 |
Franky Martinez (born August 9, 1995) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Lexington SC in the USL League One.
Raised in Englewood, New Jersey, Martinez attended Academies at Englewood, [1] also playing club soccer with the New York Red Bulls Academy [2] and winning the National Championship with PDA Academy in 2013. [3]
In 2014, Martinez attended Iona College to play college soccer. He played one season with the Gaels, making 18 appearances and scoring a goal, earning an All-MAAC Rookie Team selection. [3] In 2016, Martinez transferred to the University of Massachusetts Lowell where he made 40 appearances and tallied one assist for the River Hawks. [1]
While at college, Martinez appeared in the USL PDL, later rebranded as USL League Two, in 2016 and 2018. In 2016, he made 11 appearances for Lehigh Valley United [4] and played in three games for the Boston Bolts in 2018. [5]
On January 14, 2019, Martinez was selected 69th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Sporting Kansas City. [6] [7]
In August of 2020, Martinez signed with National Independent Soccer Association side Los Angeles Force. [8] After a single season with the Force, Martinez moved to fellow NISA side Stumptown AC and went on to make 23 starts for the club. In 2022, he signed with a new club, joining Chattanooga FC. [9] [10] [11]
On January 14, 2023, Martinez signed with USL League One side Lexington SC ahead of their inaugural season. [12]
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