Alberth Josué Elis Martínez (born 12 February 1996), nicknamed La Panterita (The Little Panther), is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a forward for Olimpia and the Honduras national team Elis first played for the youth team of Real España in San Pedro Sula.

[4] He scored his first professional goal on 5 August 2014 to give Olimpia a 1–0 win over Alpha United in a CONCACAF Champions League match.

[6] On 4 March 2017, Elis made his debut with the Dynamo in the first game of the 2017 season; a 2–1 win over the defending champions Seattle Sounders FC.

[9] In the opening game of the playoffs, Elis scored the winning goal in extra time against Sporting Kansas City.

[8] Elis finished the year with 21 combined goals and assists in MLS, a club single season record.

[17] On 16 March, Elis scored one and assisted on both of Memo Rodriguez's goals as the Dynamo beat Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2.

[19] In Houston's next game, Elis helped the Dynamo get off to a fast start when he set up Memo Rodriguez for a goal in the 4th minute against the Colorado Rapids.

He wasn't done terrorizing the defense however as he also scored one himself and hit two dangerous crosses that resulted in own goals, giving the Dynamo a 4–1 win over Colorado.

[4][23] On 27 April, Elis helped the Dynamo continue their good start to the season when he stole the ball, ran down the right wing before sending in a low cross that Manotas put into the net in the 3rd minute.

[24] On 4 May, Elis helped the Dynamo defeat rivals FC Dallas in a Texas Derby match, picking up an assist in root to a 2–1 win.

[25] He made four appearances in the Dynamo's next five games, picking up one goal and one assist, before leaving to join the Honduras national team for the 2019 Gold Cup.

[26][27] In his first game back with the Dynamo after the Gold Cup, Elis scored once and collected two assists in a 4–0 win over the New York Red Bulls.

[35] On 25 August Elis had a goal and an assist in a 5–2 win over Sporting Kansas City, but was also subbed off at halftime after hurting his back.

[36] He made two substitute appearances in the Dynamo's next two matches, recording two assists in a 3–0 win over Minnesota United FC and scoring once in a 2–1 over Kansas City.

[39] The terms of the transfer were undisclosed, but the fee was reportedly around $1 million plus a future sell-on percentage along with performance-based add-on incentives.

On 24 February 2024, during a Ligue 2 game against En Avant Guingamp, he suffered a serious head injury and was induced into coma during four days.

[53] In August 2024, Bordeaux went into bankruptcy and was relegated into National 2, losing professional status thus ending Elis’ contract with the club.

[55] Elis first represented Honduras at the U-17 level in a 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship qualifying match on 7 December 2012, picking up a goal in a 5–2 win over El Salvador.

[57] On 30 September 2014, Elis was called up by head coach Hernán Medford to the Honduras national football team.

Elis led the Honduras U-23 team to a second-place finish at the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship by scoring four goals in five games, including a brace in a 2–0 semifinals win over the United States.

[2][65] He grew up in a rough and violent neighborhood of San Pedro Sula after the family moved to the city when Elis was young.