Fidel Martínez

Fidel Francisco Martínez Tenorio (born 15 February 1990) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a winger for LigaPro club El Nacional and the Ecuador national team.

He showed his skills in the 2007 Pan American Games held in Brazil, where the Ecuadorian team won the gold medal, with Martínez a key player.

Martínez played in thirty games in 2011, assisting five times and scoring nine goals, one of which was in the first leg of the Serie A final against Emelec.

On 17 April, Martínez played a vital game against Mexican giants Guadalajara in a historic 5–0 win, scoring the third goal in the 65th minute.

He scored his third Copa Libertadores goal in the round of 16 against powerful Chilean club Universidad de Chile in a 4–1 win.

On 22 May 2012, president of Deportivo Quito Fernando Mantilla confirmed the purchase of Martínez by Mexican side Tijuana for an undisclosed fee.

On 20 August 2014, Martínez scored and gave Leones Negros their first Liga MX victory in over 20 years in a win against León.

Martínez was called up for the Ecuador senior team in 2008, debuting on 17 December in a tournament in Oman, scoring the winning goal against Iran.

[3] After a five-year absence from the national team, Martínez was called up by Reinaldo Rueda for 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Uruguay and Chile.

Martínez playing for Tijuana in 2012.
Martínez celebrating scoring a goal for Ecuador in a match against Panama .