Jaziel Martínez

Jaziel Ismael Martínez Huerta (born 3 October 2000) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga de Expansión MX club Atlético Morelia, on loan from Liga MX club Monterrey.

Early life Martínez played in the Monterrey youth system from U13 to U20 level, before progressing to their senior teams.

Club career On 23 October 2019, Martínez made his senior debut for Monterrey in a Copa MX match against Leones Negros UdeG. On 1 October 2021, he made his Liga MX debut against Juárez. He then spent the majority of the next few seasons with the second team, Raya2 Expansión, in the second tier Liga de Expansión MX, until the team and league's dissolution in 2023. He scored his first professional goal with Raya2 on 18 August 2021, in a 1-1 draw with Venados de Mérida. On 29 August 2022, he scored his first goal for the first team in Liga MX in a 3-0 victory over Tijuana. In January 2023, he joined Atlas in Liga MX on loan. At the end of 2023, he departed Atlas to return to Monterrey. In July 2024, he was loaned to Atlético Morelia for one year.

Personal life Alongside his brother, Josué Martínez, he formed a youth football academy known as Jabatos in 2022, in his hometown of Saltillo.

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Honours Monterrey CONCACAF Champions League: 2021