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Franky Martinez (born August 9, 1995) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Lexington SC in the USL League One.

Career

Youth, College & Amateur

Raised in Englewood, New Jersey, Martinez attended Academies at Englewood, also playing club soccer with the New York Red Bulls Academy and winning the National Championship with PDA Academy in 2013.

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. In 2016, Martinez transferred to the University of Massachusetts Lowell where he made 40 appearances and tallied one assist for the River Hawks.

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 and played in three games for the Boston Bolts in 2018.

Professional

On January 14, 2019, Martinez was selected 69th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Sporting Kansas City.

In August of 2020, Martinez signed with National Independent Soccer Association side Los Angeles Force. 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.

On January 14, 2023, Martinez signed with USL League One side Lexington SC ahead of their inaugural season.

References

1. ^ "Franky Martinez - Men's Soccer". UMass Lowell Athletics. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
2. Bulls, New York Red. "Youth | NewYorkRedBulls.com". New York Red Bulls. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
3. ^ "Franky Martinez - Men's Soccer". Iona University Athletics. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
4. "Lehigh Valley United - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Franky Martinez - M". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
5. "Boston Bolts - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Franky Martinez -". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
6. City, Sporting Kansas. "Sporting KC selects center back Franky Martinez in third round of 2019 MLS SuperDraft". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
7. Smith, Chad (Jan 14, 2019). "Sporting KC Select Defender Franky Martinez in 3rd Round". The Blue Testament. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
8. "Player Details | National Independent Soccer Association". nisasoccer.com. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
9. "Franky Martinez undergoes successful arm surgery". Chattanooga FC. April 15, 2022. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
10. "Franky Martinez". Retrieved June 10, 2023.
11. FC, Chattanooga (Mar 14, 2022). "10 Questions: Franky Martinez". Chattanooga FC. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
12. "New York native Franky Martinez signs with Lexington SC". Retrieved June 10, 2023.

External links

• Franky Martinez at Soccerway

• 1995 births
• Living people
• American people of Dominican Republic descent
• American men's soccer players
• American sportspeople of Dominican Republic descent
• Boston Bolts (USL) players
• Chattanooga FC players
• Iona Gaels men's soccer players
• Lehigh Valley United players
• Lexington SC players
• Los Angeles Force players
• Men's association football forwards
• National Independent Soccer Association players
• Sportspeople from Englewood, New Jersey
• Soccer players from Bergen County, New Jersey
• Seacoast United Phantoms players
• Sporting Kansas City draft picks
• Stumptown AC players
• UMass Lowell River Hawks men's soccer players
• USL League One players
• USL League Two players
• 21st-century American sportsmen