Luca Martínez
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| Full name | Luca Leovino Martínez Dupuy | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 June 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San Luis Potosí, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Juárez (on loan from Godoy Cruz) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Rosario Central | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2025 | Rosario Central | 80 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Godoy Cruz | 27 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | → Juárez (loan) | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Mexico U21 | 2 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Mexico U23 | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Mexico | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 May 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Luca Leovino Martínez Dupuy (born 5 June 2001) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Juárez, on loan from Primera Nacional club Godoy Cruz.
Club career
Born in San Luis Potosí, Martínez made his professional debut for Argentine club Rosario Central on 2 November 2020 in a league match against Godoy Cruz.[1]
In February 2025, Martínez transferred to Godoy Cruz.[2]
International career
In October 2020, Martínez received his first national team call up by Raúl Chabrand for the Mexico national under-20 team training camp.[4]
On 9 October 2021, Martínez made his Mexico U21 debut in a friendly match against the Romania U21 side scoring a goal in the minute 47'.[5] On 11 October 2021, Martínez scored in the minute 14 'in a friendly match in which ended as a 2–0 victory against Sweden U21.[6]
Martínez made his senior Mexico debut on 31 of May 2024, in a friendly match against Bolivia.[7]
In June 2024, he took part in the Maurice Revello Tournament in France.[8]
Personal life
Martínez is the son of Argentine parents which allows him to play for the Argentina national team as well as the Mexico national team having been born in Mexico while his father Nahuel Martínez was playing in the country.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 26 August 2026[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rosario Central | 2020–21 | Argentine Primera División | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 24 | 5 | — | 8[b] | 1 | — | 32 | 6 | ||||
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||||
| 2023 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2024 | 19 | 4 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 24 | 4 | ||||
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 80 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 13 | ||
| Godoy Cruz | 2025 | Argentine Primera División | 27 | 2 | — | 6[b] | 2 | — | 33 | 4 | ||
| Juárez | 2025–26 | Liga MX | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2026–27 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 123 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 17 | ||
- ↑ Includes Copa Argentina
- 1 2 Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
- ↑ Appearance in Trofeo de Campeones de la Liga Profesional
International
- As of match played on 31 May 2024[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Rosario Central
References
- ↑ "Luca Martínez debutó en triunfo de Rosario Central". TUDN (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ↑ "Luca Martínez Dupuy se va de Central". Rosario Central (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ↑ "FC Juárez confirma el fichaje de Luca Martínez Dupuy para el Clausura 2026". infobae (in European Spanish). 24 January 2026. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
- ↑ "Selección Mexicana: Luca Martínez, delantero de la Sub-20 comparó su estilo con el de Chicharito". RÉCORD (in Spanish). 2 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ↑ "La SNM Sub-21 derrotó a Rumanía". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). 9 October 2021.
- ↑ "La SNM Sub-21 le ganó a Suecia". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). 11 October 2021.
- ↑ Reséndiz, Mac (1 June 2024). "Selección Mexicana: ¿Quiénes debutaron ante Bolivia?". ESPNDeportes.com. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ↑ "Festival International Espoirs Football Tournoi Maurice Revello Toulon". tournoimauricerevello.com (in French). Maurice Revello Tournament. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ↑ "Nació en México, pasó su infancia en Córdoba y hoy brilla en Primera: Luca Martínez Dupuy" [He was born in Mexico, spent his childhood in Córdoba and shines in Primera nowadays: Luca Martínez Dupuy] (in Spanish). La Voz del Interior. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
- ↑ Luca Martínez at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
- ↑ Luca Martínez at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Luca Martínez at Soccerway
- Luca Martínez at WorldFootball.net
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from San Luis Potosí (city)
- Men's association football forwards
- Mexican people of Argentine descent
- Sportspeople of Argentine descent
- Argentine men's footballers
- Rosario Central footballers
- Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba footballers
- FC Juárez footballers
- Argentine Primera División players
- Liga MX players
- Mexican men's footballers
- Mexico men's international footballers
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen
- 21st-century Mexican sportsmen