Saul Martínez

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Personal information
Saul Martínez
Full name	Saúl Asael Martínez
Date of birth	January 29, 1976 (1976-01-29) (age 32)
Place of birth	Colón, Honduras
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	CS Herediano
Number	9
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-98 1999 1999-2000 2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-05 2006 2006-07 2007- 2007-2008 2008-	Long Island Rough Riders Miami Fusion CD Olimpia Hampton Roads Mariners CD Motagua Club Nacional de Fútbol Shanghai Shenhua Omiya Ardija Shanghai Liancheng Zobon CD Motagua Shanghai Shenhua Club Sport Herediano	41 (13) 15 (2) ? (?) 26 (16) ? (?) 7 (0) 86 (36) 3 (0) 12 (3) ? (?) 7 (2) 4 (1)
National team²
2001-2007	Honduras	30 (13)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 31 July 2005. * Appearances (Goals)

Saul Martínez (born 29 January 1976 in Colón, Honduras) is a football forward who currently plays in Costa Rica for CS Herediano. Saul is married and he and his wife, Roxana, have a baby boy, Joshua, born in September 2005 in Miami, Florida. He first attracted the attentions of Shanghai Shenhua when he scored a hat trick against Slovenia during the Lunar New Year Cup in Hong Kong in early 2002. Shenhua quickly signed him and afterwards, Martinez became one of the most important players in the Shenhua team. In 2003, he scored against Argentina during a friendly 3-1 loss.

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Player profile on www.national-football-teams.com

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Shanghai Shenhua – current squad

1 Wang Dalei • 2 Yao Lijun • 3 Ng Wai Chiu • 4 Xu Yang • 5 Du Wei • 6 Marchesini • 7 Martínez • 9 Ricard • 10 Mao Jianqing • 11 Scott • 12 Zhang Chen • 13 Cheng Liang • 14 Sun Xiang • 15 Shen Longyuan • 16 Yu Tao • 17 Sun Ji • 18 Zheng Kewei • 19 Li Chengming • 20 Yang Yun • 21 Jiang Kun • 22 Qiu Shengjiong • 23 Li Weifeng • 24 Li Gang • 25 Yin Xifu • 26 Wang Hongliang • 27 Liu Yintao • 28 Feng Qi • 29 Gao Lin • 30 Tao Jin • 31 Xiao Zhanbo • 32 Yang Chungang • 33 Bai Xuefeng • Manager: Wu Jingui

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Shandong Luneng – current squad

1 Li Leilei • 2 Liu Jindong • 3 Wang Chao • 4 Cichero • 5 Shu Chang • 6 Luciano Ratinho • 7 Gao Di • 8 Živković • 9 Han Peng • 11 Wang Xiaolong • 12 Li Wei • 13 Wang Yongpo • 14 Yuan Weiwei • 15 Ma Xingyu • 16 Gao Yao • 17 Wan Cheng • 18 Zhou Haibin • 19 Zhang Chi • 20 Cui Peng • 21 Liu Zhao • 22 Yang Cheng • 23 Geng Xiaofeng • 24 Lü Zheng • 25 Jiao Zhe • 26 Xia Ningning • 27 Ma Long • 28 Wu Hao • 29 Li Jinyu • 30 Zhang Xiaoyu • 31 Yu Shuai • 32 Shao Puliang • 33 Zheng Zheng • Manager: Tumbaković