Following his move to Columbus Crew, Martínez's current-season form is down 91% on last season (Season 44→4), while his Rating eased 16→9. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 44).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Columbus Crew · 8th	7	0	1	6.46	9	0
2025/26	Club Tijuana · 9th	9	1	0	6.42	10	4
2025/26	San Jose Earthquakes · 10th	30	14	2	6.89	16	44
2024/25	CF Montreal · 8th	24	13	3	7.11	21	39
2023/24	Inter Miami · 14th	27	7	2	6.74	23	28
2022/23	Atlanta United FC · 11th	26	9	1	6.83	27	30

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 12 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Venezuela · international

Side	Apps	G
Venezuela	70	15
Venezuela U20	6	2

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCreative Centre-forward

Josef Martínez is a 33-year-old centre-forward at Columbus Crew, rated 9.1 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (13.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.3 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 0.3 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Martínez.

On the season, Martínez graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals and 1 assist in 7 appearances (0.3 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 44 → 4). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 9. At 33 Martínez is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

A career still climbing — Martínez is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistent5 clubs

9.1

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

13.3%

Minutes

limited game time

0.3

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Columbus Crew finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

0 goals in 7 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 1 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

Game time. Only 13.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 9.1 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.3 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %13.3%

Available fixtures25 of 25

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.3

Goal contribution / 900.3

Defensive actions / 900.3

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %33.3

Pass accuracy %91

Cards / 900

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 33, Martínez sits on 0.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Martínez's projected Rating — 9.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target2

Shots6

Passing

Assists1

Chances created4

Passes45

Pass accuracy91%

Possession

Duels won3

Duels won %27.3%

Defending

Tackles1

Fouls committed1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

Columbus CrewAug 2026 – nowFree

Club TijuanaJan 2026 – Aug 2026Free

San Jose Earthquakesuntil Jan 2026

Free agentDec 2025 – Jan 2026Free

San Jose EarthquakesJan 2025 – Dec 2025Free Transfer

CF MontrealFeb 2024 – Jan 2025Free

Inter MiamiJan 2023 – Feb 2024Free

Atlanta United FC(on loan)Feb 2017 – Jan 2023

TorinoJul 2014 – Feb 2017

BSC Young Boysuntil Jul 2014

About Josef Martínez

Josef Alexander Martínez Mencia is a 33-year-old centre-forward who plays for Columbus Crew, born on May 19, 1993 in Valencia, standing 172 cm tall. He is from Venezuela. Columbus Crew currently sit 8th of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, Josef Martínez has made 7 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 300 minutes, averaging a 6.45 match rating over his last 7 rated games.

When Josef Martínez plays, Columbus Crew's record this season is 1W-0D-6L — and his match ratings average 6.39 at home against 6.53 on the road.

Recent matches

September 12, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs New York Red Bulls (19 minutes, 6.11 rating)
September 9, 2026: 1-2 loss away at DC United (60 minutes, 1 assist, 7.1 rating)
September 5, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Colorado Rapids (75 minutes, 6.43 rating)
August 30, 2026: 1-3 loss at home vs New England Revolution (62 minutes, 6.5 rating)
August 27, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Club America (66 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 19, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs CF Montreal (34 minutes, 6.5 rating)
August 15, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Charlotte (19 minutes, 6.2 rating)

Josef Martínez's next match is on September 27, 2026, when Columbus Crew face Inter Miami at home in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Josef Martínez at 9.1 with a Season form score of 4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the Leagues Cup and the US Open Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 17 recorded seasons, Josef Martínez has totalled 377 club appearances with 152 goals and 20 assists for 12 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 39 appearances for Atlanta United FC.

Josef Martínez's career has also included time at Club Tijuana, San Jose Earthquakes, CF Montreal, Inter Miami, Atlanta United FC, Torino and BSC Young Boys.

On the international stage, Josef Martínez has represented Venezuela and Venezuela U20 — 76 caps and 17 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Also this season

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Columbus Crew finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

Watch points