Yénier Márquez

Yénier Márquez Molina (born 3 January 1979) is a Cuban international footballer who plays for Antiguan side Green Bay Hoppers,[3] as a defender.

Yénier Márquez
Personal information
Full name Yénier Márquez Molina
Date of birth (1979-01-03) 3 January 1979[1]
Place of birth Corralillo, Cuba
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Green Bay Hoppers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2015 FC Villa Clara
2015– Green Bay Hoppers
National team‡
2000–2015 Cuba 126 (16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 January 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 July 2015

He is Cuba's most capped player of all-time.[4]

Club career

Born in Corralillo,[2] Márquez made his senior debut with FC Villa Clara in 1999.[5] In 2013, Marquez was the Cuban league's top goalscorer with 16[6] and in 2014 he was voted Cuban footballer of the year.[7]

International career

Nicknamed El Croqui, he made his international debut for Cuba in a May 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification against Barbados,[5] and has earned a total of 126 caps, scoring 16 goals.[4] He represented his country in 19 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[8] He played in 5 World Cup qualification campaigns and at 8 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[9]

His final international was a July 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Guatemala.

International goals
Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first.[4]
NumberDateLocationOpponentScoreCompetition
14 April 2001Uitvlugt Community Centre Ground, Uitvlugt, Guyana Dominica3-1Shell Caribbean Cup
26 April 2001Uitvlugt Community Centre Ground, Uitvlugt, Guyana Saint Martin1-0Shell Caribbean Cup
36 July 2003Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica Jamaica2-1Friendly match
416 January 2005Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba Haiti1-1Gold Cup Qualifier
58 November 2006Stade d'Honneur de Dillon, Fort-de-France, Martinique Haiti1-22007 Caribbean Cup
622 June 2008Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba Antigua and Barbuda4-02010 World Cup qualification
720 August 2008Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba Trinidad and Tobago1-32010 World Cup qualification
823 October 2008Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba Netherlands Antilles3-12008 Caribbean Cup qualification
927 October 2008Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba Suriname3-12008 Caribbean Cup qualification
108 December 2008Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny, Jamaica Antigua and Barbuda3-0Digicel Caribbean Cup
1126 October 2010Ciudad de Panamá Panama3-0Friendly
1228 November 2010Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique Martinique2-02010 Caribbean Cup
1312 June 2011Soldier Field, Chicago, United States El Salvador1-62011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
1416 July 2013Rentschler Field, East Hartford, United States Belize4-02013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
1525 March 2015Estadio Cibao, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Dominican Republic3-0Friendly
1614 June 2015Estadio Pedro Marrero, La Habana, Cuba Curaçao1-12018 World Cup qualification

Personal life

Since football players are not allowed to play professionally in Cuba, Márquez also had a job as motorcycle taxi driver.[10]

References
  1. http://static.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=3455/index.html
  2. Cuba Squad - 2011 Gold Cup
  3. Hoopers eliminados de la Copa de Clubs Campeones del Caribe - El Blog del Futbol Cubano (in Spanish)
  4. "Yenier Márquez Molina - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF.
  5. Yénier Márquez at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. Lideres Goleadores Campeonatos Nacionales - El Blog del Futbol Cubano (in Spanish)
  7. Eligen a Yenier Márquez mejor futbolista del año - Agencia Cubana de Noticias (in Spanish)
  8. Yénier Márquez – FIFA competition record
  9. Captain Cuba up among the stars - FIFA
  10. Cuba’s Jeniel Marquez: Soccer Star and Taxi Driver - Havana Times


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