Following his move to Columbus Crew, Martínez's current-season form is down 82% on last season (Season 44→8), while his Rating eased 16→11. 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	11	1	1	5.9	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 headCentre-forward

Josef Martínez is a 33-year-old centre-forward at Columbus Crew, rated 10.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 520th of 525 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.3 goal contributions per 90 (0.15 goals, 0.15 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Martínez.

Judged on this season alone, Martínez graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 53rd of 58 of the 58 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer, on 1 goal and 1 assist in 11 appearances (0.3 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 44 → 8). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11, 57th of 58 of the 58 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer. At 33 Martínez is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2025/26 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2025/26Trending down5 clubs

Current potential57th of 58 centre-forwards · Major League Soccer · 11 apps Current season53rd of 58 centre-forwards · Major League Soccer · 11 apps 53rd-best centre-forward in the Major League Soccer 520th in the Major League Soccer · potential 57th-highest potential centre-forward in the Major League Soccer

10.5

Ratingi

57th of 58 centre-forwards

7.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

22.2%

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

0.09

Goals / app

1 goal in 11 appearances (0.09 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 2 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

Game time. Only 22.2% 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

With a Rating of 10.5, Martínez carries the 57th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer of 58 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. 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 %22.2%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900.15

Assists / 900.15

Goal contribution / 900.3

Defensive actions / 900.3

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %20

Shot accuracy %31.3

Pass accuracy %88

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 901.05

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 0.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Martínez's projected Rating — 10.5 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

Goals1

Shots on target5

Shots16

Penalties scored1

Passing

Assists1

Chances created7

Passes80

Pass accuracy88%

Possession

Duels won6

Duels won %26.1%

Fouls won2

Penalties won1

Defending

Tackles1

Blocks1

Fouls committed5

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 11 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 600 minutes, averaging a 6.49 match rating over his last 10 rated games.

When Josef Martínez plays, Columbus Crew's record this season is 4W-0D-7L — and his match ratings average 6.5 at home against 6.42 on the road.

Recent matches

October 14, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Charlotte (78 minutes, 6.37 rating)
October 10, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Orlando City SC (70 minutes, 6.22 rating)
September 27, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Inter Miami (83 minutes, 1 goal, 7.11 rating)
September 19, 2026: 2-0 win away at CF Montreal (69 minutes, 6.3 rating)
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)

Josef Martínez's next match is on October 31, 2026, when Columbus Crew face DC United at home in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Josef Martínez at 10.5 with a Season form score of 7.6, ranking 520th of 525 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer. 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 381 club appearances with 153 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.

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Season stats

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Career

Scout report

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

Watch points