Yénier Márquez
![]() Márquez in 2010 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yénier Márquez Molina | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 3 January 1979||
Place of birth | Corralillo, Cuba | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2015 | FC Villa Clara | ||
2015–2018 | Green Bay Hoppers | ||
2018–2019 | FC Villa Clara | ||
International career | |||
2000–2015 | Cuba | 126 | (16) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Yénier Márquez Molina (born 3 January 1979) is a Cuban former footballer who played as a defender.
He is the Cuba national team's most capped player of all-time.[3]
Club career
[edit]Born in Corralillo,[2] Márquez he his senior debut with FC Villa Clara in 1999.[4] In 2013, Marquez was the Cuban league's top goalscorer with 16[5] and in 2014 he was voted Cuban footballer of the year.[6]
He played for Antiguan side Green Bay Hoppers.[7]
International career
[edit]Nicknamed El Croqui, he made his international debut for Cuba in a May 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification against Barbados,[4] and has earned a total of 126 caps, scoring 16 goals.[3] He represented his country in 19 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[8] He played in five FIFA World Cup qualification campaigns and at eight CONCACAF Gold Cups.[9]
His final international was a July 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Guatemala.
Personal life
[edit]Since football players are not allowed to play professionally in Cuba, Márquez also had a job as motorcycle taxi driver.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Márquez goal.[3]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 4 April 2001 | Uitvlugt Community Centre Ground, Uitvlugt, Guyana | ![]() |
3–1 | Shell Caribbean Cup | |
2 | 6 April 2001 | Uitvlugt Community Centre Ground, Uitvlugt, Guyana | ![]() |
1–0 | Shell Caribbean Cup | |
3 | 6 July 2003 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | ![]() |
2–1 | Friendly | |
4 | 16 January 2005 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | ![]() |
1–1 | Gold Cup Qualifier | |
5 | 8 November 2006 | Stade d'Honneur de Dillon, Fort-de-France, Martinique | ![]() |
1–2 | 2007 Caribbean Cup | |
6 | 22 June 2008 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | ![]() |
4–0 | 2010 World Cup qualification | |
7 | 20 August 2008 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | ![]() |
1–3 | 2010 World Cup qualification | |
8 | 23 October 2008 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | ![]() |
3–1 | 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification | |
9 | 27 October 2008 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | ![]() |
3–1 | 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification | |
10 | 8 December 2008 | Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny, Jamaica | ![]() |
3–0 | Digicel Caribbean Cup | |
11 | 26 October 2010 | Ciudad de Panamá | ![]() |
3–0 | Friendly | |
12 | 28 November 2010 | Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique | ![]() |
2–0 | 2010 Caribbean Cup | |
13 | 12 June 2011 | Soldier Field, Chicago, United States | ![]() |
1-6 | 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |
14 | 16 July 2013 | Rentschler Field, East Hartford, United States | ![]() |
4–0 | 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |
15 | 25 March 2015 | Estadio Cibao, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | ![]() |
3–0 | Friendly | |
16 | 14 June 2015 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | ![]() |
1–1 | 2018 World Cup qualification |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ a b Cuba Squad - 2011 Gold Cup
- ^ a b c "Yenier Márquez Molina - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF.
- ^ a b Yénier Márquez at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Lideres Goleadores Campeonatos Nacionales - El Blog del Futbol Cubano (in Spanish)
- ^ Eligen a Yenier Márquez mejor futbolista del año - Agencia Cubana de Noticias (in Spanish)
- ^ Hoopers eliminados de la Copa de Clubs Campeones del Caribe - El Blog del Futbol Cubano (in Spanish)
- ^ Yénier Márquez – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Captain Cuba up among the stars - FIFA
- ^ Cuba’s Jeniel Marquez: Soccer Star and Taxi Driver - Havana Times
- 1979 births
- Living people
- People from Corralillo
- Sportspeople from Villa Clara Province
- Cuban men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Cuba men's international footballers
- Villa Clara (football club) players
- Hoppers F.C. players
- 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- FIFA Men's Century Club
- Cuban expatriate men's footballers
- Cuban expatriate sportspeople in Antigua and Barbuda
- Expatriate men's footballers in Antigua and Barbuda
- Cuban football biography stubs