 Márquez in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yénier Márquez Molina | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1979 [1] | ||
| 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
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
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
Since football players are not allowed to play professionally in Cuba, Márquez also had a job as motorcycle taxi driver. [10]
Career statistics
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 April 2001 | Uitvlugt Community Centre Ground, Uitvlugt, Guyana | 
Dominica |
3–1 | Shell Caribbean Cup | |
| 2 | 6 April 2001 | Uitvlugt Community Centre Ground, Uitvlugt, Guyana | 
Saint Martin |
1–0 | Shell Caribbean Cup | |
| 3 | 6 July 2003 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 
Jamaica |
2–1 | Friendly | |
| 4 | 16 January 2005 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | 
Haiti |
1–1 | Gold Cup Qualifier | |
| 5 | 8 November 2006 | Stade d'Honneur de Dillon, Fort-de-France, Martinique |
Haiti |
1–2 | 2007 Caribbean Cup | |
| 6 | 22 June 2008 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | 
Antigua and Barbuda |
4–0 | 2010 World Cup qualification | |
| 7 | 20 August 2008 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | 
Trinidad and Tobago |
1–3 | 2010 World Cup qualification | |
| 8 | 23 October 2008 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | 
Netherlands Antilles |
3–1 | 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification | |
| 9 | 27 October 2008 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | 
Suriname |
3–1 | 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification | |
| 10 | 8 December 2008 | Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny, Jamaica |
Antigua and Barbuda |
3–0 | Digicel Caribbean Cup | |
| 11 | 26 October 2010 | Ciudad de Panamá | 
Panama |
3–0 | Friendly | |
| 12 | 28 November 2010 | Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique | 
Martinique |
2–0 | 2010 Caribbean Cup | |
| 13 | 12 June 2011 | Soldier Field, Chicago, United States | 
El Salvador |
1-6 | 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |
| 14 | 16 July 2013 | Rentschler Field, East Hartford, United States | 
Belize |
4–0 | 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |
| 15 | 25 March 2015 | Estadio Cibao, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | 
Dominican Republic |
3–0 | Friendly | |
| 16 | 14 June 2015 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | 
Curaçao |
1–1 | 2018 World Cup qualification |
See also
References
- ^ 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
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