The Mexican striker had a stellar performance in the tournament, For this reason, he managed to add his name to the list of historical elements in the cream-blue outfit.
“La Bomba” Bluecream
Since the last tournament, Martin has shown that he is on the level of the great attackers of the Azteca Championship, for this reason he was the star bomber of the Mexican National Team in Qatar 2022.
Henry’s path to professional football was not like that of many players, Since he left the whole process of basic forces.
In fact, the attacker played for a team from Mérida that was led by his father, but his performances attracted the attention of Venados of the Ascenso División.
The coach who led the team at the time, Ricardo Valino did not hesitate to employ the services of “La Bomba”, as he saw unique qualities in him.
As Martin made the jump from amateur football to professionalism, he jumped at the chance and earned a spot in the team.
“He was the first in Yucatán to be formed into a league of state forces, called soccer. This is a team where his father played, and was later a coach, and where his brother Freddie also played. Our attention was drawn to Daniel Rossello, a former Venados player who works at the club They told us that there was a striker who was previously in the state force who scored several goals, a boy between 17 and 18 years old.
“Henry was studying engineering. We wanted to see him as he had aroused a lot of interest and we called him to get to know him for two training sessions without his father; We practiced football, we put him under the spotlight and we realized that he was different, that he was a different player”, narrated the strategist.
The interview that rocked TikTok
His performances in Venados attracted the attention of several first division teams, But Tijuana was the club that decided to buy it.
Before leaving, Martin gave an interview to a local media, in which he expressed his desire to be successful in Liga MX. His words came true, because everything said in that talk has been achieved.
“My short-term goal is to come over to Tijuana and establish myself in a place like I did in Mérida. I know it is more difficult from player experience, but not impossible. That is my first target. In the medium term, he can be a goalscorer, a finishing scoring champion.
“Think about the national team, Europe. My dream was to play in the first division and it is happening now why not still think like that”, narrated the assailant.
