Jackson Martinez was born in 1986, October 3, in Colombia. Today he is the striker of such a famous Spanish club as Madrid “Atletico”, as well as the Colombian team. He has a rather interesting career, so it is worth talking about her in more detail.
Start of football activity
Jackson Martinez began with a team like Independente Medellin. It was there that he studied football skills and improved it. In 2005, he made his debut for the main team. And already in 2009 he was called the top scorer of the current season. After all, he scored 18 goals in the framework of the Colombian League and helped his team win the fifth title.
After Jackson Martinez showed himself worthy of “Independent”, he was interested in various teams from Mexico and Argentina. So in 2010, the player signed a professional contract with a club such as “Haguarez Cialas” (Mexico). January 17, he went on the field against the team “Cruz Asul”. So the player made his debut in the new composition. And two weeks later, on the 31st, he scored his first goal. And then, in the same, by the way, game, and the second. This was his first take. In that season, he threw 9 goals into the opponents' goal, and this despite the fact that he entered the field only 13 times. The indicator is really impressive.
Jackson Martinez did not stay long in Mexico. A number of other, more titled clubs became interested in his successes. Among them were “Barcelona”, “Liverpool”, “Manchester City”, “Porto”. So in 2012, the football player left Mexico for a new place.
Career at Porto
Jackson Martinez is a footballer who in 2012 became known for his appearances for the Portuguese “Porto”. The representation of this team bought the player for 11 million dollars. The footballer made his debut a month after his transition - August 11. Then he scored his goal, which turned out to be the only one in that mast and victorious for the team. Rookie Martinez led Porto to victory in the Portuguese Super Cup. And it was a definite success.
Then, on the 19th, he made his debut in the Portuguese championship. On August 25, in a match against a team such as Vitoria Guimaraes, he scored a goal against opponents. Martinez continued to amaze fans and coaches - in 12 matches in which he went on the field, he scored ... 11 goals! It was an achievement. He broke the record of the Hulk, Lisandro Lopez and even Ramadel Falcao - one of the most expensive, to date, football players in the world.
New Stage: Jackson Martinez at Atlético
More recently, in June 2015, information was published that the Madrid club Atletico was seriously interested in forwards. Everything indicated that Jackson would agree to move to Spain. And it really turned out to be so. An agreement was signed for five years. Bought a football player for an amount of 35 million euros!
The player made his debut on August 22. It was a meeting with a club like Las Palmas. There was no goal. But Jackson designed it in the next match, which took place a little more than a week later - on August 30. It was a game against Sevilla. So at the moment, Jackson defends the colors of the Madrid club, and in the near future no transitions are expected.
About achievements
Jackson is also a Colombian national team player. He debuted for her at the age of 22. And he scored the first goal against the Ecuadorian team in 2010 (this was part of the qualifying round). And in 2014, at the World Championships, in a match against the Japanese team, he designed a beautiful “double”.
Jackson Martinez is a very successful footballer. He won the Colombia and Portugal Football Championships and won the Portuguese Super Cup. In addition, he has four personal rewards. He is the top scorer in one championship in Colombia and three in Portugal. That is, a three-time owner of this prestigious status. And you can guess that these are far from his last achievements.