*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:44, 3 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:58, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
Walmer Osmar Gómez Martínez (born 17 August 1998) is a professional footballer. Born in the United States, he plays for the El Salvador national team.
Early life
Martinez was born in Santa Cruz, California to a Honduran father and his mother Lucila who was from Victoria, Cabañas, El Salvador.[2] Walmer played for the Santa Cruz Breakers academy during his youth soccer and high school career.[3][4] He attended Cypress Charter School from 2012-13 where he played soccer as a freshman before attending Soquel High School, though he did not play high school soccer while attending the latter school.[5]
Club career
Youth and college
Martinez attended Cabrillo College in 2016, playing two seasons with the Seahawks, scoring 22 goals in 35 appearances. In 2018, Martinez transferred to California State University, Monterey Bay where he scored 17 goals in 35 appearances.[5]
Martinez signed with USL Championship side Hartford Athletic on April 12, 2021, after attending Hartford's Invitational Combine.[9] Martinez scored his first professional goals on October 26, 2021, when he scored a brace in Hartfrd's 2–0 win over the Charleston Battery.[10]
On 22 December 2021, Martinez was announced as the first-ever signing by USL Championship expansion club Monterey Bay FC.[11] Following the 2024 season, Monterey declined to pick up his contract option and he became a free agent.[12]
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