Guillermo Martínez (footballer)
Mexican footballer (born 1995)
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Guillermo Martínez Ayala (born 15 March 1995), commonly known as "Memote",[1] is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club Pumas and the Mexico national team.[2]
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Full name
Guillermo Martínez Ayala
Date of birth
15 March 1995
Place of birth
Celaya, Mexico
Height
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
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Martínez with Pumas in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Guillermo Martínez Ayala | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Celaya, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pumas | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2016 | Pachuca | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2019 | Pachuca | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | → BUAP (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2016 | → Coras (loan) | 17 | (8) |
| 2017 | → Guadalajara (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | → Zacatecas (loan) | 60 | (29) |
| 2019–2020 | Cafetaleros | 19 | (5) |
| 2020 | Celaya | 16 | (7) |
| 2021–2023 | Puebla | 91 | (23) |
| 2024– | Pumas | 81 | (28) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Mexico U20 | 10 | (4) |
| 2023– | Mexico | 14 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 July 2026 | |||
International career
Martínez made his debut for the senior national team on 16 December 2023, in a friendly match against Colombia and scored a goal in a 2–3 defeat.[3]
Martínez was named in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosted on home soil.[4]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 5 July 2026[5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | 3 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 December 2023 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States |  Colombia | 2–0 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 2. | 8 June 2024 | Kyle Field, College Station, United States |  Brazil | 2–2 | 2–3 | |
| 3. | 22 May 2026 | Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla, Mexico |  Ghana | 2–0 | 2–0 |
Honours
Guadalajara
Mexico U20
Mexico
Individual
- Ascenso MX Golden Boot: Clausura 2018
- Liga de Expansión MX Golden Boot: Guardianes 2020 (Shared)
- Liga MX All-Star: 2024[9]
- Liga MX Goalscorer of the Season: 2023–24[10]
