| Franky Martinez | |
| Birth Date: | 9 August 1995 |
| Birth Place: | New York City, New York, United States |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Lexington SC |
| Clubnumber: | 33 |
| Youthyears1: | 2013-14 |
| Youthclubs1: | PDA |
| Collegeyears1: | 2014 |
| College1: | Iona Gaels |
| Collegecaps1: | 18 |
| Collegegoals1: | 1 |
| Collegeyears2: | 2016–2018 |
| College2: | UMass Lowell River Hawks |
| Collegecaps2: | 40 |
| Collegegoals2: | 0 |
| Years1: | 2020 |
| Clubs1: | Los Angeles Force |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Clubs2: | Stumptown AC |
| Caps2: | 23 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Clubs3: | Chattanooga FC |
| Caps3: | 22 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | Lexington SC |
| Caps4: | 8 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | October 16, 2023 |
Franky Martinez (born August 9, 1995) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Lexington SC in the USL League One.
Raised in Englewood, New Jersey, Martinez attended Academies at Englewood, also playing club soccer with the New York Red Bulls Academy[1] and winning the National Championship with PDA Academy in 2014.[2]
In 2014, Martinez attended Iona College to play college soccer. He played one season with the Gaels, making 18 appearances and scoring a goal, earning an All-MAAC Rookie Team selection.[2] In 2016, Martinez transferred to the University of Massachusetts Lowell where he made 40 appearances and tallied one assist for the River Hawks.[3]
While at college, Martinez appeared in the USL PDL, later rebranded as USL League Two, in 2016 and 2018. In 2016, he made 11 appearances for Lehigh Valley United[4] and played in three games for the Boston Bolts in 2018.[5]
On January 14, 2019, Martinez was selected 69th overall in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Sporting Kansas City.[6] [7]
In August 2020, Martinez signed his first professional contract with National Independent Soccer Association side Los Angeles Force.[8] After a single season with the Force, Martinez moved to fellow NISA side Stumptown AC and went on to make 23 starts for the club. In 2022, he again stayed in the NISA but with a new club, joining Chattanooga FC.[9] [10] [11]
On January 14, 2023, Martinez signed with USL League One side Lexington SC ahead of their inaugural season.[12]