| Yénier Márquez | |
| Fullname: | Yénier Márquez Molina |
| Birth Date: | 3 January 1979[1] |
| Birth Place: | Corralillo, Cuba |
| Height: | 1.90 m[2] |
| Position: | Defender |
| Years1: | 1999–2015 |
| Clubs1: | FC Villa Clara |
| Years2: | 2015–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Green Bay Hoppers |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | FC Villa Clara |
| Nationalyears1: | 2000–2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Cuba |
| Nationalcaps1: | 126 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 16 |
Yénier Márquez Molina (born 3 January 1979) is a Cuban former footballer who played as a defender.
He is the Cuba national team's most capped player of all-time.
Born in Corralillo,[2] Márquez he his senior debut with FC Villa Clara in 1999. In 2013, Marquez was the Cuban league's top goalscorer with 16[3] and in 2014 he was voted Cuban footballer of the year.[4]
He played for Antiguan side Green Bay Hoppers.[5]
Nicknamed El Croqui, he made his international debut for Cuba in a May 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification against Barbados, and has earned a total of 126 caps, scoring 16 goals.[6] He represented his country in 19 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. He played in five FIFA World Cup qualification campaigns and at eight CONCACAF Gold Cups.[7]
His final international was a July 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Guatemala.
Since football players are not allowed to play professionally in Cuba, Márquez also had a job as motorcycle taxi driver.[8]
Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Márquez goal.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 April 2001 | Uitvlugt Community Centre Ground, Uitvlugt, Guyana | 3–1 | Shell Caribbean Cup | |||
| 2 | 6 April 2001 | Uitvlugt Community Centre Ground, Uitvlugt, Guyana | 1–0 | Shell Caribbean Cup | |||
| 3 | 6 July 2003 | Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 2–1 | Friendly | |||
| 4 | 16 January 2005 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | 1–1 | Gold Cup Qualifier | |||
| 5 | 8 November 2006 | Stade d'Honneur de Dillon, Fort-de-France, Martinique | 1–2 | 2007 Caribbean Cup | |||
| 6 | 22 June 2008 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | 4–0 | 2010 World Cup qualification | |||
| 7 | 20 August 2008 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | 1–3 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) | 2010 World Cup qualification | ||
| 8 | 23 October 2008 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | 3–1 | 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification | |||
| 9 | 27 October 2008 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | 3–1 | 2008 Caribbean Cup qualification | |||
| 10 | 8 December 2008 | Greenfield Stadium, Trelawny, Jamaica | 3–0 | Digicel Caribbean Cup | |||
| 11 | 26 October 2010 | Ciudad de Panamá | 3–0 | Friendly | |||
| 12 | 28 November 2010 | Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique | 2–0 | 2010 Caribbean Cup | |||
| 13 | 12 June 2011 | Soldier Field, Chicago, United States | 1-6 | 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||
| 14 | 16 July 2013 | Rentschler Field, East Hartford, United States | 4–0 | 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |||
| 15 | 25 March 2015 | Estadio Cibao, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Friendly | |||
| 16 | 14 June 2015 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | 1–1 | 2018 World Cup qualification |