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Colin Arjun Martinez (born December 31, 2004) is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Minnesota United and the Canada national team.

Early Life
Martinez was born in Brampton, Ontario to Lakshmi Aital, a lawyer, and Jorge Martínez, a journalist. His father, born in Leganés, Spain, moved to Canada for work in 1998. His mother, born in San Diego, California, is of Indo-Guyanese ancestry. He was raised in Brampton until moving to Minneapolis.

Youth Career
Martinez began playing soccer at age three in Brampton before joining the youth ranks of Aurora FC. He later joined Sigma FC youth setup when he was 11. Following an impressive showing for the Canada under-15 national team at the 2019 CONCACAF under-15 Championship, he was recruited by Minnesota United and joined their academy.

Minnesota United
Martinez made his debut for the first team in a 2–1 victory against the Seattle Sounders, scoring one. He scored his first professional hat-trick in a 5–0 victory against the Colorado Rapids. He played every game in the season as he led his team to the Supporter's Shield with a record 76 points and broke the MLS record for the most goals scored in a season, scoring 35 goals. Minnesota United won the MLS Cup as Martinez scored a first-half hat-trick against Orlando City.

Benfica
On June 15, Martinez signed for Portuguese side Benfica on a five-year contract. The base fee of the transfer was US$23 million with add-ons bringing it to a total of $32 million, a record for MLS. Martinez scored a record 22 goals as he led his team to the Champions League final which they lost 4–1 to Liverpool in Berlin.

Youth Teams
As a youth, Martinez was eligible to play for Canada, Spain, and the United States. He made his international debut with Canada's under-15s in the 2019 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship where he helped his team to a third place finish, scoring two goals.

Senior Team
Martinez received his first call-up to the senior team for a set of friendlies against Ukraine and Italy in September 2021. He made his debut playing the full match in a 3–2 loss against Ukraine, scoring one goal. He scored his first hat-trick in a 4–1 victory against Italy.

On 15 May 2022, he was included in an extended squad for that year's World Cup, also being named as one of the final 23 players. He made his debut in the competition on 18 June, playing the entirety of the group stage opener against Ireland in Al Rayyan and scoring twice in a 3–1 win. This made him the youngest scorer in a World Cup at 17 years, 167 days. He scored his third and fourth goals in the tournament against Spain in a 3–2 victory, adding another two in the last game of the group stage in a 4–2 victory against Finland. He scored a hat-trick against Mexico in the round of sixteen, converting Canada's only penalty in a 3–1 penalty shoot-out loss. He finished the tournament as its top scorer with nine goals, receiving the Golden Boot. For his performances, he received the FIFA World Cup Best Young Player Award.

Club
Benfica

Minnesota United


 * MLS Cup: 2021
 * MLS Supporter's Shield: 2021

Individual

 * Canadian Men's Player of the Year: 2022
 * Canada U-17 Male Player of the Year: 2021
 * CONCACAF Best XI: 2021, 2022
 * CONCACAF Men's Player of the Year: 2022
 * FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 2022
 * FIFA World Cup Best Young Player Award: 2022
 * FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2022
 * FIFA World Cup Goal of the Tournament: 2022
 * FIFA World Cup Golden Boot: 2022
 * Golden Boy: 2022
 * MLS Best XI: 2021
 * MLS Most Valuable Player: 2021
 * MLS Golden Boot: 2021
 * MLS All-Star: 2021
 * MLS Player of the Month (3): May 2021, June 2021, November 2021
 * MLS Cup MVP: 2021
 * MLS Goal of the Year: 2021
 * Minnesota United FC Player of the Year: 2021


 * Minnesota United FC Goal of the Year: 2021
 * Primeira Liga Goal of the Month (2): August 2022, December 2022
 * Primeira Liga Player of the Month (2): September 2022, December 2022