Alberth Elis

Alberth Elis
Personal information
Full name Alberth Josué Elis Martínez
Date of birth (1996-02-12) 12 February 1996
Place of birth San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Santos Laguna
Number 22
Youth career
Real España
E.F. Esafi
Inmude
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Olimpia 62 (25)
2016 Monterrey 4 (0)
2017- Santos Laguna 0 (0)
National team
Honduras U20
2015– Honduras U23 5 (4)
2014– Honduras 15 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:25, 16 December 2015 (UTC)

Alberth Josué Elis Martínez (born 12 February 1996) is a Honduran footballer who currently plays as a Forward for Liga MX club Monterrey. He also played for Honduras in the 2016 summer olympics.

Club career

He first played for the youth team of Real C.D. España in San Pedro Sula. Then he moved to C.D. Olimpia, where he made his professional debut on September 2013.

International career

He has represented Honduras in U17, U20 and senior categories. He made his senior debut on 9 October 2014 in a friendly game against Mexico (0–2 loss).[1]

He scored two goals in the semi-finals of the 2015 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship against the United States to lead his team to the finals and qualification at the 2016 Olympics.[2]

On 16 December 2015, Elis scored his first and second international goals in a friendly match against Cuba.[3]

During the quarterfinals match against South Korea in 2016 Rio Olympics, Elis contributed to his team's victory, scoring the winning goal at the 57th minute.[4]

International goals

N. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 December 2015 Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas, Juticalpa, Honduras  Cuba 1–0 1–3 Friendly
2 16 December 2015 Estadio Juan Ramón Brevé Vargas, Juticalpa, Honduras  Cuba 2–0 2–0 Friendly
3 25 March 2016 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  El Salvador 1–0 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honors

Olimpia

Best Young Player in CONCACAF Champions League 2015/2016

References

  1. "México 2 vs. Honduras 0: El 'Tri' se impuso a una selección hondureña en reconstrucción" (in Spanish). Univision.com. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  2. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/honduras-downs-usa-book-rio-olympic-berth-221049227--oly.html
  3. "Honduras vs. Cuba". Soccerway. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  4. "Honduras gets by South Korea 1-0 in quarterfinals". nbcolympics.com. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.

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