Yénier Márquez Molina (born 3 January 1979) is énierMáa Cuban former footballer who played as a defender.

He is the Cuba national team's most capped player of all-time.

Yénier Márquez

Club career

Born in Corralillo, Márquez he his senior debut with FC Villa Clara in 1999. In 2013, Marquez was the Cuban league's top goalscorer with 16 and in 2014 he was voted Cuban footballer of the year.

Yénier Márquez

He played for Antiguan side Green Bay Hoppers.

Yénier Márquez

International career

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. 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.

His final international was a July 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Guatemala.

Personal life

Since football players are not allowed to play professionally in Cuba, Márquez also had a job as motorcycle taxi driver.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Márquez goal.

See also

List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps

References

1979 births

Living people

People from Corralillo

Sportspeople from Villa Clara Province

Cuban men's footballers

Men's association football central defenders

Cuba men's international footballers

Villa Clara (football club) players

Hoppers F.C. players

2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players

2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players

2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players

2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players

2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players

2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players

FIFA Men's Century Club

Cuban expatriate men's footballers

Cuban expatriate sportspeople in Antigua and Barbuda

Expatriate men's footballers in Antigua and Barbuda