Josef
Martínez
F
#77
Josef Martínez
#77F
Columbus Crew
Height : 5' 8" · Weight : 161 lbs · Age : 33
MLS record
| Year | Team | FC | FA | RC | YC | OG | APP | SUB | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current season | Columbus Crew | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
Advanced stats, 2026 Strikers
MLS stats →2026 season, in progress (501 minutes played). The percentile ranks the player among regular strikers (1,000+ minutes over a full season): 90th means better than 90% of them.
Goals
1
5th percentile
Assists
1
32th percentile
Expected goals (xG)
1.5
2th percentile
Expected assists (xA)
0.3
2th percentile
Goals − xG
−0.5
50th percentile
Key passes
5
5th percentile
Pass completion
87.7 %
100th percentile
Passes over expected
−0.4 /100
67th percentile
g+ per 90
−0.13
4th percentile
Minutes
501
Regular season. xG: expected goals from chance quality; xA: expected assists. Passes over expected: completed passes above expectation, per 100 passes, given their difficulty. g+: goals added, above the position average. Data: American Soccer Analysis.
2027 projection
MLS trends →Projected WAR
0.1
Confidence: high · based on the backtest and minutes played
Projected minutes
1,209
WAR 2026
-0.1
Minutes played
501
The pace of the last three seasons (WAR per minute, 60/25/15), pulled toward the group average as if 1,000 more minutes, over the minutes expected from the last two seasons, adjusted for age. Method chosen by backtest (2023 to 2026): mean error of 0.24 wins.
Trend
↓ Slight decline (-8)
- 2023-0.4 WAR · -0.62 per 3,000 min
- 20240.2 WAR · 0.39 per 3,000 min
- 20250.3 WAR · 0.43 per 3,000 min
- 2026-0.1 WAR · -0.60 per 3,000 min
The trend compares this season's WAR per 3,000 minutes with last season's (at least 500 minutes each), weighted by playing time.
Outlook, age included
-38 · 33 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, transfers or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite. EX counts his MLS seasons since 2021, from our data: his career elsewhere is not included.
OV · Overall
75
Established starter
- FIN
- Finishing
- 84
- SHO
- Shot threat
- 75
- MOV
- Movement
- 77
- VIS
- Vision
- 62
- DRI
- Dribbling
- 70
- PAS
- Passing
- 75
- DUR
- Durability
- 60
- EX
- Experience
- 76
Why these ratings?Hide details
- FIN — Finishing : Goals over expected goals, shot quality
- SHO — Shot threat : Expected goals and shots per 90
- MOV — Movement : Goals added by receiving: getting open to receive
- VIS — Vision : Expected assists and key passes per 90
- DRI — Dribbling : Goals added by carrying the ball
- PAS — Passing : Goals added by passing, passes completed over expected
- DUR — Durability : Share of his club's minutes played, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : MLS seasons since 2021 (our data)
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026
How we rate →WAR: the goals added (g+) of each of his actions, above replacement level (the per-minute output of his group's fringe players), converted to standings points (0.64 points per goal), then to wins (3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Fouls drawn (free kicks, penalties won) minus fouls committed.
Carrying the ball and beating defenders, minus the balls lost.
Breaking up the opponent's play: tackles, interceptions, clearances, blocked shots.
How his passes change his team's chances of scoring and conceding.
The value of his shots: the quality of the chance and what he makes of it.
Getting open and receiving the ball in dangerous areas.
The parts above are measured against the position average. This adjustment moves the baseline to a fringe player in his group, prorated by minutes: positive when fringe players do worse than average, negative when they do better.
| Season | Team | Min | WAR | PAL | OV | G | A | xG | xA | g+/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CLB | 501 | -0.1 | 12 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | −0.13 |
| 2025 | SJ | 2,111 | 0.3 | 73 | 82 | 14 | 2 | 13.6 | 1.4 | +0.05 |
| 2024 | MTL | 1,528 | 0.2 | 82 | 85 | 11 | 3 | 9.2 | 1.8 | +0.03 |
| 2023 | MIA | 1,934 | -0.4 | 16 | 78 | 7 | 1 | 7.7 | 1.2 | −0.13 |
| 2022 | ATL | 1,637 | 0.0 | 66 | 81 | 9 | 4 | 7.3 | 2.3 | −0.04 |
Josef Martínez in five questions
How many goals does Josef Martínez have in 2026?
Josef Martínez has 1 goal and 1 assist in 501 minutes in 2026 (expected goals: 1.5).
How old and how tall is Josef Martínez?
Josef Martínez is 33 years old. He is 5'8" (173 cm) and weighs 161 lb (73 kg).
How good is Josef Martínez?
Josef Martínez produced -0.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2026. His PAL rating is 12 out of 100: very poor for his position.
What number does Josef Martínez wear, and what team does he play for?
Josef Martínez plays for Columbus Crew in the MLS, at F, and wears number 77.
What is Josef Martínez's projection for 2027?
Our projection has him at 0.1 WAR in 2027, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
