Jackson Arley Martínez Valencia (born 3 October 1986) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker. He started his career with Independiente Medellin, and was the league’s top scorer in 2009. He spent three years with Chiapas before moving to Portugal to play for Porto. He has also played for Portimonense, San Lorenzo de Almagro and Estudiantes de La Plata in the Mexican Liga MX. In July 2015, he joined Atlético Madrid for €35 million, and six months later Guangzhou Evergrande of China for €42 million. He is a member of the Colombia national football team, and has played at the 2014 World Cup and the 2014
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Jackson Arley Martínez Valencia (born 3 October 1986) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker. He started his career with Independiente Medellin, and was the league’s top scorer in 2009. He spent three years with Chiapas before moving to Portugal to play for Porto. In July 2015, he joined Atlético Madrid for €35 million, and six months later Guangzhou Evergrande of China for €42 million. He played for Colombia at the 2011 and 2015 Copa América, as well as the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where he notably scored two goals against Japan. He was named the SJPF Player of the Month for October and November 2012, and scored 26 goals in the Primeira Liga. He has also played for Portimonense, San Lorenzo de Almagro and Estudiantes de La Plata in the Mexican Liga MX. He represented Colombia 40 times between 2009 and 2015, scoring nine goals for the country. He is a member of the Colombia national football team, and has played at the 2014 World Cup and the 2014 European Championships. He also played in the 2012 European Champions League group stage, scoring against Dynamo Kyiv in the third round of the group stage.
He made his European debut in the 2013 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, following his seasonal debut the following season, following the 2012–13 European season. In the 2010 Torneo Bicentenario, he ended his first season with the club with nine goals, placing him fourth in the top scorer’s table. He finished the season in both the Apertura and Clausura top scorer charts. He left them team by scoring over 30 goals in a little over double the appearances. On 7 July 2012, he signed with Porto for €8. 8 million. On 11 August, he played his first competitive match for the Portuguese team in the2012 Supertaço against Académica de Coimbra, also scoring his first goal. He scored a hat-trick against Vitória de Guimarães, which included two headers, making it his first hat-Trick for the club. At the time, he had scored 18 goals in 17 matches in the PML. In February 2013, he was the Player of The Month for the league final match against Paços de Ferreira after scoring the second goal and assuring Porto’s third consecutive league title. With 11 goals in 12 matches, he eclipsed the record of Radamel Falcao, Lisandro López and Hulk.
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