Amazing where he came to sign at 29 years Anthony Martial, the most promising player of 2015! »The first French in the history of the club
Article by Cosmin Nistor – published on Saturday, September 13, 2025, 12:20 / Updated on Saturday, September 13, 2025 12:21
Anthony Martial (29 years old), former French international and winner of the Golden Boy Award in 2015, officially signed with the first league team from Mexico CF Monterreywhere it will remain until December 2027, with an extension option for another season. The striker thus becomes the first French footballer in the history of the Mexican club.
Martial arrived in Monterrey after a season at AEK Athens, where he scored 9 goals and offered two decisive passes in 24 matches. However, the high salary and exclusion from the team for the UEFA Conference League made it available for transfer.
Anthony Martial's decay: A decade ago Surclass names like Kingsley Coman and Dele Alli
Martial debuted at Manchester United in 2015, transferred from AS Monaco for 60 million euros, record for a teenager at that time. At the beginning he immediately registered against Liverpool and became one of the most promising young footballers in Europe.
In the nine seasons on Old Trafford, he tightened 90 goals in 317 matches and won FA Cup, Europa League, England's Cup, England Super Cup, but also the UEFA Nations League with the national team in 2021. In 2022 he was borrowed in Sevilla, but his evolutions did not convince AEK.
A decade ago, he won the “most promising player” award, outclassing players like Kingsley Coman and Hector Bellerin, ranking 2 and 3. At this year's edition, the winner of this trophy was Lamine Yamal.
Martial, colleague with other important names at Monterrey
At Monterrey, Martial will be a colleague with players like Sergio Canales (34 years old) and Lucas Ocampos (31 years old) and could start traveling with Queretaro.
The club is in the first place in the Liga MX Apertura, with 18 points out of 7 matches. Last season, the Naevo Leon band finished the regular season in the 8th place, and in the play-offs to be eliminated by Toluca from the quarterfinals, (after a dual-sleeved double-type format).
According to the specialized site Transfermarkt, the present value of Anthony Martial is 7.5 million euros, well below the 2018-2020 career peak, when it was between 60 and 65 million euros. He has 30 selections for France's national team, managing to have two goals in the record.
