Joey Martinez is a retired American soccer defender who played professionally in the USL A-League, Major League Soccer and National Professional Soccer League. Martinez grew up playing for the La Jolla Nomads soccer club. In 1995, Martinez began his professional career with the Milwaukee Rampage of the USISL. He was seventeen at the time. He played both the 1995 and 1996 outdoor seasons with the Rampage. He also played the 1995-1996 indoor season with the Detroit Rockers of the National Professional Soccer League. On February 2, 1997, the Dallas Burn selected Martinez in the second round (twentieth overall) of the 1997 MLS Supplemental Draft. He appeared in nineteen games for the Burn in 1997, going on loan to the El Paso Patriots for one game. On November 6, 1997, the Miami Fusion selecte