Las Vegas, NV -- Lights FC agreed to a loan with MLS side Chicago Fire that sends Panamanian midfielder Cristian Martinez to Las Vegas, pending league and federation approval. Martinez is a young winger with attacking qualities who has a bright future ahead of him after already being considered by his national team despite his young age.

Martinez becomes the sixth player to suit up with Lights FC after having played for their national team, joining Joel Huiqui (Mexico), Freddy Adu (U.S.A.), Daigo Kobayashi (Japan), Dejan Jaković (Canada), and Rodolfo Zelaya (El Salvador).

At the international level, Martinez made his debut with the Panamanian National Team in February 2016 against El Salvador in a friendly match. He played in a total of five games for his country in 2018, where he was named as part of Panama’s preliminary 35 man roster squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, his country’s first appearances in the most important soccer tournament in the world.