In the third round of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft, Sporting Kansas City selected central defender Franky Martinez out of the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is a native of Englewood, New Jersey and played high school soccer at the Academies at Englewood. Before coming to Massachusetts, he played for Iona for his freshman season. He stands 6’1” and weighs 165 pounds.
Over three seasons at UMass Lowell he played in 40 games with 34 starts. He had a single assist over his UMass career. In 2014 as a freshman at Iona he played in 18 games (all starts) and scored a goal.