Houston Chronicle · Jul 28, 2017
Dynamo's Tomás Martínez will wear same number as club legend
When Tomás Martínez takes the pitch for the first time he will wear a number revered by Dynamo fans.
With Brian Ching's blessing, Martínez has been given the No. 25 for his first season with the Dynamo. The club signed Martínez as a Young Designated Player earlier this month. He has been training with the Dynamo this week.
Ching is the club's all-time leader in goals scored with 56. The Dynamo never retired his No. 25 but did not issue it to another player out of respect.
When Martínez arrived, there were two numbers under 30 for him to pick, Nos. 4 and 25. He picked No. 25 and after asking Ching if it was OK, the club gave it to Martínez.