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Who is Josef Martinez? The Venezuelan striker set to shatter the MLS scoring record

From an underwhelming stint in Serie A to a record-setting run with Atlanta United, the former Torino striker is taking MLS by storm

Josef Martinez is on the verge of breaking the Major League Soccer record for goals in a season, a record that has stood unbroken for 22 seasons. During that span the league has had several high-profile strikers pass through, such as Thierry Henry, Didier Drogba, Robbie Keane and most recently Zlatan Ibrahimovic. None of them ever put together a goal-scoring season in MLS like Martinez has managed in his second year in the league.

How has the 25-year-old Venezuelan managed to score 26 goals in 24 matches this season — and 45 goals in 44 matches over two seasons — leaving him one behind the league's season record mark with more than two months left to play?