Martin John
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Camden, London, England | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Maine Black Bears | ||
| 2007–2008 | Buffalo Bulls | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | Ottawa Fury | 12 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Argentinos Juniors | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Cardiff City | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Newport County (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Ontinyent | 24 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 March 2013 | |||
Martin John (born 1 August 1988) is a former professional footballer who plays as a defender. He has played for Argentinos Juniors, Cardiff City, and Ontinyent.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Born in London, England,[1] John has two brothers and one sister. At the age of 5 he moved to Italy where he lived for three years before moving to Canada.[2] He grew up in Ottawa and attended Lisgar Collegiate Institute.[3]
His mother is Swiss-Colombian and his father is Gambian.[4]
Career
[edit | edit source]Youth and college
[edit | edit source]John played for the Maine Black Bears from the University of Maine in Orono, Maine, United States, after joining the team in 2005,[5] before moving to the University at Buffalo,[6] making 34 appearances for the university team Buffalo Bulls between 2007 and 2008.[7]
Cardiff City
[edit | edit source]After spending time playing for the reserve side of Argentinos Juniors, he appeared in a pre-season match for Welling United during a 4–1 win over Arsenal Reserves on 24 July 2010.[8] During the match, he was spotted by Cardiff City F.C. and was invited to join the club on trial in July 2010,[9] eventually signing on a permanent basis.[1] He made his debut on 11 August 2010 in a 4–1 win over Burton Albion in the first round of the Football League Cup.[10]
On 9 September 2010, John joined Newport County on a three-month loan deal,[11] making his debut in a 1–0 win over Rushden & Diamonds.[12]
In August 2011 John went on trial for Maccabi Netanya from the Israeli Premier League. He played one game for the club in a Toto Cup fixture.[13]
In 2012, John signed for Spanish Segunda B side Ontinyent CF.
John went on trial with Plymouth Argyle in July 2013.[14]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Martin John at SoccerbaseLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Martin John at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the London Borough of Camden
- English men's footballers
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Maine Black Bears men's soccer players
- Buffalo Bulls men's soccer players
- Ottawa Fury SC players
- Argentinos Juniors footballers
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- USL League Two players
- National League (English football) players
- Men's association football defenders
- Lisgar Collegiate Institute alumni
- Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Wales
- English expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Ontinyent CF players
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen
- 21st-century English sportsmen