Dave Martin (footballer born 1985)

Dave Martin (footballer born 1985)
Dave Martin
Personal information
Full name David John Martin
Date of birth 3 June 1985 (1985-06-03) (age 26)
Place of birth Sidcup, London, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Left winger
Club information
Current club Derby County
Youth career
Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Slade Green 66 (14)
2005–2007 Dartford 68 (14)
2007–2008 Crystal Palace 14 (0)
2008–2010 Millwall 78 (9)
2010 Derby County (loan) 11 (1)
2010– Derby County 2 (0)
2011 Notts County (loan) 10 (0)
2011 Walsall (loan) 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:10, 20 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

David John "Dave" Martin (born 3 June 1985) is an English footballer, who plays for Derby County. He plays in midfield.

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Football career

Early career

Martin was spotted at the age of 10 by Brighton & Hove Albion before moving to Kent based Slade Green and then Dartford. Martin's time at Dartford proved productive, scoring 14 goals in 68 appearances and attracting the attention of Championship club Crystal Palace, who he joined for £25,000 in January 2007.[1] Martin made his debut for Crystal Palace as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Southend United at Roots Hall on in February 2007 but only spent a year at Selhurst Park, where a thigh strain and managerial changes meant he was restricted to just 14 appearances, primarily as substitute, before making the switch to Millwall for an initial fee of £50,000, rising to £100,000 depending on appearances.[2]

Millwall

Martin made his Millwall debut in the 2–0 defeat away to Nottingham Forest on 9 February 2008, before scoring a goal in each of his next two games – a 2–1 victory over Southend United and a 3–0 win over Port Vale and finishing the season with 11 appearances and two goals. Martin's first full season at Millwall saw him become a fixture of Kenny Jackett's first team, missing only three games (all through suspension) as Millwall reached the League One Playoff Final at Wembley Stadium, where they lost 3–2 to Scunthorpe United. His form attracted interest from Championship side Cardiff City, but Martin remained at Millwall for the 2009–10 season and played 21 times in the league, scoring three goals. As he was entering the final year of his contract, Millwall offered Martin a new deal, which was rejected, prompting Jackett to state "We haven’t been able to get Dave to sign a new contract this year, so unfortunately halfway through the season we have to take what we can because we would lose him for nothing in the summer. From our point of view there is an offer of a contract on the table for the player. It obviously hasn't been accepted and he isn’t going to sign it, so the next thing is after that if there is a bid then reluctantly we will take it."[3] An offer from Championship side Derby County, who he had impressed when playing against in both ties of the clubs FA Cup Third Round meeting, followed, with Derby boss Nigel Clough attempting to sign Martin in a £150,000 deal at the end of the January transfer window. Although the deal fell through, Clough intimated a desire to make a fresh approach for Martin with the reopening of the emergency loan window on 9 February.[4]

Derby County

Martin signed for Derby on loan until the end of the 2009–10 season on 9 February 2010, with a view to a permanent move on expiration of his Millwall contract.[5] He went straight into the squad for Derby's league game against Newcastle United and came on as a late sub in their 3–0 win. Martin made one start and a further eight substitute appearances before the close of the season and Clough confirmed in an interview after a defeat at Bristol City that Martin would sign for the club permanently in the summer.[6] He scored his first goal for the club on the final day of the season with the second goal in a 2–0 win over Cardiff City and formally completed his move to The Rams on 1 June 2010, signing a two-year deal.[7] However, Martin failed to break into the Derby first team and after just two substitute appearances in his first six months he moved to League One side Notts County on a month's loan.[8] His loan spell, however was cut short due to an abductor strain injury.[9] He played three times for Notts, twice in the league and once in the FA Cup.[9] He rejoined Notts on a two month loan on 24 February 2011.[10] Martin returned to Derby on 24 April 2011, after making 11 appearances for Notts.[11] On 13 September 2011, Martin joined League One side Walsall on a months loan.[12] He made five appearances for The Saddlers, which included a red card in his last game against Preston North End.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Palace sign Dartford star Martin". BBC Sport. 2007-01-23. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/crystal_palace/6290841.stm. Retrieved 2007-01-23. 
  2. ^ "Millwall swoop ign up Martin". BBC Sport. 2008-01-31. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/millwall/7221366.stm. Retrieved 2008-02-01. 
  3. ^ "Jackett appears resigned to losing winger to Rams". NewsShopper.co.uk. 4 February 10. http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/football/millwall/4890711.Jackett_appears_resigned_to_losing_winger_to_Rams/?. 
  4. ^ "Clough hopes for Martin deal". SkySports.com. 2 February 10. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12874_5913260,00.html?. 
  5. ^ "Rams Swoop to Sign Martin". dcfc.co.uk. 9 February 10. http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~1959564,00.html. 
  6. ^ "Sportscene 24/04/10 (20 mins in)". BBC iPlayer. 24 April 10. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p007drgt/Sportscene_Live_from_5_24_04_2010/. 
  7. ^ "Martin makes permanent Rams move". dcfc.co.uk. 1 June 10. http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2062906,00.html?. 
  8. ^ "Derby County winger David Martin moves to Notts on loan". BBC Sport. 21 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/notts_county/9370030.stm. 
  9. ^ a b "Martin returned to Rams". Sky Sports. 21 February 2011. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11696_6771167,00.html. 
  10. ^ "Martin Staying On At Notts County". Derby County F.C.. 24 February 2011. http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2300997,00.html?. 
  11. ^ "Martin Returns From Notts Loan". Derby County F.C.. 26 April 2011. http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2346789,00.html. 
  12. ^ "Martin Makes Saddlers Switch". Derby County F.C.. 13 September 2011. http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2449524,00.html. 
  13. ^ "Martin Back From Saddlers Loan". Derby County F.C.. 20 October 2011. http://www.dcfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10270~2487857,00.html. 

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