Chris Martin (footballer)

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Personal information
Chris Martin
Full name	Christopher Hugh Martin
Date of birth	November 4, 1988 (1988-11-04) (age 19)
Place of birth	Beccles, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Norwich City
Number	35
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006-	Norwich City	25 (4)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:54, 16 January 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Christopher Hugh Martin (born November 4, 1988) is an English footballer from Beccles in Suffolk who plays as a striker, currently for Championship side Norwich City.

After impressing in the club's FA Youth Cup run, including two goals against Portsmouth, he was given a place on the bench for the game against Plymouth Argyle on January 13th 2007. He was set to make his first senior start away at Burnley although the match being postponed prevented him from doing this, but he made his first team debut in Norwich's 0-1 home defeat against Wolves ten days later on January 30th 2007. He scored his first goal in an FA Cup fourth round replay against Blackpool F.C. on February 13th 2007 at Carrow Road; the goal eventually proved to be the winner for Norwich. He grabbed his first league goal in the game against Coventry City on February 24th.

Two more league goals against Luton and Barnsley quickly followed, as he began to firmly establish himself as a fans' favourite. His run of goal scoring form continued against Derby, scoring one and having another ruled offside.

He scored on debut for the England Under 19s, when he came on as a late substitute in a 1-0 victory against Turkey on March 21st 2007. He apparently turned down the opportunity to represent Scotland (he was eligible due to his Father being a Glaswegian) in favour of representing England. His manager, Peter Grant (a Scotsman himself), spoke to the Scotland manager Alex McLeish and his assistant Archie Knox about Martin but they were unable to persuade him to change his mind.

A Times Newspaper report said in April, Martin had been banned from several pubs in the Beccles, Bungay and Southwold for continuos brawls.

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Chris Martin career stats at Soccerbase

v • d • e Norwich City F.C. – current squad

1 Marshall • 2 Otsemobor • 3 Drury • 4 Shackell • 7 Croft • 10 Cureton • 11 Chadwick • 12 Gilks • 13 Rudd • 16 Fotheringham • 20 Russell • 24 Pattison • 26 Eagle • 27 Doherty • 28 Spillane • 33 Renton • 35 Martin • 38 Lathrope • 39 Daley • Manager: Roeder