David Martin (footballer born 1986)

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David Martin
Personal information
Full name David Martin
Date of birth 22 January 1986 (1986-01-22) (age 22)
Place of birth    Romford, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Liverpool
Number 40
Youth clubs
Tottenham Hotspur
West Ham United
Wimbledon
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2003-2004
2004-2006
2006-
2007		 Wimbledon
MK Dons
Liverpool
→ Accrington Stanley (loan)		 02 (0)
17 (0)
00 (0)
10 (0)   
National team2
2003
2005
?		 England under-17
England under-19
England under-20		  ? (?)
 ?(?)
01 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 15:59, 30 May 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 15:59, 30 May 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

David Edward Martin (born 22 January 1986 in Romford, London Borough of Havering, East London), is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper with Liverpool. He has played for the England under-17, England under-19 and England under-20 teams.

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[edit] Club career

Martin started his career as a youth-team player with Tottenham Hotspur where he originally played as defender.[1] He moved to Wimbledon in 2003, and moved to Milton Keynes Dons in August 2004 when Wimbledon were relocated to Milton Keynes and renamed. He made his debut in 2004 and went on to make 25 appearances for the club, including 15 league appearances.

After a successful trial period,[2] he signed for Liverpool on 12 January 2006. He was an unused substitute in Liverpool's Carling Cup game against Reading on 25 October 2006.[1] In his first season playing for Liverpool Reserves he kept eight clean sheets out of 13 starts, and became a regular starter in the reserve team. And when Charles Itandje was injured he was an unused substitute in a number of first team matches.[3]

On 23 February 2007 he was signed by Football League Two club, Accrington Stanley on loan for a month.[4] However, he was injured within five minutes of his debut, without even touching the ball, against Lincoln City, damaging his ankle which ruled him out for the rest of his loan spell and he returned to Liverpool.[5] After regaining his fitnes he returned to Accrington on loan for the rest of the season,[6] making his comeback in a 1–0 win over Torquay United,[7] and helping the club avoid relegation to the Conference National.[8]

On 6 November 2007 Martin was on the bench when Liverpool beat Turkish club, Beşiktaş 8–0 at Anfield in their UEFA Champions League group match.[9] He was a member of the Liverpool reserve team which was Premier Reserve League Northern champions and Premier League National champions in the 2007-08 season.[citation needed] In May 2008 he signed a new contract with Liverpool until June 2010.[1] Later that month he was linked, along with his brother, Joe with a season-long loan move to Football League Championship club Blackpool.[10]

[edit] International career

Martin played for the England under-17 at the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in 2003.[11] He played for the England under-19 team at the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in 2005, when England were runners-up to France Under 20's in the final held at Windsor Park, Belfast Northern Ireland.[12] He has also been capped once by the England under-20 team.[1]

[edit] Personal life

Martin is the son of former West Ham United player, Alvin Martin. His brother, Joe is also a footballer with Tottenham Hotspur.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d "1st team squad profiles: David Martin", Liverpool F.C., 2007-02-28. Retrieved on 2008-05-30. 
  2. ^ "Liverpool look at Dons goalkeeper", BBC Sport, 2005-11-29. Retrieved on 2008-05-30. 
  3. ^ Hunter, Steve. "David Martin: My uture LFC hopes", Liverpool F.C., 2007-11-13. Retrieved on 2008-05-30. 
  4. ^ "Accrington sign Liverpool keeper", BBC Sport, 2007-02-23. Retrieved on 2007-02-23. 
  5. ^ "Accrington rue injury to Martin", BBC Sport, 2007-02-26. Retrieved on 2008-05-30. 
  6. ^ "Accrington retain Martin on loan", BBC Sport, 2007-03-21. Retrieved on 2007-03-31. 
  7. ^ Hunter, Steve. "Reds on loan watch", Liverpool F.C., 2007-03-19. Retrieved on 2008-05-30. 
  8. ^ Platt, Mark. "Stanley boss hails Reds duo", Liverpool F.C., 2007-05-01. Retrieved on 2008-05-30. 
  9. ^ "Liverpool look at Dons goalkeeper", UEFA, 2003-05-11. Retrieved on 2008-05-30. 
  10. ^ "Seasiders in bid for Liverpool goalkeeper", Blackpool Gazette, 2008-05-30. Retrieved on 2008-05-30. 
  11. ^ "Liverpool look at Dons goalkeeper", UEFA, 2003-05-11. Retrieved on 2008-05-30. 
  12. ^ "France claim European U-19 glory", BBC Sport, 2005-07-29. Retrieved on 2008-05-30. 

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Persondata
NAME Martin, David
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION English football goalkeeper
DATE OF BIRTH January 22, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Romford, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH