Malaury Martin

Malaury Martin

Martin pictured in 2008
Personal information
Full nameMalaury Martin[1]
Date of birth25 August 1988
Place of birthNice, France
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Sandnes
Number4
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2010Monaco8(0)
2008–2009Nîmes (loan)14(0)
2010–2011Blackpool0(0)
2011–2012Middlesbrough15(3)
2013Lausanne-Sport12(1)
2014–Sandnes8(1)
National team
2005France U175(1)
2006France U186(0)
2007France U198(1)
2008France U211(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 April 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

Malaury Martin (born 25 August 1988) is a French footballer who is currently playing for the Norwegian Tippeligaen club Sandnes Ulf, having last played for Swiss team Lausanne-Sport. He is a midfielder, and started his career with Ligue 1 side AS Monaco and has also played on loan for Ligue 2 side Nîmes Olympique.

He has played for France at four levels – under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21.

Club career

Martin, born in Nice, made his debut for Monaco in the 2005–06 Ligue 1 season, playing one game that year – a 2–2 draw with Nancy on 13 May 2006. In the 2007–08 season he made eight appearances.[2]

He was captain of the Monaco reserve team and in 2007 was picked out on the UEFA website as being a "name to note" for the future, after his performances for France under-19s at the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, held in Austria, when it was said of him: "Always looks composed on the ball and never seemed to give away possession in the engine room of a French side that at their best were as good as any in the tournament. Equally adept at passing short and long, he is also a free-kick specialist – witness his effort against Serbia."[3]

He was loaned out in the 2008–09 season to Ligue 2 side Nîmes Olympique.[4] He made his debut on 12 September in a 1–0 home loss to Tours.[5] He made a total of 14 appearances as Nîmes escaped relegation to the Championnat National by one point.

After his loan spell and returning Monaco, Manager Guy Lacombe placed him in the reserve, rather earning a first team place. In June 2010, Martyin went on trial at Major's Soccer League side Chicago Fire[6] and English Championship side Blackpool.[7]

It announced on 29 July 2010 that Martin contract with the club has been terminated, having two years to his contract.[8][9]

Blackpool

In July 2010 he went on trial with newly promoted English Premier League side Blackpool, traveling with the squad to Devon to compete in the South West Challenge Cup pre-season tournament.[10] And in the Seasiders '​ first game in the competition on 20 July, a 2–1 win over Accrington Stanley, he was named "Man of the Match".[11]

On 11 August, Martin signed a one-year contract with Blackpool;[12][13] however, he failed to feature in the 2010–11 season. At the end of the same season he was released by Blackpool.[14]

Middlesbrough

On 30 June 2011, Martin went on trial with Championship club Middlesbrough.[15] He signed a one-year contract on 18 July.[16]

He made his competitive Middlesbrough debut against Leeds United in a 1–0 victory on 13 August 2011.[17] He scored his first Middlesbrough goal in a 3–1 win over Birmingham City on 21 August 2011.[18] Martin scored his second Boro goal of his Boro career on 3 December 2011, scoring a free-kick in the 90th minute in Middlesbrough's 1–0 win over Bristol City. Martin scored his 3rd goal on 24 March 2012, scoring a powerful shot from outside the area in a 1–1 draw against Bristol City.[19] In second fixture of the season against Bristol City, Martin scored once again, in a 1–1 draw on 24 March 2012.[20] After the match, Manager Derek McInnes claims Martin has changed the game and describe his goal as a "fantastic strike".[21] Martin, himself, believes his performance gave him a chance to stay in the first team.[22]

At the end of the 2011–12 season, Martin was offered a new contract with the club.[23] However, Martin negotiations has yet been signed and that he won't re-sign.[24] By 1 July 2012, Martin contract has ended.[25]

After his release from Middlesbrough, Martin went on trial with Championship's rival Barnsley.[26]

Lausanne-Sport and Sandnes

On 18 February 2013, Martin joined Swiss outfit Lausanne-Sport on a six-month deal.[27] On 3 March 2013, Martin made his debut for the club, in a 1–1 draw against Grasshopper and on 3 May 2013, Martin scored his first goal for the club, in a 1–1 draw against Zürich. At the end of the season, he refuse sign a new contract[28][29]

After leaving Switerzland, Martin moved to Norwegian Tippeligaen club Sandnes on a two-year contract until 2015.[30]

International career

Martin has captained France at every level from under-17s to under-21s.[31]

In the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, held in Austria, Martin scored two goals in the 5–2 group stage victory over Serbia, as the French reached the semi-finals.[32]

Career statistics

As of 16 April 2015
Season Club Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2005–06 AS Monaco Ligue 1 100010
2006–07 000000
2007–08 700070
2008–09 Nîmes Ligue 2 14000140
2009–10 AS Monaco Ligue 1 000000
2010–11 Blackpool Premier League 000000
2011–12 Middlesbrough Championship 15330183
2012–13 Lausanne-Sport Raiffeisen Super League 12100121
2014 Sandnes Ulf Tippeligaen 501060
2015 OBOS-ligaen 310031
Career Total 57550625

References

  1. "Premier League 25-man squad lists". The Daily Telegraph (London). 1 September 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  2. "La fiche de Malaury Martin" (in French). France Football.
  3. Hasslam, Andrew (30 July 2007). "U19 names to note". UEFA. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  4. "Statistiques détaillées de Malaury Martin" (in French). foot-national.com. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  5. "Nimes – Tours 0 –" (in French). foot-national.com. 12 September 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  6. "Monaco: Mal.Martin tested in Chicago" [Monaco : Mal.Martin à l'essai à Chicago] (in French). Mercato 365. 21 June 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  7. "Pool hand trial to French star". Blackpool Gazette. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  8. "MR. MARTIN: CONTRACT TERMINATED" [M. Martin : contrat résilié] (in French). AS Monaco Official Website. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  9. "The newspaper mercato" [Le journal du mercato] (in French). Sports 24. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  10. Watt, William (15 July 2010). "Monaco star impresses at Pool". Blackpool Gazette. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  11. "Match Report: Blackpool 2–1 Accrington Stanley". Blackpool F.C. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
  12. "Four New Faces at Bloomfield Road". Blackpool F.C. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  13. "Blackpool sign quartet ahead of Premier League debut". BBC Sport. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  14. "Pool announce 11 will leave". Blackpool Gazette. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  15. "Boro eye Croatian ace". Sky Sports. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  16. "Boro seal Martin swoop". Sky Sports. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  17. "Leeds United 0 Boro 1". Middlesbrough Official Website. 13 August 2011. Archived from the original on 13 August 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  18. "Boro 3 Birmingham City 1". Middlesbrough Official Website. 21 August 2011. Archived from the original on 21 August 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  19. "Bristol City 0–1 Middlesbrough". BBC News. 3 December 2011.
  20. "Boro 1 Bristol City 1". Gazette Live. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  21. "McInnes – Martin changed game". Sky Sports. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  22. "Malaury Martin hopes form will blast him into first team". Gazette Live. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  23. "Mowbray: No rush for Boro players to sign new deals". Gazette Live. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  24. "Mowbray relishing chance to build promotion team". Gazette Live. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  25. "Mowbray's message to out-of-contract Boro stars". Gazette Live. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  26. "Hill ends Martin chase". Gazette Live. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  27. "Former Blackpool and Middlesbrough star Malaury Martin joins Lausanne Sport". talkSPORT. 18 February 2013.
  28. "Nicolas Marazzi not play at Lausanne-Sport" [Nicolas Marazzi ne jouera plus au Lausanne-Sport] (in French). 24 Heures.ch. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  29. "We must gain consistency in performance" [Il faut gagner en régularité dans la performance] (in French). 20 Minutes. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  30. "Sandnes Ulf signing Malaury Martin" [Sandnes Ulf signerer Malaury Martin] (in Norwegian). Sandes Ulf Official Website. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  31. "The little princes of Monaco". FIFA. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  32. U19 names to note

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