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 Martial with Brest in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 May 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Massy, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2003 | Les Ulis | ||
| 2003–2005 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| 2005–2006 | Antony Sports | ||
| 2006–2007 | AS Montferrand | ||
| 2007–2009 | Bastia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Bastia | 29 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Brest (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2011–2015 | Brest | 64 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Troyes | 27 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 36 | (2) |
| 2019 | Ashdod | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Panetolikos | 16 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Sochaux | 10 | (0) |
| 2022 | Sri Pahang | 7 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | France U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | France U20 | 3 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 May 2021 | |||
Johan Martial (born 30 May 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. He was a France youth international for the under-19 and under-20 teams.
Club career
[edit]Martial was born in Massy. He joined SC Bastia after leaving the Auvergne-based outfit AS Montferrand. He received his first call up to the senior squad for their Ligue 2 match against Montpellier on 13 March 2009, and made his professional debut as a late match substitute in the 1–0 victory.[2]
On 2 August 2010, Bastia loaned Martial to fellow Ligue 1 team Brest for the entire 2010–11 Ligue 1 season. The loan deal was made permanent at the end of the season.[3]
In 2015, after his Brest contract expired, Martial moved to Troyes.[4]
On 20 June 2017, after Troyes regained their place in the top flight, Martial moved abroad for the first time by joining Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. in the Israeli Premier League.[5] In February 2019, he moved across the league to Ashdod.[6]
On 4 July 2019, he signed a two-year contract with Panetolikos, on a free transfer.[7] He left the club on 6 June 2020 to join Sochaux.
In January 2022 he joined Malaysia Super League side Sri Pahang.[8] He was released by the club in mid season due to injuries.[9]
International career
[edit]Martial made his international debut for France under-19 on 9 September 2009 in a 3–3 friendly draw away to Japan. He was part of the team that won the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship on home soil, making an appearance in the final group game, a 1–1 draw with England.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Johan is of Guadeloupen descent. He is the younger brother of former Les Ulis captain Dorian Martial and the older brother of former Manchester United and France forward Anthony Martial.[11] He is the cousin of Servette midfielder Alexis Martial.
Honours
[edit]France under-19
References
[edit]- ↑ "Johan Martial". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ↑ Bastia v. Montpellier Match Report Archived 12 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Brest lève l'option d'achat pour Johan Martial" [Brest take the option to buy Johan Martial]. Le Télégramme (in French). 12 May 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ↑ "Johan Martial s'engage avec Troyes" [Johan Martial joins Troyes]. Le Télégramme (in French). 3 September 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ↑ "Johan Martial quitte Troyes pour le Maccabi Petach-Tikva" [Johan Martial leaves Troyes for Maccabi Petah Tikva]. L'Équipe (in French). 22 June 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ↑ "Johan Martial signe au MS Ashdod (D1 israélienne)" [Johan Martial signs for MS Ashdod (Israeli Premier League)]. L'Équipe (in French). 7 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ↑ "Παναιτωλικός: Ανακοίνωσε Μαρσιάλ" (in Greek). Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ↑ "Johan Martial move to join with Sri Pahang". 3 January 2022.
- ↑ "Pemain Uzbekistan ganti Johan Martial". 17 June 2022. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ↑ "Johan Martial" (in French). French Football Federation. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ↑ "Johan Martial défend son frère face à son ex-compagne" [Johan Martial defends his brother against his ex-partner]. Le Figaro (in French). 29 July 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ↑ "Equipe de France : sept ans après, que deviennent nos champions d'Europe des moins de 19 ans ?" [France national team: seven years later, what became of our under-19 European champions?]. France Football (in French). 12 July 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
External links
[edit]- LFP Profile Archived 19 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- Johan Martial at Soccerway
- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Massy, Essonne
- French people of Guadeloupean descent
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- French men's footballers
- Footballers from Essonne
- Men's association football central defenders
- France men's youth international footballers
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Super League Greece players
- Malaysia Super League players
- SC Bastia players
- Stade Brestois 29 players
- F.C. Ashdod players
- Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players
- Panetolikos F.C. players
- FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
- Sri Pahang FC players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia
- French expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- French expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- French expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia