Gary Martin (footballer)

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Gary Martin
Martin with Lokeren in 2017
Personal information
Full name Gary John Martin[1]
Date of birth (1990-10-10) 10 October 1990 (age 33)[2]
Place of birth Darlington, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Selfoss
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2010 Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
2010 → Újpest (loan) 2 (0)
2010–2012 ÍA 36 (22)
2011 → Hjørring (loan) 6 (0)
2012–2016 KR 69 (35)
2016–2017 Víkingur Reykjavík 13 (5)
2016–2017 → Lillestrøm (loan) 10 (4)
2017 Lokeren 8 (0)
2017 York City 3 (0)
2018–2019 Lillestrøm 19 (2)
2019 Valur 3 (2)
2019–2021 ÍBV 31 (23)
2020 → Darlington (loan) 6 (0)
2021– Selfoss 64 (25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2023

Gary John Martin (born 10 October 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker / midfielder for Icelandic club Selfoss. Besides England, he has played in Hungary,[3] Iceland,[4] Belgium and Norway.[5]

Career[edit]

Martin was born in Darlington, County Durham.[6] He started his career with Middlesbrough, where he came through the club's youth system and was given a youth-team scholarship (YTS) in 2007.[7] He was a prolific goalscorer at both youth and reserve levels, scoring 19 goals in 39 matches for the academy team, and 17 goals in 26 appearances for the reserve team.[8] In June 2009, his YTS was extended by a year,[9] and in the build-up to the 2009–10 season he played with the first team in pre-season.[10] On 23 February 2010, Martin joined Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Újpest on loan until the end of the season.[11] He went on to make two league appearances during his spell with Újpest, coming on as a substitute in a 4–1 home win against Diósgyőr and a 1–0 defeat away to Lombard-Pápa.[2]

After being released by Middlesbrough in May 2010,[12] Martin signed for 1. deild karla club ÍA on 23 July 2010, initially on a short-term contract to the end of the season.[8] He made his debut five days later, coming on as a 54th-minute substitute for Stefán Örn Arnarson in the 1–1 draw with Fjölnir,[13] and scored his first goal for the club two weeks later in a 2–2 draw away to Þór Akureyri.[14] Martin joined Danish 1st Division club Hjørring on loan in August 2011,[15] making seven appearances[16] before the club decided to not extend his loan in November.[17]

After two successful seasons, Martin signed for Úrvalsdeild champions KR for a nominal fee.[citation needed] In the 2013 season, KR again won the Úrvalsdeild title,[2] with Martin being joint top scorer in the league with 13 goals.[18] He was named the best foreign player in the league and was selected in the Team of the Year.[citation needed] During the season, Martin also made his first appearance in the UEFA Europa League, scoring his first goal in that competition against Glentoran.[2] He was the Úrvalsdeild top scorer in the 2014 season with 13 goals.[19]

Martin signed for KR's Úrvalsdeild rivals Víkingur Reykjavík on 15 February 2016 on a three-year contract.[20] On 10 August 2016, he signed for Tippeligaen club Lillestrøm on loan for the remainder of the 2016 season, joining up with his former coach at KR, Rúnar Kristinsson.[21] He returned to Víkingur Reykjavík in January 2017.[22]

Martin signed for Belgian First Division A club Lokeren on 16 January 2017 on a two-and-a-half-year contract, where he again joined up with his former manager Rúnar Kristinsson.[23] Having not played at the beginning of the 2017–18 season, Martin was released on 18 October 2017.[24]

On 24 October 2017, Martin signed a three-year contract to return to Lillestrøm, effective from 1 January 2018.[25] He signed for National League North club York City on 2 November 2017 on a short-term contract,[26] playing for them in the interim period before his transfer to Lillestrøm.[27] He made his debut two days later in York's 2–1 home win over Curzon Ashton, in which he provided an assist for Jon Parkin to score the opening goal.[28] Martin scored his first goal in his fourth appearance, a 3–1 home victory over Coalville Town in the FA Trophy third qualifying round on 25 November 2017.[2][29] He scored the opening goal of the match, with a curling shot from the edge of the penalty area into the top-left corner.[29] Martin left the club two days later, because of what York described as a disciplinary issue.[30] It was reported in The Press that the club had discovered that he had been playing for Darlington Albion in the Darlington Sunday Morning Invitation League.[31]

Martin signed for Úrvalsdeild champions Valur on 7 January 2019 on a three-year contract.[32] However, after five months with Valur, he left the club to join fellow Úrvalsdeild club ÍBV.[33] He finished as top scorer in the 2019 Úrvalsdeild, with 14 goals for Valur and ÍBV combined.[34] Martin signed for his home-town club, Darlington of the National League North, on 11 January 2020 on loan until late March.[35] In April 2021, ÍBV terminated its contract with Martin after a teammate of his charged him to the police for posting a nude picture of him in a closed Snapchat group.[36] On 1 May, he signed with 1. deild karla club Selfoss.[37]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 18 September 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Újpest 2009–10[2] Nemzeti Bajnokság I 2 0 1 0 — — — 3 0
ÍA 2010[38] 1. deild karla 9 10 — — — — 9 10
2011[38] 1. deild karla 16 9 1 1 — — — 17 10
2012[38] Úrvalsdeild 11 3 1 0 — — — 12 3
Total 36 22 2 1 — — — 38 23
Hjørring (loan) 2011–12[16] Danish 1st Division 6 0 1 0 — — — 7 0
KR 2012[38] Úrvalsdeild 11 4 2 2 — — — 13 6
2013[2][38] Úrvalsdeild 22 13 3 1 — 4[b] 1 1[c] 0 30 15
2014[2][38] Úrvalsdeild 21 13 5 2 — 2[d] 0 1[c] 0 29 15
2015[2][38] Úrvalsdeild 15 5 3 1 — 4[b] 0 1[c] 0 23 6
Total 69 35 13 6 — 10 1 3 0 95 42
Víkingur Reykjavík 2016[38] Úrvalsdeild 13 5 1 0 — — — 14 5
Lillestrøm (loan) 2016[2] Tippeligaen 10 4 — — — — 10 4
Lokeren 2016–17[2] Belgian First Division A 8 0 — — — 6[e] 0 14 0
2017–18[2] Belgian First Division A 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0
Total 8 0 0 0 — — 6 0 14 0
York City 2017–18[2][29] National League North 3 0 — — — 1[f] 1 4 1
Lillestrøm 2018[2] Eliteserien 19 2 3 3 — 2[b] 0 1[g] 0 25 5
Valur 2019[2][38] Úrvalsdeild 3 2 1 0 — 0 0 1[c] 0 5 2
ÍBV 2019[2][38] Úrvalsdeild 12 12 — — 0 0 — 12 12
2020[2][38] 1. deild karla 19 11 4 7 — — — 23 18
2021[38] 1. deild karla 0 0 1 1 — — — 1 1
Total 31 23 5 8 — — — 36 31
Darlington (loan) 2019–20[2] National League North 6 0 — — 0 0 1[f] 0 7 0
Selfoss 2021[38] 1. deild karla 22 13 — — — — 22 13
Career total 228 106 27 18 0 0 12 1 13 1 280 126
  1. ^ Includes Magyar Kupa, Icelandic Cup, Danish Cup and Norwegian Football Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b c d Appearance in Icelandic Super Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League play-offs
  6. ^ a b Appearance in FA Trophy
  7. ^ Appearance in Mesterfinalen

Honours[edit]

ÍA

KR

References[edit]

  1. ^ Magnús Már Einarsson (30 May 2012). "Hin Hliðin – Gary Martin (KR)" [The other side – Gary Martin (KR)]. Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "G. Martin: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. ^ KR Reykjavik striker Gary Martin admits playing Celtic is a dream opportunity after Willie McStay helped rescue his career dailyrecord.co.uk
  4. ^ Former Boro striker Gary Martin on playing in Iceland and country's chances against England gazettelive.co.uk
  5. ^ Iceland goal machine Gary Martin: I want to get more British players to this country englishplayersabroad.com
  6. ^ "Boro teen Gary Martin in Ujpest loan move". Evening Gazette. Middlesbrough. 24 February 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Dave Parnaby: The reluctant legend". Middlesbrough F.C. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  8. ^ a b Magnús Már Einarsson (23 July 2010). "ÍA fær framherja frá Middlesbrough (staðfest)" [ÍA sign striker from Middlesbrough (confirmed)]. Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  9. ^ Paylor, Eric (5 June 2009). "Young stars sign up". Evening Gazette. Middlesbrough. Retrieved 3 November 2017 – via TheFreeLibrary.com.
  10. ^ Wilson, Scott (20 July 2009). "Southgate turns down Emirates bid for Alves". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Middelsbrough loan Gary Martin to Hungarian top-flight side Ujpest". BBC Sport. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Boro sign up six teens to pro contracts". Evening Gazette. Middlesbrough. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Leikskýrsla: Fjölnir – ÍA 1–1" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017.
  14. ^ Jón Stefán Jónsson (13 August 2010). "Umfjöllun: Allt vitlaust vegna slakrar dómgæslu í jafntefli Þórs og ÍA" [Discussion: Everything crazy due to poor refereeing in draw between Þór and ÍA]. Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 17 July 2013.
  15. ^ "Hjørring forstærker offensiven med englænder" [Hjørring reinforce the offensive with Englishman]. Bold.dk (in Danish). 18 August 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  16. ^ a b "Gary Martin". Elite Football. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  17. ^ "FC Hjørring sender englænder hjem" [FC Hjørring send Englishman home]. Bold.dk (in Danish). 9 November 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  18. ^ "Markahæstu menn: Íslandsmót – Pepsi-deild karla" [Most important men: Iceland Championships – Pepsi-deild karla] (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017.
  19. ^ "Markahæstu menn: Íslandsmót – Pepsi-deild karla" [Most important men: Iceland Championships – Pepsi-deild karla] (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017.
  20. ^ Ívan Guðjón Baldursson (15 February 2016). "Gary Martin skrifar undir þriggja ára samning (Staðfest)" [Gary Martin signs a three-year contract (Verified)]. Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  21. ^ "Gary Martin signerte for Lillestrøm" [Gary Martin signs for Lillestrøm] (in Norwegian). Lillestrøm SK. 10 August 2016. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016.
  22. ^ "Her er vinterens overganger i Eliteserien" [Here are the winter's transitions in the Eliteserien]. Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Oslo. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  23. ^ "Engelse globetrotter moet doelpunten maken voor Lokeren" [English globetrotter has to score goals for Lokeren] (in Dutch). Sporza. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  24. ^ "Lokeren se sépare de l'attaquant Anglais Gary Martin" [Lokeren separates from England striker Gary Martin]. Sudinfo.be (in French). 18 October 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  25. ^ "Gary Martin klar for tre år i LSK" [Gary Martin ready for three years in LSK]. Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Oslo. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  26. ^ Martini, Peter (2 November 2017). "York City sign striker on short-term deal". The Press. York. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  27. ^ Appleyard, Ian (2 November 2017). "Martin aims to move City forward". York City F.C. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  28. ^ Flett, Dave (5 November 2017). "Time for home comforts at York City". The Press. York. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  29. ^ a b c For FA Trophy third qualifying round: Flett, Dave (26 November 2017). "York City have last laugh following Coalville taunts in 3–1 Trophy triumph". The Press. York. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  30. ^ Flett, Dave (27 November 2017). "Gary Martin leaves York City following a disciplinary issue". The Press. York. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  31. ^ Flett, Dave (27 November 2017). "Gary Martin released by York City after playing Sunday morning football in Darlington". The Press. York. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  32. ^ "Gary Martin og tveir Danir til Vals" [Gary Martin and two Danes to Vals]. Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Reykjavík. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  33. ^ "FÓTBOLTI - GARY MARTIN Á LEIÐ TIL EYJA!". Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  34. ^ "Iceland: Úrvalsdeild 2019: top scorer". worldfootball.net. HeimSpiel. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  35. ^ Simpson, Ray (11 January 2020). "Quakers sign Gary Martin". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  36. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (28 April 2021). "Gary Martin tók nektarmynd af liðsfélaga sem kærði hann". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  37. ^ Elvar Geir Magnússon (30 April 2021). "Gary Martin í Selfoss (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  38. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Leikmaður: Gary John Martin" [Player: Gary John Martin] (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 6 March 2022.

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