Gary_Martin_(footballer)

Gary Martin (footballer)

Gary Martin (footballer)

English footballer

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

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Career

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] In April 2024, he joined Víkingur on loan.[38]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 September 2021
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  1. Includes Magyar Kupa, Icelandic Cup, Danish Cup and Norwegian Football Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearance in Icelandic Super Cup
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League play-offs
  6. Appearance in FA Trophy
  7. Appearance in Mesterfinalen

Honours

ÍA

KR

References

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    "G. Martin: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
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    KR Reykjavik striker Gary Martin admits playing Celtic is a dream opportunity after Willie McStay helped rescue his career dailyrecord.co.uk
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    Former Boro striker Gary Martin on playing in Iceland and country's chances against England gazettelive.co.uk
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    Iceland goal machine Gary Martin: I want to get more British players to this country englishplayersabroad.com
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    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.
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    Wilson, Scott (20 July 2009). "Southgate turns down Emirates bid for Alves". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
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    "Middelsbrough loan Gary Martin to Hungarian top-flight side Ujpest". BBC Sport. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
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    "Boro sign up six teens to pro contracts". Evening Gazette. Middlesbrough. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
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    "Leikskýrsla: Fjölnir – ÍA 1–1" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017.
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    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.
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    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.
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    "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.
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    "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.
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    "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.
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    "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.
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    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.
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    Flett, Dave (27 November 2017). "Gary Martin leaves York City following a disciplinary issue". The Press. York. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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    "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.
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    @Vikingurol (23 April 2024). "Knattspyrnudeild Víkings Ó., Knattspyrnudeild Selfoss og knattspyrnumaðurinn Gary Martin hafa gert með sér samkomulag um að Gary gangi til liðs við Víking Ó. á láni og spili með liðinu í sumar" [Víking Ó's football club, Selfoss' football club and footballer Gary Martin have made an agreement that Gary will join Víking Ó. on loan and playing with the team this summer.] (Tweet) (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 April 2024 – via Twitter.
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