Dan Martin (footballer, born 2002)

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Dan Martin
Personal information
Full name Daniel James Martin [1]
Date of birth (2002-04-19) 19 April 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Trafford, England
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Accrington Stanley
Number 22
Youth career
2010–2020 Accrington Stanley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Accrington Stanley 59 (0)
2021South Shields (loan) 9 (0)
2021–2022Bamber Bridge (loan) 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:37, 24 July 2025 (UTC)

Daniel James Martin (born 19 April 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Accrington Stanley. [3] [4]

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Career

Martin joined the Accrington Stanley Academy at the Under 9 level, [5] [6] and signed his first professional contract in September 2020. [7] In September 2021, Martin joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club South Shields on loan, [8] where he remained for two months before joining league rivals Bamber Bridge. [9] [10]

On 9 August 2022, Martin was named in the starting XI for his professional debut in the EFL Cup in a 2–2 draw at home at Crown Ground against Tranmere Rovers. [11] [12] On 24 September 2022, Martin made his football league debut in a League One fixture coming off the bench in the 63 minute for Seamus Conneely in a 1–0 win against Bristol Rovers. [13] [14]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 February 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Accrington Stanley 2022–23 [15] League One8020104 [a] 0160
South Shields (loan) 2021–22 [16] NPL Premier Division90101 [b] 0110
Bamber Bridge (loan) 2021–22 [17] NPL Premier Division1900000190
Career total370301050460
  1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

  1. "SQUAD LIST 2022/23 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  2. "Dan Martin". worldfootball.net.
  3. "Accrington Stanley Profile". skysports.com.
  4. Dan Martin at Soccerway
  5. Pearson, Luke (1 July 2025). "RENEWAL: Dan signs a new one-year contract". Lancashire Telegraph.
  6. "Stanley midfielder Dan Martin aiming for first team football following new deal". Accrington Stanley FC.
  7. "Trio sign professional contracts". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  8. "Dan Martin Joins South Shields On Loan From Accrington Stanley". www.thenpl.co.uk. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  9. "Martin swaps South Shields for Bamber Bridge". www.thenpl.co.uk. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  10. "Player News: Dan Martin joins Brig". www.bamberbridge.org.
  11. "Accrington Stanley 2–2 Tranmere Rovers". bbc.co.uk.
  12. "ACCRINGTON STANLEY VS. TRANMERE ROVERS 2 – 2". UK.soccerway.com.
  13. "Bristol Rovers 0–1 Accrington". bbc.co.uk.
  14. "REPORT: Bristol Rovers 0 Stanley 1". accringtonstanley.co.uk.
  15. "Games played by Dan Martin in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  16. "South Shields – Appearances – Dan Martin – 2021–2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  17. "Bamber Bridge – Appearances – Daniel Martin – 2021–2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 20 January 2023.