![]() Martial with Brest in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 May 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Massy, France | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–2003 | Les Ulis | ||
2003–2005 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
2005–2006 | Antony Sports | ||
2006–2007 | 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, correct 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.
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]
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]
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.
France under-19