Martin John

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Martin John
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Personal information
Date of birth (1988-08-01) 1 August 1988 (age 34)
Place of birth Camden, London, England
Position(s) Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2006 Maine Black Bears
2007–2008 Buffalo Bulls
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008 Ottawa Fury 12 (2)
2009–2010 Argentinos Juniors 0 (0)
2010–2011 Cardiff City 0 (0)
2010 → Newport County (loan) 9 (0)
2012–2013 Ontinyent 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2013

Martin John (born 1 August 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender. He has played for Argentinos Juniors, Cardiff City, and Ontinyent.

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Early life

Born in London, England, [1] John has two brothers and one sister. At the age of 5 he moved to Italy where he lived for three years before moving to Canada. [2] He grew up in Ottawa and attended Lisgar Collegiate Institute. [3]

His mother is Swiss-Colombian and his father is Gambian. [4]

Career

Youth and college

John played for the Maine Black Bears from the University of Maine in Orono, Maine, United States, after joining the team in 2005, [5] before moving to the University at Buffalo, [6] making 34 appearances for the university team Buffalo Bulls between 2007 and 2008. [7]

Cardiff City

After spending time playing for the reserve side of Argentinos Juniors, he appeared in a pre-season match for Welling United during a 4–1 win over Arsenal Reserves on 24 July 2010. [8] During the match, he was spotted by Cardiff City F.C. and was invited to join the club on trial in July 2010, [9] eventually signing on a permanent basis. [1] He made his debut on 11 August 2010 in a 4–1 win over Burton Albion in the first round of the Football League Cup. [10]

On 9 September 2010, John joined Newport County on a three-month loan deal, [11] making his debut in a 1–0 win over Rushden & Diamonds. [12]

In August 2011 John went on trial for Maccabi Netanya from the Israeli Premier League. He played one game for the club in a Toto Cup fixture. [13] [14]

In 2012, John signed for Spanish Segunda B side Ontinyent CF.

John went on trial with Plymouth Argyle in July 2013. [15]

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  2. ↑ "Mystery Man John out to be the one". South Wales Echo. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "2008 Buffalo Bulls men's soccer" (PDF). University at Buffalo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  4. ↑ "Cardiff City sign Canadian left-back Martin John". BBC Sport. 11 August 2010.
  5. ↑ "Archives". Kanata soccer. 22 February 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Martin John". Ottawa Fury. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "Men's soccer record book" (PDF). University at Buffalo. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  8. ↑ "Welling United 4–1 Arsenal". Welling United F.C. 24 July 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  9. ↑ "Jones tight-lipped over McCormack future". South Wales Echo. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  10. ↑ "Cardiff 4–1 Burton Albion". BBC Sport. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  11. ↑ "Exiles loan for Martin John". Cardiff City F.C. 9 September 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  12. ↑ "Rushden & Diamonds 0–1 Newport County". BBC Sport. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
  13. ↑ "Ramat HaSharon 1-0 Maccabi Netanya - August 06, 2011 / Gvia Htoto 2011/2012".
  14. ↑ "מכבי נתניה: מרטין ג'ון שוחרר מהקבוצה". 7 August 2011.
  15. ↑ "Plymouth Argyle: John Sheridan will not chase Onismor Bhasera". BBC Sport. 2 July 2013.
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