Cuco Martina

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Cuco Martina
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Martina with Southampton in 2015
Personal information
Full name Rhu-endly Aurelio Jean-Carlo Martina[1]
Date of birth (1989-09-25) 25 September 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 15
Youth career
Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 RBC Roosendaal 68 (2)
2011–2013 RKC Waalwijk 43 (1)
2013–2015 Twente 48 (1)
2013–2014 Jong Twente 11 (0)
2015– Southampton 6 (1)
International career‡
2011– Curaçao 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:03, 9 January 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2015

Rhu-endly Aurelio Jean-Carlo "Cuco" Martina (born 25 September 1989) is a professional footballer who plays for English club Southampton, as a right back.

He formerly played for Feyenoord, RBC Roosendaal, RKC Waalwijk and FC Twente.

Born and raised in the Netherlands, he represents Curaçao at international level.

Early and personal life

Martina was born in Rotterdam.[2] He grew up in South Rotterdam with his mother, brothers and sister.[3] He did not know his father, and states his elder brother was instead like a father to him.[3] His brothers Derwin and Javier are also both footballers.[4]

Club career

Martina played youth football with Feyenoord.[3] He then spent his early senior career with RBC Roosendaal, RKC Waalwijk and FC Twente.[2][5][6]

He signed a two-year contract with English club Southampton on 7 July 2015.[7] An unused substitute in the first leg,[8] Martina made his Southampton debut in their UEFA Europa League third qualifying round second leg away to Vitesse, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 win on 6 August.[9] Three days later, he made his league debut as a half-time substitute for fellow new signing Cédric Soares in a 2–2 draw at Newcastle United.[10] Martina became the first-ever Curaçao international to play for Southampton and the second to play in the Premier League after West Bromwich Albion's Shelton Martis in 2009.[4]

On 26 December 2015, on his first start, Martina scored his first goal for the Saints, a long-range strike to open a 4–0 win over Arsenal. He became the first Curaçaoan to score in the Premier League.[11]

International career

Martina made his international debut for Curaçao on 9 August 2011, in their first match since the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles. He played the first half of the 1–0 friendly loss to the Dominican Republic at the Estadio Panamericano in San Cristóbal, before being substituted for Kenny Kunst.[2][12] He has played in qualifying matches for the 2014 and 2018 World Cups.[13]

Playing style

Martina plays primarily as a right back, but can also play as a centre back or defensive midfielder.[2]

Career statistics

As of 9 January 2016[14]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
RBC Roosendaal 2008–09 Eerste Divisie 14 0 0 0 — — 14 0
2009–10 Eerste Divisie 23 1 1 0 — — 24 1
2010–11 Eerste Divisie 32 1 0 0 — — 32 1
Total 69 2 1 0 — — 70 2
RKC Waalwijk 2011–12 Eredivisie 23 0 0 0 — — 23 0
2012–13 Eredivisie 34 1 2 0 — — 36 1
Total 57 1 2 0 — — 59 1
FC Twente 2013–14 Eredivisie 16 1 1 0 — 0 0 17 1
2014–15 Eredivisie 32 0 5 0 — 2 0 39 0
Total 48 1 6 0 — 2 0 56 1
Jong FC Twente 2014–15 Eerste Divisie 11 0 0 0 — — 11 0
Southampton 2015–16[15] Premier League 6 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 1
Career total 191 5 10 0 0 0 4 0 205 5

References

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  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  6. ↑ Cuco Martina at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  13. ↑ Cuco Martina – FIFA competition record
  14. ↑ Cuco Martina at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
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