Martin John

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Martin John
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Personal information
Date of birth (1988-08-01) 1 August 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Camden, London, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Ontinyent
Number 3
Youth career
2005–2006 Maine Black Bears
2007–2008 Buffalo Bulls
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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– Ontinyent CF 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 has played for Argentinos Juniors, Cardiff City F.C., and Ontinyent CF.

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 F.C. in July 2013.[15]

References

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  13. ↑ http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.coupe.ramat-hasharon.maccabi-netanya.126503.en.html
  14. ↑ http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4105576,00.html
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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