Johan Martial

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Johan Martial
Martial with Brest in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-05-30) 30 May 1991 (age 32)
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.

Club career[edit]

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]

International career[edit]

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]

Personal life[edit]

Johan is of Guadeloupen descent. He is the younger brother of former Les Ulis captain Dorian Martial and the older brother of Manchester United and France forward Anthony Martial.[11] He is the cousin of Servette midfielder Alexis Martial.

Honours[edit]

France under-19

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Johan Martial". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  2. ^ Bastia v. Montpellier Match Report Archived 12 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Brest lève l'option d'achat pour Johan Martial" [Brest take the option to buy Johan Martial]. Le Télégramme (in French). 12 May 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Johan Martial s'engage avec Troyes" [Johan Martial joins Troyes]. Le Télégramme (in French). 3 September 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Johan Martial quitte Troyes pour le Maccabi Petach-Tikva" [Johan Martial leaves Troyes for Maccabi Petah Tikva]. L'Équipe (in French). 22 June 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Johan Martial signe au MS Ashdod (D1 israélienne)" [Johan Martial signs for MS Ashdod (Israeli Premier League)]. L'Équipe (in French). 7 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Παναιτωλικός: Ανακοίνωσε Μαρσιάλ" (in Greek). Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Johan Martial move to join with Sri Pahang". 3 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Pemain Uzbekistan ganti Johan Martial". 17 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Johan Martial" (in French). French Football Federation. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Johan Martial défend son frère face à son ex-compagne" [Johan Martial defends his brother against his ex-partner]. Le Figaro (in French). 29 July 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Equipe de France : sept ans après, que deviennent nos champions d'Europe des moins de 19 ans ?" [France national team: seven years later, what became of our under-19 European champions?]. France Football (in French). 12 July 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2019.

External links[edit]

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