Johan Martial

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.

Johan Martial
Martial with Brest in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-05-30) 30 May 1991
Place of birth Massy, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Sochaux
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– Sochaux 0 (0)
National team
2009–2010 France U19 10 (0)
2010–2012 France U20 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:26, 9 November 2019 (UTC)

Club career

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.

International career

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.[8]

Personal life

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.[9] He is the cousin of Servette midfielder Alexis Martial.

Honours

France under-19

References
  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" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  9. "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.
  10. "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.
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