Derwin Martina

Derwin Martina (born 19 July 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back.

Derwin Martina
Martina warming up for York City in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-07-19) 19 July 1994[1]
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
2008–2013 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Jong Ajax 17 (0)
2014–2016 RKC Waalwijk 16 (1)
2016 Atlantis FC 3 (0)
2017 York City 0 (0)
2017–2018 Achilles '29 25 (1)
2020 VV Noordwijk 1 (0)
2021–2022 OFC Oostzaan 3 (0)
International career
2013 Curaçao U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:03, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Ajax

Martina was born in Amsterdam,[1] joining the Ajax Academy in 2008.[3] He began his career in the youth teams of Ajax as a forward, but was moved back to play as a defender later in his career. It was youth trainer Said Ouaali who had opted to move the young forward to a more defensive role, after which comparisons of the young right back were commonly made to Michael Reiziger due to their similar playing style.[4] In July 2013, he signed a one-year professional contract with Ajax.[4]

RKC Waalwijk

On 25 June 2014, RKC Waalwijk signed Martina from Ajax on a free transfer. Martina signed a two-year contract with an option for an additional season.[5] On 8 August 2014, he made his debut for RKC Waalwijk in an Eerste Divisie match against Roda JC Kerkrade, playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–2 away loss. In October 2014, Martina contracted deep vein thrombosis on a trip to Curaçao to play for the national team. He made no further appearances until after the Winter break as a result.[6] In January 2016, his contract was terminated. Due to injuries, he only played 16 matches for RKC Waalwijk. He had missed the entire beginning of the 2015–16 season due to his injuries.

Atlantis FC

In the summer of 2016, Martina signed with Kakkonen club Atlantis FC. In September 2016, he was investigated alongside fellow Dutch players Salah Aharar, Irvingly van Eijma and Ayoub Ait Afkir for match-fixing accusations. In December 2016, the players were found innocent, but that the club had been frequently bet on by several groups of match fixers at the same time, raising suspicions of foul play.[7]

York City

On 3 March 2017, Martina signed for National League club York City on a contract until the end of 2016–17.[8] Immediately after playing in a reserve-team match on 7 March 2017, he was released by the club.[9]

Achilles '29

On 15 June 2017, Martina signed for Tweede Divisie club Achilles '29.[10] He left the club in July 2018.

VV Noordwijk

After being a free agent for 2 years after leaving Achilles '29 he signed for Tweede Divisie club VV Noordwijk on 18 June 2020.[11]

OFC Oostzaan

On 1 July 2021, he signed for Derde Divisie club OFC Oostzaan. He left the club at the end of the season.[12]

International career

On 8 January 2013, Martina was called up by Curaçao national under-20 team coach Hans Schrijver for the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Mexico.[13] Martina appeared in two group stage matches against Mexico and El Salvador but failed to help his team advance past the group stage of the tournament.[1] He received his first call ups for the senior team ahead of the second round of the 2014 Caribbean Cup qualifying series against Martinique, Guadeloupe and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines contested in Guadeloupe from 8 to 12 October 2014.[14]

Personal life

It had been reported that he was a brother to fellow footballers Cuco and Javier.[15] However, he confirmed that he is not related to Cuco.[16]

Career statistics
As of match played 28 April 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2013–14[1] Eerste Divisie 170———170
RKC Waalwijk 2014–15[1] Eerste Divisie 16100——161
2015–16[1] Eerste Divisie 0000——00
Total 16100——161
Atlantis FC 2016[1] Kakkonen 30———30
York City 2016–17[1] National League 00———00
Achilles '29 2017–18[1] Tweede Divisie 21020——230
Career total 571200000591

    References
    1. "D. Martina: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
    2. "York City". FootballSquads. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
    3. Hofmann, Pieter (5 July 2013). "Derwin Martina tekent contract bij Ajax" [Derwin Martina signs contract with Ajax] (in Dutch). Vers Geperst. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017.
    4. "Ajax contracteert Vermeij en Martina" [Ajax sign Vermeij and Martina] (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. 4 July 2013. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014.
    5. "Jeugdinternational Curaçao tekent bij RKC Waalwijk" [Derwin Martina signs contract with Ajax] (in Dutch). RKC Waalwijk. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016.
    6. "Ook Derwin Martina lang uitgeschakeld bij RKC" [Also Derwin Martina long off RKC]. Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). 's-Hertogenbosch. 13 October 2014. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.
    7. "'Onze carrières zijn verwoest door matchfixers'" [Our careers are destroyed by matchfixers]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Amsterdam. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
    8. Flett, Dave (3 March 2017). "Curacao international Derwin Martina completes on-off move to York City". The Press. York. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
    9. Flett, Dave (7 March 2017). "Curacao international Derwin Martina released after just one reserve outing for York City". The Press. York. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
    10. Droog, Julian (15 June 2017). "Achilles'29 legt vier spelers voor volgend seizoen vast" [Achilles'29 sign four players for next season]. De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Groesbeek. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
    11. "Derwin Martina laatste aanwinst selectie" [Derwin Martina latest addition to the selection] (in Dutch). VV Noordwijk. 18 June 2020.
    12. OFC klaar voor debuut in tweede divisie met negen nieuwe spelers, nhnieuws.nl, 16 June 2022
    13. "Hans Schrijver coach Curaçao U20 in Mexico". Curaçao Sport. 8 January 2013. Archived from the original on 8 April 2016.
    14. "Curaçao doet beroep op RKC'er Derwin Martina" [Curacao appeals to RKC'er Derwin Martina]. Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). 's-Hertogenbosch. 30 September 2014. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.
    15. "In profile: Cuco Martina". Southampton F.C. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
    16. "Derwin Martina: York City release defender after playing one game for reserve team". BBC Sport. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
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