Derwin Martina

Derwin Martina
Personal information
Full name Derwin Martina
Date of birth (1994-07-19) 19 July 1994
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current team
FK AS Trenčín
Number 11
Youth career
–2008 Blauw-Wit
2008–2013 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Jong Ajax 17 (0)
2014–2016 RKC Waalwijk 16 (1)
2016– FK AS Trenčín 0 (0)
National team
2013–2014 Curaçao U-20 3 (0)
2014– Curaçao 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 May 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:47, 9 October 2014 (UTC)

Derwin Martina (born 19 July 1994) is a Dutch/Curaçao footballer who plays for Dutch club RKC Waalwijk and the Curaçao national team as a right back.

Club career

Ajax

Derwin Martina was born in Amsterdam, where he joined the Ajax Academy in 2008.[1] 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.[2]

International career

On 8 January 2013, Martina was called up by Curaçao U-20 team coach Hans Schrijver for the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Mexico.[3] Martina appeared in two group stage matches against Mexico and El Salvador but failed to help his side advance past the group stage of the tournament.[4] He received his first call ups for the first team ahead of the second round of the 2014 Caribbean Cup qualifying series against Martinique, Guadeloupe and St. Vincent and the Grenadines contested on the island of Guadeloupe from 8 to 12 October 2014.[5]

Personal life

His brothers Cuco and Javier are also both footballers.[6]

Career statistics

As of 12 August 2014[7]
Club statistics
Club Season League KNVB Cup Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 170170
RKC Waalwijk 2014–15 Eerste Divisie 100010
Career total 18000180

    References

    1. "Derwin Martina tekent contract bij Ajax". Vers Geperst. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
    2. "Ajax contracteert Vermeij en Martina". Ajax.nl. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
    3. "U-20 finals set for Mexico, U-17s to Panama". CONCACAF.com. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
    4. "Hans Schrijver coach Curaçao U20 in Mexico". Curaçao Sport. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
    5. "Curaçao doet beroep op RKC'er Derwin Martina". Brabant Dagblad. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
    6. "IN PROFILE: Cuco Martina". Southampton F.C. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
    7. Derwin Martina profile at Soccerway

    External links

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