Romario Tyrese Martin (born 30 August 1999) is a Kittian and Nevisian professional footballer who currently plays for Southern League Premier Division Central side Redditch United, where he plays as a forward.
 Martin in February 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Romario Tyrese Martin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 1999[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Redditch United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Walsall | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Continental Star | ||
| 2016–2018 | Solihull Moors | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Barwell (loan) | ||
| 2017 | → Highgate United (loan) | ||
| 2018 | → Romulus (loan) | ||
| 2018 | Hednesford Town | ||
| 2018 | Rugby Town | ||
| 2019 | Nuneaton Borough | ||
| 2019 | Coleshill Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2019– | Redditch United | 12 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Romulus (dual) | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Saint Kitts and Nevis U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2017– | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 24 February 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:00, 24 February 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBorn in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Martin grew up in Birmingham, West Midlands and started his career in the youth team at Walsall.[4] He later joined Midland Football League side Continental Star before he signed for the Academy at Solihull Moors in the summer of 2016.[4] In October 2016, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Barwell on loan.[5] Whilst still part of the Solihull Moors Academy he spent two weeks on trial at EFL League Two side Grimsby Town in early 2017.[4] On 17 March 2017 he joined Midland Football League side Highgate United on loan until the end of the season.[6]
On 28 October 2017 he made his first team debut for Solihull in the National League replacing Akwasi Asante as a late substitute in the 4–0 defeat to AFC Fylde.[3] He made a further three appearances for the first team before he signed for Northern Premier League Division One South side Romulus on loan.[7]
Martin signed for Southern League Premier Central side Nuneaton Borough on 7 June 2019.[8] Romario departed Nuneaton Borough on 29 August 2019, joining Southern League Division One Central side Coleshill Town.[9]
On 14 September 2019, Martin left Coleshill Town and returned to the Southern League Premier Central, signed for Redditch United, who had spent some time on trial with earlier in the season.[10] Martin scored his first and second goals for Redditch United in a 3-2 victory over Nuneaton Borough on 22 February 2020, following on from a 30 game losing streak.[11]
International career
editMartin received his first call-up to Saint Kitts and Nevis in February 2017 to the under-20 side for qualification matches for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[6][4] He made three appearances as the side were eliminated in the group stages scoring once in the 4–1 defeat to the United States.[3]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 13 January 2018
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Solihull Moors | 2017–18[3] | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
International
edit- As of match played 2 December 2017[2]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | |
References
edit- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/10/2017 and 31/10/2017" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 3. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Romario Martin". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d "R. Martin Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d Cassidy, Joel (2 February 2017). "MOORS YOUNGSTER RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL CALL-UP". Solihull Moors Vital Football. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ Brown, Shirley (7 October 2016). "Romario has joined Barwell". Barwell F.C. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ a b Cassidy, Joel (17 March 2017). "YOUNG DUO JOIN HIGHGATE ON LOAN". Solihull Moors Vital Football. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "Romulus Borrow International Striker". Non League Pitchero. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ "SQUAD NEWS: Ginnelly Adds Romario Martin to Boro' Ranks". Pitchero. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "SQUAD NEWS: Romario Martin Departs". Pitchero. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "NEW SIGNINGS". Twitter. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "Redditch United 3-2 Nuneaton Borough". Redditch United. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
External links
edit- Romario Martin at Soccerbase
- Romario Martin at Soccerway
- Romario Martin at National-Football-Teams.com
