Chris Martin (footballer, born 1990)

Chris Martin

Martin, hands on hips, after conceding in a 1–1 draw with Bury at Vale Park.
Personal information
Full name	Christopher Joseph Martin
Date of birth	(1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 26)
Place of birth	Mansfield, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Kidsgrove Athletic
Youth career
	Nottingham Forest
2005–2007	Port Vale
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2012	Port Vale	74	(0)
2007	→ Kidsgrove Athletic (loan)
2012–2013	Ilkeston
2013–2015	Mickleover Sports
2015–2016	Leek Town
2016–	Kidsgrove Athletic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Christopher Joseph Martin (born 21 July 1990) is an English football goalkeeper who plays for Kidsgrove Athletic in the Northern Premier League Division One South.

Having come through the club's youth set-up, he turned professional at Port Vale in 2007 after spending time on loan at non-league Kidsgrove Athletic. He spent 2007–08 and 2008–09 as Joe Anyon's deputy, before he won the #1 jersey in summer 2010, having established himself as the club's first choice keeper in the 2009–10 campaign. However, he was released after he spent most of the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons on the bench behind new signing Stuart Tomlinson. In August 2012, he dropped down three tiers to join Ilkeston. The following year he dropped down another division to play for Mickleover Sports . He helped Mickleover to win the Northern Premier League Division One South title in 2014–15. He joined Leek Town in June 2015, and then Kidsgrove Athletic in December 2016.

Martin joined the Port Vale youth system after leaving his home town club Nottingham Forest in 2005. He joined Northern Premier League First Division outfit Kidsgrove Athletic on loan in March 2007 at the age of 16. His Vale debut came against Swindon Town at the County Ground on 19 April 2008; where Port Vale were beaten 6–0. Manager Lee Sinnott refused to blame Martin for the heavy defeat.