Derwin Martina

Derwin Martina

Martina warming up for York City in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-07-19) 19 July 1994 (age 22)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	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)
National team
2013	Curaçao U20	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:31, 3 March 2017 (UTC).

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

Martina was born in Amsterdam, joining the Ajax Academy in 2008. 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. In July 2013, he signed a one-year professional contract with Ajax.

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. On 8 August 2014, he made his debut for RKC Waalwijk in a 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. 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.

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.

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