Marvin Martin

Marvin Martin

Martin playing for Lille in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-01-10) 10 January 1988 (age 29)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Dijon (on loan from Lille)
Number	13
Youth career
1994–1996	Club Athlétique de Paris
1996–2002	Montrouge CF
2002–2008	Sochaux
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2012	Sochaux	133	(88)
2012–	Lille	70	(45)
2017–	→ Dijon (loan)	1	(0)
National team
2008–2011	France U21	10	(1)
2011–2012	France	15	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 November 2016.

Marvin Martin (French pronunciation: ​[maʁ.vin maʁ.tɛ̃] ; born 10 January 1988) is a French international footballer who currently plays for French club Dijon FCO on loan from Lille in Ligue 1. He plays as a creative play-making midfielder and is described as a player with "very good technique on the ball" and "excellent vision", which compensates for his relatively small frame. Martin is a former France youth international having starred for his country at under-21 level from 2008 to 2010.

Martin was born in the 14th arrondissement of Paris and hails from the Porte de Vanves area. He therefore grew up close to the Parc des Princes and regularly attended Paris Saint-Germain games, developing a passion for the French capital club. He began his football career at Club Athlétique de Paris at the age of six and, after two years at the club, joined sports club Montrouge CF in the southern Parisian suburbs. Martin's commitment to football accelerated after the France national team won the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He described the victory as "the moment I wanted become a professional player". While playing at Montrouge, Martin trained and played alongside Hatem Ben Arfa, Issiar Dia, Flavien Belson and Dominique Malonga. The quartet were beneficial to the under-13 team that won the Coupe de Paris in 1997 defeating PSG in the final.