Te Maire Martin

Te Maire Martin

Martin playing for the Wests Tigers in 2015.
Personal information
Born	(1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 21) Tokoroa, New Zealand
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	87 kg (13 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position	Five-eighth
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2016–17 Penrith Panthers 13 4 0 1 17 2017– North Queensland 1 2 0 0 8 Total 14 6 0 1 25 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2016 New Zealand 1 0 0 0 0
As of 4 October 2016 Source:

Te Maire Martin (born 2 October 1995) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. Martin primarily plays as a five-eighth. He previously played for Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League .

Born in Tokoroa, New Zealand, Martin is of Māori descent, specifically Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa and Waikato Tainui Iwi (tribe). Martin played his junior football for Turangawaewae before moving to the Gold Coast, Australia and attended Keebra Park State High School on a scholarship.

Martin was signed by the Wests Tigers and played in their Holden Cup team in 2014 and 2015, where he played in 40 matches and scored 15 tries. In both seasons of his Holden Cup career, Martin was named as the five-eighth in the Holden Cup Team of the Year. On 18 October 2014, Martin played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos, playing at five-eighth and kicked the game winning field goal, giving the Kiwis the 15-14 victory at Mt Smart Stadium. On 2 May 2015, Martin again played for the Junior Kiwis at five-eighth against the Junior Kangaroos, scoring a try in the 22-20 loss at Cbus Super Stadium.

On 24 September 2015, Martin was named in the New Zealand Kiwis training squad for their tour of Great Britain, but did not make the final squad.