Carl Martin
Encyclopedia
Carl Clarke Martin is an English
professional footballer who plays as a defender for Crewe Alexandra
.
, North London. Callum is still a player at Wealdstone
.
The twins began their football careers at the age of 11 playing for side Princes Park. They went on to play for Sunday football teams, including Pinnacle Youth FC, a club founded by proud dad Cuthbert. The pair also spent an amount of free time modelling, notibaly an advert for adidas with footballers such as Arjen Robben
and David Trezeguet
. The most memorable moment in the brother's football career so far is when they got the call up to represent England school boys U18s. In doing so they made history in becoming the 1st set of twins to be capped by England.
with Wealdstone
before signing for Football League Two
side Crewe Alexandra
in October 2009. He made his league debut for Crewe on 19 January 2010 in the 1–1 draw with Hereford United
at Edgar Street. On March 9, 2010, Martin was sent off in a league game against Grimsby Town
, which led to his manager Dario Gradi
slating him to the media, not for the sending off but for not following his manager's instructions by running with the ball. Gradi went on to state that Martin would not feature again until he could trust him to follow instructions, also stating: "whatever ban he gets will be music to my ears."
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
professional footballer who plays as a defender for Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra F.C.
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...
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Personal
Carl and twin brother Callum both had good career prospects in football having played since a young age and having football run in the family. Carl went to Hendon SchoolHendon School
Hendon School is a mixed comprehensive secondary school in the London Borough of Barnet. It specialises in languages, offering Japanese amongst others to its students.-Overview:...
, North London. Callum is still a player at Wealdstone
Wealdstone F.C.
Wealdstone Football Club are an English semi-professional football club who formed in Wealdstone, in the London Borough of Harrow, but are currently based a few miles away in Ruislip, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. At present, the club are members of the Isthmian League Premier Division. They...
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The twins began their football careers at the age of 11 playing for side Princes Park. They went on to play for Sunday football teams, including Pinnacle Youth FC, a club founded by proud dad Cuthbert. The pair also spent an amount of free time modelling, notibaly an advert for adidas with footballers such as Arjen Robben
Arjen Robben
Arjen Robben is a Dutch footballer who plays for the German Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. Though often classified as a forward, he usually plays behind the forwards as a winger, and he is also known for his dribbling skills...
and David Trezeguet
David Trézéguet
David Sergio Trezeguet is a World Cup winning French international footballer who currently is a free agent after being released by Baniyas SC on 21 Nov 2011....
. The most memorable moment in the brother's football career so far is when they got the call up to represent England school boys U18s. In doing so they made history in becoming the 1st set of twins to be capped by England.
Career
Martin started his career in non-league footballNon-league football
Non-League football is football in England played at a level below that of the Premier League and The Football League. The term non-League was commonly used well before 1992 when the top football clubs in England all belonged to The Football League; all clubs who were not a part of The Football...
with Wealdstone
Wealdstone F.C.
Wealdstone Football Club are an English semi-professional football club who formed in Wealdstone, in the London Borough of Harrow, but are currently based a few miles away in Ruislip, in the London Borough of Hillingdon. At present, the club are members of the Isthmian League Premier Division. They...
before signing for Football League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
side Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra F.C.
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...
in October 2009. He made his league debut for Crewe on 19 January 2010 in the 1–1 draw with Hereford United
Hereford United F.C.
Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',...
at Edgar Street. On March 9, 2010, Martin was sent off in a league game against Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
, which led to his manager Dario Gradi
Dario Gradi
Dario Gradi MBE is an Italian-born English football manager and former player, who was serving as manager of the Crewe Alexandra F.C. Academy. He is a former manager of Crewe Alexandra, with whom he has been associated for almost thirty years.Gradi is notable for his 24-year first spell as manager...
slating him to the media, not for the sending off but for not following his manager's instructions by running with the ball. Gradi went on to state that Martin would not feature again until he could trust him to follow instructions, also stating: "whatever ban he gets will be music to my ears."