Martin John (born 1 August 1988) is a professional

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who plays as a defender. He has played for Argentinos Juniors,

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...

, and Ontinyent.

Early life

Born in London, England, John has two brothers and one sister. At the age of 5 he moved to Italy where he lived for three years before moving to Canada. He grew up in

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and attended

Lisgar Collegiate Institute Lisgar Collegiate Institute is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board secondary school in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The school is located in downtown Ottawa by the Rideau Canal. History In 1843, a grammar school with 40 paying students was ...

. His mother is Swiss-Colombian and his father is Gambian.

Career

Youth and college

John played for the

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from the

University of Maine The University of Maine (UMaine or UMO) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Orono, Maine. It was established in 1865 as the land-grant college of Maine and is the Flagship universities, flagshi ...

Orono, Maine Orono () is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. Located on the Penobscot and Stillwater rivers, it was first settled by American colonists in 1774. They named it in honor of Chief Joseph Orono, a sachem of the indigenous Penobscot ...

, United States, after joining the team in 2005, before moving to the University at Buffalo, making 34 appearances for the university team

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between 2007 and 2008.

Cardiff City

After spending time playing for the reserve side of Argentinos Juniors, he appeared in a pre-season match for

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during a 4–1 win over

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Reserves on 24 July 2010. During the match, he was spotted by Cardiff City F.C. and was invited to join the club on trial in July 2010, eventually signing on a permanent basis. He made his debut on 11 August 2010 in a 4–1 win over Burton Albion in the first round of the

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. On 9 September 2010, John joined Newport County on a three-month loan deal, making his debut in a 1–0 win over Rushden & Diamonds. In August 2011 John went on trial for

Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Netanya F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל מכבי נתניה, ''Football Club Maccabi Netanya'') is an Israeli football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. Afte ...

from the Israeli Premier League. He played one game for the club in a

Toto Cup The Israel Toto Cup ( he, גביע הטוטו, ''Gvia Ha'Toto'') is an association football tournament that features clubs in the two highest divisions in Israel: the Israeli Premier League ( Ligat Ha'Al), and the second division Liga Leumit. Fro ...

fixture. In 2012, John signed for Spanish Segunda B side Ontinyent CF. John went on trial with

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

in July 2013.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:John, Martin 1988 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Camden English footballers Canadian soccer players Maine Black Bears men's soccer players Buffalo Bulls men's soccer players Ottawa Fury (2005–2013) players Argentinos Juniors footballers Cardiff City F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players USL League Two players National League (English football) players Association football defenders Lisgar Collegiate Institute alumni Canadian expatriate soccer players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Wales English expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate soccer players in Canada English expatriate footballers Ontinyent CF players