Shermaine Dacildes Efraim Martina (born 14 April 1996) is a Curaçaoan professional

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who plays as a midfielder for

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club Tongeren, and the Curaçao national team.

Club career

He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for

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on 7 August 2015 in a game against Helmond Sport. His contract with MVV expired in July 2020. In March 2021, Martina joined North Carolina FC in USL League One. After being without a club for nearly two years, Martina signed with

club Tongeren in October 2023, with the contract effective from 1 January 2024.

International career

Shermar made his international debut for the

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in a 1–1 friendly tie with

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on 23 March 2018.

Personal

He is a twin brother of

Shermar Martina Shermar Donald Emigdio Martina (born 14 April 1996) is a Curaçaoan football player who plays for the Curaçao national team. Club career He made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for MVV Maastricht on 1 May 2015 in a game against ...

, also a professional footballer.

Honours

International

Curaçao *

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* * 1996 births Living people Footballers from Willemstad Curaçao men's footballers Curaçao men's international footballers Dutch people of Curaçao descent Dutch twins Dutch men's footballers MVV Maastricht players North Carolina FC players K.S.K. Tongeren players Eerste Divisie players USL League One players Men's association football defenders 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Curaçao expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Curaçao expatriate sportspeople in the United States Curaçao expatriate sportspeople in Belgium {{Netherlands-footy-defender-stub