Ciarán Martyn (born 25 March 1980) is an Irish retired footballer who last played as a midfielder for Ballinamallard United of the

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Career

Born in

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, Ireland, Martyn started his career at U.C.D. where he scored in a

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clash with

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. Martyn played with Derry City from 2002 until his loan move to Fredrikstad F.K. in 2007. He is one of the few players (if not the only one) who have paid to play for Derry City. Having signed a pre-contract with Shelbourne a number of seasons ago, he changed his mind and was forced to pay £8,000 to escape the agreement. An attacking midfielder with an eye for goal, the

man moved to

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to show his commitment to the club. In August 2006 Martyn scored twice in the

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win over Gretna F.C. In November 2006 he made his 200th appearance for the club when he was brought on as a 60th-minute substitute against Cork City FC in the Brandywell. This made him the 16th player to reach this milestone since Derry's inception to the

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in 1985. He finished the 2006 season as Derry's second-highest scorer with 15 goals scored in total. This tally included 8 goals scored in the Premier Division and another 7 scored in the cup competitions. Signed from UCD by Kevin Mahon, Martyn has played at numerous under-age levels for the

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. On 31 March 2007, Martyn signed an agreement to be hired out to Norwegian top division team Fredrikstad F.K. until July 2007.Martyn goes on loan
", ''CityWeb'', 1 April 2007. Following financial difficulties at the Brandywell, it was announced on 19 January 2010 that Martyn had left Derry City and signed for

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. Martyn suffered a tricky first year and a half at Glentoran due to long-term injuries. When he was fit to play he was approved by the supporters of Glentoran. Martyn scored on his Glentoran debut against

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; however, the Glens were defeated 4–3 at the Coleraine Showgrounds. He also gave Glentoran the lead at Windsor Park against Coleraine in the C.I.S. Final win under manager Scott Young. He scored a vital away goal in Glentoran's 1–0 win over Glenavon at Mourneview. He took a four figure pay cut for Glentoran under manager Scott Young. This was first announced in an edition of the ''Glentoran Gazette'' match day magazine. Martyn was issued the number six jersey at Glentoran for the 2011/12 season. He was released from Glentoran on 24 May 2012. He then joined Glenavon on a short-term contract in November 2012 before signing a one-and-a-half-year deal with the club on 8 December. Martyn featured when Glenavon beat Ballymena United 2–1 in the 2014 Irish Cup final, he also played in the 2016 final, in which Glenavon defeated Linfield 2–0.

Personal life

He is a first cousin of British 400m runner

Martyn Rooney Martyn Joseph Rooney (born 3 April 1987) is an English Sprint (running), sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres event. He reached the 400 m final at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won bronze in the 4 × 400 metres relay. A mainstay on the ...

Honours

UCD * FAI Super Cup (1): 2000–01 Derry City *

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(1):

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(4):

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

Glentoran *

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(1): 2009–10 Glenavon *

Irish Cup The Irish Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly referred to as the Irish Cup (currently known as the Clearer Water Irish Cup for sponsorship purposes) is the primary Association football, football single elimination, knockout cup compet ...

(2): 2013–14, 2015–16

External links

Martyn's player profile on CityWeb (archived)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Martyn, Ciaran 1980 births Living people Republic of Ireland men's association footballers University College Dublin A.F.C. players Derry City F.C. players League of Ireland players Glentoran F.C. players NIFL Premiership players Fredrikstad FK players Eliteserien players Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Association footballers from Sligo (town) Men's association football midfielders Glenavon F.C. players Ballinamallard United F.C. players 21st-century Irish sportsmen