Ar'jany Martha
Dutch footballer (born 2003)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2003-09-04) 4 September 2003 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ajax | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Spartaan '20 | ||
| 2015–2019 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| 2019–2020 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Jong Ajax | 107 | (9) |
| 2023– | Ajax | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Netherlands U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Netherlands U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2019 | Netherlands U17 | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:44, 30 August 2020 (UTC) | |||
Ar'jany Martha (born 4 September 2003) is a Dutch-Curaçaoan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club AFC Ajax and the Curaçao national team.[1]
Club career
Early career
Martha, whose roots lie in Curaçao,[2] joined Spartaan '20 in the south of his native city of Rotterdam during his childhood.[3] He later moved to the football academy of the professional club Sparta Rotterdam, where he played for four years. Then Martha moved to the Ajax academy.[4] Since the 2020–21 season he has been playing for the second team Jong Ajax in the second-tier Eerste Divisie.[5]
Ajax
On 2 November 2023, Martha made his debut for senior Ajax team, by starting in a 2–0 win over Volendam.[6]
International career
Netherlands youth
Martha was a youth international for the Netherlands.[2]
Curaçao
On 9 March 2024, it was announced that Martha had been called up by Dick Advocaat to join the Curaçao national team as part of the 23-man squad for the training camp scheduled for 18 to 25 March 2024 in Alanya, Turkey, ahead of the teams 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign in June.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 April 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 3 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 28 | 3 | — | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 3 | — | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 106 | 9 | — | — | — | 106 | 9 | |||||
| Ajax Amsterdam | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Career total | 116 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 9 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- ^ "Ajacied Martha nieuw gezicht in eerste selectie Advocaat bij Curaçao". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 9 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Ar'jany Martha: talento olandese classe 2003". 10 January 2020.
- ^ Willemse, Ricardo (4 June 2019). "Ar'jani Martha tekent contract". Spartaan'20 (in Dutch).
- ^ "Ajax contracteert drie jeugdspelers". NHNieuws.nl (in Dutch). 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Jong Ajax Skills Challenge #2 | Jaymillio Pinas en Ar'Jany Martha". Ajax (in Dutch). 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Debutant Martha: 'This is a dream for every boy'". AFC Ajax. 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Dick Advocaat verrast met Ajax-speler Ar'jany Martha als debutant in selectie Curaçao". 9 March 2024.
- ^ Ar'jany Martha at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
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AFC Ajax – current squad
- 1 Rulli
- 2 Rensch
- 3 Gaaei
- 4 Hato
- 6 Henderson
- 7 Bergwijn (c)
- 8 Taylor
- 9 Brobbey
- 10 Akpom
- 11 Forbs
- 12 Gorter
- 13 Kaplan
- 16 Mannsverk
- 18 Medić
- 19 Rijkhoff
- 21 Van den Boomen
- 22 Pasveer
- 23 Berghuis
- 24 Vos
- 25 Sosa
- 27 Van Axel Dongen
- 28 Fitz-Jim
- 30 Ávila
- 33 Tahirović
- 37 Šutalo
- 38 Hlynsson
- 39 Godts
- 40 Ramaj
- 42 Martha
- 47 Gooijer
- Manager: Van 't Schip
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