BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY
BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY Anthony Martial
Martial playing for AS Monaco in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Martial | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Massy, France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team
| Manchester United | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2009 | CO Les Ulis | ||
| 2009–2012 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012–2013 | Lyon | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Monaco | 49 | (11) |
| 2015– | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | France U16 | 17 | (9) |
| 2011–2012 | France U17 | 13 | (9) |
| 2012–2013 | France U18 | 4 | (3) |
| 2013 | France U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2013– | France U21 | 12 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 August 2015.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:51, 1 April 2015 (UTC)† Appearances (Goals). | |||
Anthony Martial (born 5 December 1995) is a French footballer who plays as a forward for Manchester United. Formed at Lyon, he transferred to Monaco in 2013 for a fee of €6 million, where he later became a regular. Two years later, he joinedManchester United for an initial £36 million, the highest fee paid for a teenager in football history. An international for France from under-16 to under-21 level, he received his first senior call-up in 2015.
Club career
Olympique Lyonnais
Born in Massy, Essonne, Martial spent his youth years in CO Les Ulis from 2001.[1] At just 14 years old in 2009 he was spotted by scouts from the Olympique Lyonnais academy and joined it the same year. During his second season in the Under-17 team he distinguished himself by scoring 32 goals in 21 games, which resulted in a call-up to the France national under-17 football team for the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Slovenia.
His got his professional debut for Lyon on 6 December 2012, in a Europa League group stage match against Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona, replacing goalscorer Yassine Benzia for the final ten minutes of a 2–0 victory at the Stade de Gerland.[2] His first Ligue 1 game came on 3 February 2013 against Ajaccio, when he came on as a substitute in the 79th minute for Rachid Ghezzal in a 3–1 away loss.[3] He made two further appearances from the bench over the season.
AS Monaco
On 30 June 2013, AS Monaco announced they had signed Martial to a three-year contract for a fee of €5 million plus bonuses.[4][5] On 24 November, he made his first league appearance for the club at the age of 17, replacing Radamel Falcaoafter 63 minutes and playing a part in Mounir Obbadi's goal which gave victory away to FC Nantes.[6] He scored his first goal for the principality club on his first start, a 2–0 win over Rennes at the Stade Louis II six days later.[7] His campaign was disrupted by a sprained ankle against Valenciennes in December.[8] On 27 January 2014, he extended his contract until June 2018.[8]
In his second season at Monaco, Martial scored nine goals in 36 Ligue 1 games, starting on 5 October 2014 when as a substitute for Lucas Ocampos, he gained a 1–1 draw at reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain with a last-minute strike from close range.[9] He scored twice against a ten-man Bastia on 13 March 2015 in a 3–0 home victory.[10] On 26 June, he further extended his link with the team until 2019.[11]
On 4 August 2015, Martial scored his first goal in European competition, in a 4–0 home win over BSC Young Boys in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League; Monaco advanced 7–1 on aggregate.[12]
Manchester United
On 1 September 2015, Martial completed a move to Manchester United for £36 million, potentially rising to £58 million, on a four-year contract with the option of a fifth.[13][14] This was the highest transfer fee paid for a teenager, breaking the record of £27 million which United paid for Luke Shaw a year earlier, and that PSG had paid for Marquinhos in 2013.[15] The fee was reportedly met with astonishment by the French public.[15]
International career
Martial scored five goals as France topped their qualification group for the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship: two goals in a 5–0 win over the Faroe Islands, and ahat-trick against Northern Ireland in Luxembourg.[16] He added two more in elite round victories against Switzerland and Sweden to confirm qualification.[17] He netted once in a group stage exit at the final tournament in Slovenia, a 2–2 opening game draw with Iceland at the Domžale Sports Park.[18]
Martial played all five games for France under-19 at the 2013 European Championship in Lithuania, finishing as runners-up to Serbia.[19]
On 26 August 2015, Martial was called up to the senior France squad for the first time, for friendlies against Portugal and Serbia in the following month.[20]
Style of play
According to journalist Philippe Auclair, Martial plays in a style similar to former French international Thierry Henry, with speed and technical ability both in wide positions and up front.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 30 August 2015.[21]
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lyon | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Monaco | 2013–14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 12 | ||
| 2015–16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Manchester United | 2015–16 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 52 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 72 | 15 | ||
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