Romario Martin

Romario Tyrese Martin (born 30 August 1999) is a Kittian and Nevisian professional footballer who currently plays for Southern League Premier Division Central side Redditch United, where he plays as a forward.

Romario Martin
Martin in February 2020
Personal information
Full name Romario Tyrese Martin[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-30) 30 August 1999[2]
Place of birth Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Redditch United
Youth career
Walsall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Continental Star
2016–2018 Solihull Moors 2 (0)
2016–2017 → Barwell (loan)
2017 → Highgate United (loan)
2018 → Romulus (loan)
2018 Hednesford Town
2018 Rugby Town
2019 Nuneaton Borough
2019 Coleshill Town 1 (0)
2019– Redditch United 12 (2)
2019 → Romulus (dual)
National team‡
2017– Saint Kitts and Nevis U20 3 (1)
2017– Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:00, 24 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:00, 24 February 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Martin grew up in Birmingham, West Midlands and started his career in the youth team at Walsall.[4] He later joined Midland Football League side Continental Star before he signed for the Academy at Solihull Moors in the summer of 2016.[4] In October 2016, he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Barwell on loan.[5] Whilst still part of the Solihull Moors Academy he spent two weeks on trial at EFL League Two side Grimsby Town in early 2017.[4] On 17 March 2017 he joined Midland Football League side Highgate United on loan until the end of the season.[6]

On 28 October 2017 he made his first team debut for Solihull in the National League replacing Akwasi Asante as a late substitute in the 4–0 defeat to AFC Fylde.[3] He made a further three appearances for the first team before he signed for Northern Premier League Division One South side Romulus on loan.[7]

Martin signed for Southern League Premier Central side Nuneaton Borough on 7 June 2019.[8] Romario departed Nuneaton Borough on 29 August 2019, joining Southern League Division One Central side Coleshill Town.[9]

On 14 September 2019, Martin left Coleshill Town and returned to the Southern League Premier Central, signed for Redditch United, who had spent some time on trial with earlier in the season.[10] Martin scored his first and second goals for Redditch United in a 3-2 victory over Nuneaton Borough on 22 February 2020, following on from a 30 game losing streak.[11]

International career

Martin received his first call-up to Saint Kitts and Nevis in February 2017 to the under-20 side for qualification matches for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[6][4] He made three appearances as the side were eliminated in the group stages scoring once in the 4–1 defeat to the United States.[3]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 13 January 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Solihull Moors 2017–18[3] National League 2000—2[lower-alpha 1]040
Career total 2000—2040
  1. Appearances in the FA Trophy

International
As of match played 2 December 2017[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Saint Kitts and Nevis 201711
Total11

References
  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/10/2017 and 31/10/2017" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 3. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. "Romario Martin". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  3. "R. Martin Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. Cassidy, Joel (2 February 2017). "MOORS YOUNGSTER RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL CALL-UP". Solihull Moors Vital Football. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  5. Brown, Shirley (7 October 2016). "Romario has joined Barwell". Barwell F.C. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  6. Cassidy, Joel (17 March 2017). "YOUNG DUO JOIN HIGHGATE ON LOAN". Solihull Moors Vital Football. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  7. "Romulus Borrow International Striker". Non League Pitchero. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  8. "SQUAD NEWS: Ginnelly Adds Romario Martin to Boro' Ranks". Pitchero. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  9. "SQUAD NEWS: Romario Martin Departs". Pitchero. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  10. "NEW SIGNINGS". Twitter. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  11. "Redditch United 3-2 Nuneaton Borough". Redditch United. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
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