Chance creation
Playmaking output: assists, key passes, and custom chance-creation signals.
National League - North - Play-offs · Defender · #0 · England · 26 yrs
D. Martin is a defender. D. Martin is a English international, 26 years old, defender. D. Martin was born in Maidstone, England on 1999-09-10. D. Martin is 173 cm tall. D. Martin's Sportra profile tracks season statistics across National League - North - Play-offs, FA Cup, National League - South, FA Trophy, and other leagues. D. Martin's page brings together career clubs, trophies, injury history, multi-competition stats, and related news headlines. On Sportra you can explore D. Martin season statistics, transfer history, trophies, injury updates, and related news across every competition tracked in the profile.
Defender · #0
| Date | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Free Transfer |  Welling United WEL |  Weston-super-Mare WES |
| 2024-08-09 | Free |  Torquay TOR | Welling United WEL |
| 2021-07-19 | N/A |  Bath City BAT | Torquay TOR |
Season intelligence
Profile as Defender: balanced output without a single dominant trait. Archetype: Balanced contributor.
Scaled 0–99 from season output — map to fantasy, comparisons, or scouting cards.
Per-90 rates, efficiency ratios, and Sportra indices from season totals.
Playmaking output: assists, key passes, and custom chance-creation signals.
Every tracked category for this league and season, grouped by Sportra.
Season intelligence
Profile as Defender: high usage. Archetype: Box-to-box engine.
Scaled 0–99 from season output — map to fantasy, comparisons, or scouting cards.
Per-90 rates, efficiency ratios, and Sportra indices from season totals.
How clinical and direct the player was in front of goal — volume, accuracy, and conversion.
Playmaking output: assists, key passes, and custom chance-creation signals.
Minutes, availability, and how central they were to the team.
Every tracked category for this league and season, grouped by Sportra.
Gerard Martin urged calm after FC Barcelona’s 2-2 draw with Birmingham City, followed by a 3-2 defeat on penalties, insisting the result was less important than the progress made during pre-season.T...
Celtic manager Martin O'Neill has been talking to the media before Monday's Scottish Premiership opener against Dundee. O'Neill confirms West Ham have bid for midfielder Arne Engels, although it "doesn't remotely meet our valuation". O'Neill stressed Celtic's aim is to try to keep both players and said it would be a "difficult task" to replace them, "but it's difficult to stop people if their ambition is to play in a big, big league".
Starting from the 2026-27 season, the Premier League and other English competitions are set to implement a new goalkeeper injury rule in order to stop time-wasting. The Premier League has long been at the forefront of adopting rule changes proposed by soccer’s governing bodies. Ahead of the 2026–27 campaign, the English top flight, alongside several other competitions across the country, will trial a new goalkeeper injury rule designed to crack down on tactical timeouts and time-wasting. As reported by sports journalist Ben Jacobs, the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) received approval from the International Football Association Board (IFAB) to roll out the trial for the upcoming 2026–27 season. PGMOL is the governing body responsible for overseeing match officials across English professional soccer. Consequently, the new rule will be enforced across the Premier League, the English Football League (EFL), major Football Association (FA) cup competitions, and the Women’s Super League (WSL). How the new rule works Goalkeepers going to ground to feign injury has grown into one of soccer’s oldest time-wasting tactics. Because keepers cannot easily be removed from the pitch for medical evaluation, a stoppage forces the match to grind to a halt, offering teams a prolonged breather or a chance to gather along the touchline for tactical instruction. Martin Dubravka of Burnley recieves treatment for a head injury. Under IFAB’s newly approved trial, anytime a match is stopped for a goalkeeper to receive medical treatment, an outfield teammate must temporarily leave the pitch for one minute of active play. This builds on recent player-evaluation protocols, but since a keeper cannot leave the field without forcing a stoppage, a teammate must serve the temporary exile outside the touchline instead. Once the head referee signals team physios onto the pitch, the manager has 10 seconds to select an outfield player to step off the field and report his choice to the fourth official. If the manager fails to nominate a player within that 10-second window, the team captain is automatically required to leave the field. Similar to general player-treatment rules, several exemptions will apply. An outfield teammate will not be required to leave the pitch if: The goalkeeper says they do not need the physio and they have not caused play to stop.The goalkeeper and an outfield player have collided.A goalkeeper is fouled and needs immediate treatment.A goalkeeper is bleeding.A goalkeeper suffered a serious injury (has to be substituted) or concussion. Additional World Cup-inspired rules for 2026-27 Ahead of the 2025-26 season, English soccer introduced an eight-second possession cap on goalkeepers to deter delay-of-game tactics and keep matches moving. Now, additional pace-of-play initiatives showcased at the 2026 World Cup will be integrated into the domestic calendar. Under the updated guidelines, players will face a strict five-second countdown on throw-ins and goal kicks, while substituted players will have a maximum of 10 seconds to exit the pitch. The complete package of rules is set to debut Saturday, Aug. 1, during the Carabao Cup preliminary round matchup between Tranmere Rovers and Rochdale.
Lisandro Martinez issued an honest response on the "Anti-Argentina" campaign while denying being disrespectful to Spain during the World Cup celebrations. Argentina’s 2026 World Cup run ended without gold following a heartbreaking final loss to Spain, leaving the silver medal as a meager consolation prize. Throughout and after the tournament, the Albiceleste and its players found themselves under heavy fire from global media outlets and social media users. A week after the final, defender Lisandro Martinez pushed back against the so-called “Anti-Argentina” campaign and denied allegations that the team disrespected Spain during postgame celebrations. Four years after their storybook title run in 2022, Lionel Messi and company were cast as the villains of the 2026 edition. Critics labeled Argentina’s style of play as “dirty,” pointing to a string of heavy fouls, yellow cards, and controversial refereeing decisions. However, the online narrative quickly spiraled beyond tactics into an effort to discredit the team’s achievements, with discussions often degrading into broader slurs against Argentine culture and its people. Back in his hometown of Gualeguay, Argentina, Martinez was asked directly about the online backlash and didn’t hold back: “I have quite a few mixed feelings about it. A little bit of anger because clearly they have no basis to generate that hate. Then I also see how my teammates fight on the pitch, how the fans encourage us, how they make us feel at home, and they talk about us being arrogant, about us being this or that… maybe that speaks a bit more about the people who do those things than about us.“ Martinez sets the record straight on Spain trophy ceremony Another flashpoint in the postgame fallout involved the behavior of Argentina’s squad during Spain’s trophy ceremony. As the Spain players stood on the podium celebrating and hoisting the World Cup trophy, camera angles showed the Argentine roster standing near the sideline with their backs turned toward La Roja. Spain lifts the FIFA World Cup Winner’s Trophy while Argentina national team looks at the fans. The moment came shortly after the final whistle, which saw a viral scuffle break out between players from both sides. However, head coach Lionel Scaloni dismissed any notion of bad blood in his postgame press conference, insisting his team meant no disrespect toward the newly crowned World Cup champions. The Manchester United center back echoed his manager’s sentiments, categorically denying any intention to snub Spain. “We were always very respectful of the opponent. It was also said that after the final, we hadn’t acknowledged Spain. We greeted all the players, all the coaching staff, we were there” Martinez stated. Martínez concluded by clarifying the context behind the viral image of the team facing away from the stage after falling short of back-to-back titles: “And then obviously the image that you see where we are turning our backs is when we our people were singing to us, right? So, it was also a show of respect towards our people, staying there in the moment that we had to stay.“
Broadcasters expect to have time to analyse the gameChannels planning for break to last 25 to 30 minutesITV and BBC are planning to screen in full Fifa’s controversial half-time show from the final at the New York New Jersey Stadium on Sunday, but the broadcasters remain in the dark over how long it will last.The Guardian revealed last month that there were concerns among broadcasters at the length of the half-time spectacle, which has been curated by Coldplay’s Chris Martin and will feature Madonna, Justin Bieber, Shakira and the K‑pop boyband BTS. They are planning for the interval to last between 25 and 30 minutes. Continue reading...
Daizen Maeda has reiterated his strong desire to play in the Premier League amid speculation about the 28-year-old Japan forward's future with Celtic. Nottingham Forest have submitted the first official offer of the summer for Celtic midfielder Arne Engels, while Roma are reportedly planning a bid and Villarreal are the latest to express an interest in the 22-year-old. Manager Martin O'Neill is not aware of any fresh approach from Nottingham Forest for Arne Engels but says Kelechi Iheanacho has been offered a new contract by Celtic, who are waiting for an answer from the 29-year-old striker.
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