- Ersen Martin
Football player infobox
playername = Ersen Martin
fullname = Ersen Martin
height = 1.96 m
weight = 85 kg
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1979|5|5|df=y
cityofbirth =Marktredwitz
countryofbirth =West Germany
currentclub =Recreativo de Huelva
clubnumber = 9
position = Centre forward
youthyears = 1996–1998
youthclubs = FC Nürnberg II
years = 1998–1999 1999–2000 2000–2001 2001–2002 2002–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–
clubs = FC Nürnberg BeşiktaşSiirtspor (loan) GöztepeDenizlispor Ankaraspor Trabzonspor Recreativo de Huelva
caps(goals) = 1 (0) 19 (2) 21 (8) 28 (7) 100 (34) 29 (6) 26 (11) 9 (1)
nationalyears = 1997–1999 1999–2001 2005–
nationalteam = Turkey U19 Turkey U21 Turkey
nationalcaps(goals) = 8 (5) 8 (2) 4 (0)
pcupdate =1 August 2008
ntupdate =1 August 2008 Ersen Martin (born
May 5 ,1979 inMarktredwitz ,West Germany ) is a Turkish football centre forward who currently plays forRecreativo de Huelva .Club career
Born in
Germany , Ersen started playing in1. FC Nürnberg , switching toTurkey after just one season. He went on to representBeşiktaş J.K. ,Siirtspor (loan), Göztepe,Denizlispor andAnkaraspor .Ersen had everything arranged with
La Liga 'sRecreativo de Huelva in August 2007, but the deal eventually collapsed and he stayed at Trabzonspor. In October,FIFA stepped in and declared Ersen a Recreativo player. [ [http://www.internetspor.com/v3/futbol/haber.php?haberID=61952 Ersen for Huelva] tr icon] [ [http://www.recreativohuelva.com/pag/noticias_detalle.asp?idnoticias=4479&seccion=Noticias FIFA grants Ersen transfer to play for "Recre"] es icon] He had dual citizenship, but that status changed with 2007 changes in German laws and so, Ersen played for theAndalusia side as a foreign player.On
February 3 ,2008 , Ersen finally debuted with Recreativo, with a sour note, asSevilla FC won 2-1 away, and the Turkish was sent off for a reckless challenge, after just 8 minutes as a substitute. OnApril 27 he got his first start and netted his first goal for "Recre" and also assisted Javier Camuñas, in a 2-0 home win that sentLevante UD to the second division. [ [http://www.milliyet.com.tr/default.aspx?aType=SonDakika&Kategori=spor&ArticleID=521800&Date=28.04.2008 Ersen scores first goal for Huelva] tr icon]International career
Ersen received his first cap for the Turkish national team in 2005.
Trivia
*Ersen's younger brother
Erkan Martin has also played with FC Nürnberg.References
External links
* [http://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil.php?id=4817 Weltfussball.de profile] de icon
* [http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/spieler/7035/ersenmartin/transferdaten.html Transfermarkt.de profile] de icon
* [http://www.bordomavi.net/index.php?page=duyurular&d_id=429 Trabzonspor fansite] tr icon
* [http://www.lfp.es/historico/primera/plantillas/historial.asp?jug=7925 Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional] es icon
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