Lyle Martin

Football player infobox| playername= Lyle Martin
fullname = Lyle Martin
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|3|25
cityofbirth = Bakersfield, California
countryofbirth = United States
height = height|ft=6|in=1
currentclub = Vancouver Whitecaps
clubnumber = 24
position = Defender
youthyears = 2004-2006
youthclubs = Cal State Bakersfield 79 (29)
years = 2005-2006 2007-
clubs = Bakersfield Brigade Vancouver Whitecaps
caps(goals) = 26 (14)
48 (1)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 27 September 2008
ntupdate =

Lyle Martin (born March 25, 1985 in Bakersfield, California) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for the Vancouver Whitecaps of the USL First Division.

Martin attended Cal State Bakersfield, playing in 79 career games and scoring 29 goals. In his senior year, he earned the 2006 California Collegiate Athletic Association goal-scoring title with 17 goals in 19 matches, which marked him for the second most single-season goals in school history.

In 2005 he played for Bakersfield Brigade of the USL Premier Development League, in his rookie season he played 10 games, scored five goals and set-up another for 11 points. In his second season he played in 16 matches last season, scoring nine goals and assisting on two for a total of 20 points.

He was drafted by Chivas USA in the Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft last January, but signed with the Vancouver Whitecaps of the USL First Division. In his first season in Vancouver, he earned 19 starts in 24 games and played 1,657 minutes, and was honoured with the Whitecaps Newcomer of the Year award.

External links

* [http://www.whitecapsfc.com/men/roster/teammember.aspx?id=99&team=Male player profile]