Cuco Martina

Cuco Martina
Martina with Southampton in 2015
Personal information
Full name Rhu-endly Aurelio Jean-Carlo Martina[1]
Date of birth (1989-09-25) 25 September 1989
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current team
 Stoke City
(on loan from Everton)
Number 23
Youth career
Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 RBC Roosendaal 68 (2)
2011–2013 RKC Waalwijk 43 (1)
2013–2014 Jong Twente 11 (0)
2013–2015 Twente 48 (1)
2015–2017 Southampton 24 (1)
2017– Everton 21 (0)
2018– → Stoke City (loan) 8 (0)
National team‡
2011– Curaçao 38 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:50, 6 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:03, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

Rhu-endly Aurelio Jean-Carlo "Cuco" Martina (born 25 September 1989) is a professional footballer who plays for Stoke City on loan from Premier League club Everton. He plays primarily as a right back, but can also play as a centre back or defensive midfielder.[2]

A youth player at Feyenoord, he began his senior career with RBC Roosendaal in the Eerste Divisie, followed by two seasons each at Eredivisie clubs RKC Waalwijk and FC Twente. In 2015, he joined Premier League club Southampton, and two years later Everton.

Born and raised in the Netherlands, he represents Curaçao at international level, for whom he is captain. First capped in 2011, he has won the 2017 Caribbean Cup, and he represented the team at the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Early and personal life

Martina was born in Rotterdam.[2] He grew up in the south of the city with his mother, brothers and sister.[3] Martina did not know his father, and states his elder brother was instead like a father to him.[3] His brother Javier is also a footballer.[4] Derwin is not related to him, despite media reports to the contrary.[5]

Club career

Netherlands

Martina played youth football with Feyenoord.[3] He spent his early senior career with RBC Roosendaal in the Eerste Divisie.[2][6][7] In 2011, he joined RKC Waalwijk of the Eredivisie.[8] He played 59 official matches in two seasons in North Brabant, scoring to open a 2–0 home win over N.E.C. on 8 December 2012.[9]

On 30 July 2013, he joined FC Twente on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[10] Martina played 59 games across all competitions for the Enschede club, scoring once: an added-time equaliser in a 2–2 home draw with Feyenoord on 23 February 2014.[11]

Southampton

He signed a two-year contract with English club Southampton on 7 July 2015.[12] An unused substitute in the first leg,[13] Martina made his Southampton debut in their UEFA Europa League third qualifying round second leg away to Vitesse Arnhem, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 win on 6 August.[14] Three days later, he made his league debut as a half-time substitute for fellow new signing Cédric Soares in a 2–2 draw against Newcastle United.[15] Martina became the first-ever Curaçao international to play for Southampton and the second to play in the Premier League after West Bromwich Albion's Shelton Martis in 2009.[4]

On 26 December 2015, on his first start, Martina scored his only goal for the Saints, a long-range strike to open a 4–0 win over Arsenal. He became the first Curaçaoan to score in the Premier League.[16] He was released by Southampton at the end of the 2016–17 season.[17]

Everton

On 17 July 2017, following his release from Southampton, Martina joined fellow Premier League side Everton on a three-year deal, reuniting with his former Saints manager Ronald Koeman.[18][19] Martina made his league debut for Everton on 12 August, when his club beat Stoke City 1–0 at Goodison Park.[20]

Martina joined Stoke, newly relegated to the EFL Championship, on a loan for the 2018–19 season.[21] He made his debut on 25 August, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home win over Hull City.[22]

International career

Martina made his international debut for Curaçao on 9 August 2011, in their first match since the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles. He played the first half of the 1–0 friendly loss to the Dominican Republic at the Estadio Panamericano in San Cristóbal, before being substituted for Kenny Kunst.[2][23] He has played in qualifying matches for the 2014 and 2018 World Cups.[24] He served as national team captain.[25]

Martina was part of the Curaçao squad that won the 2017 Caribbean Cup in Martinique, defeating Jamaica 2–1 in the final.[26] He captained the team at the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[27]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 October 2018[28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
RBC Roosendaal 2008–09 Eerste Divisie 14000——140
2009–10 Eerste Divisie 23110——241
2010–11 Eerste Divisie 32100——321
Total 69210——702
RKC Waalwijk 2011–12 Eredivisie 23000——230
2012–13 Eredivisie 34120——361
Total 57120——591
FC Twente 2013–14 Eredivisie 16110—00171
2014–15 Eredivisie 32050—2[lower-alpha 1]0390
Total 48160—20561
Jong FC Twente 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 11000——110
Southampton 2015–16[29] Premier League 15110002[lower-alpha 1]0181
2016–17[30] Premier League 9020205[lower-alpha 1]0180
Total 241302070361
Everton 2017–18[31] Premier League 21010006[lower-alpha 1]0280
2018–19[32] Premier League 000000—00
Total 210100060280
Stoke City (loan) 2018–19[32] Championship 800010—90
Career total 2365130301502695
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International

Statistics accurate as of matches played on 10 September 2018.[2]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Curaçao
201190
201200
201320
201460
201570
201640
201770
201831
Total381

International goals

As of 10 September 2018. Scores and results list Curaçao's goal tally first.[28]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 September 2018Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao Grenada2–010–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification

Honours

Southampton[7]

Curaçao[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Cuco Martina". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "Cuco Martina heet eigenlijk Rhu-endly" (in Dutch). Twente Insite. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  4. 1 2 "In Profile: Cuco Martina". Southampton F.C. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Derwin Martina: York City release defender after playing one game for reserve team". BBC Sport. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 Cuco Martina at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  8. ↑ Ummels, Jody (27 June 2011). "Overzicht van de Brabantse voetbaltransfers" (in Dutch). Omroep Brabant. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Degelijk RKC Waalwijk verslaat dramatisch NEC: 2–0" (in Dutch). Omroep Brabant. 8 December 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Cuco Martina naar FC Twente" (in Dutch). FC Twente. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "FEYENOORD PEGGED BACK IN INJURY TIME". Feyenoord. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "Cuco Martina: Southampton sign FC Twente defender". BBC Sport. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  13. ↑ Williams, Adam (30 July 2015). "Southampton 3–0 Vitesse". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  14. ↑ Jennings, Patrick (6 August 2015). "Vitesse 0–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  15. ↑ Davis, Matt (9 August 2015). "Newcastle 2–2 Southampton". Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "Martina: An unbelievable feeling". Southampton F.C. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  17. ↑ "Saints release four players". Southampton FC. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  18. ↑ "Blues Swoop For Martina". Everton Official Site. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  19. ↑ "Cuco Martina: Everton sign out-of-contract Southampton defender". BBC Sport. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  20. ↑ "Everton 1–0 Stoke City". BBC Sport. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  21. ↑ "Cuco Martina: Stoke City sign Everton defender on a season-long loan deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  22. ↑ "Stoke City 2–0 Hull City". BBC Sport. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  23. ↑ "Zoet houdt weer de nul, Martina met Curaçao onderuit" (in Dutch). RKC Waalwijk. 7 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  24. ↑ Cuco Martina – FIFA competition record (archive)
  25. ↑ Connor O'Neill (24 August 2016). "Who is Everton target Cuco Martina? Everything you need to know". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  26. ↑ Williams, Sean (26 June 2017). "Boyz edged 1–2 by Curacao in Caribbean Cup final". Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  27. ↑ "Curaçao 2 – 0 Jamaica". CONCACAF. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  28. 1 2 Cuco Martina at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Cuco Martina in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Cuco Martina in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Cuco Martina in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  32. 1 2 "Games played by Cuco Martina in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2018.

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