Dave Martin (footballer born 1985)

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Personal information
Dave Martin
Image:Martincard.jpg
Full name	David Adam Rupert Martin
Date of birth	3 June 1985 (1985-06-03) (age 23)
Place of birth	Sidcup, England
Playing position	Left Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Millwall
Number	21
Youth clubs
	Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004-2005 2005-2007 2007-2008 2008-	Slade Green Dartford Crystal Palace Millwall	0? 0(?) 0? (14) 14 0(0) 05 0(2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:48, 9 March 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

David "Dave" Martin (born 3 June 1985, Kent, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Millwall.

Aged 10 he was spotted by Brighton & Hove Albion, playing for Sussex schools. He moved up through the youth ranks, before moving back to Kent and joining local side Slade Green. David impressed at Slade Green and caught the attention of Dartford in the summer of 2005. In his first season at Dartford, Martin played 47 games, scoring 11 goals. In his next half season at Dartford, Martin scored 6 goals, before moving to Championship side Crystal Palace in January 2007, for a fee of £25,000.^[1]

Dave made his debut for Crystal Palace as a substitute in a 1-0 win over Southend United at Roots Hall on in February 2007, and made other substitute appearances during the remainder of the season.

Dave returned to Dartford for the first time since his transfer on 21 July 2007, playing in a friendly (which was arranged as part of his transfer) in front of a sell out crowd at Princes Park as Palace won 3-0.

He made his first ever Championship league start in Neil Warnock's first game in charge at Blackpool, but failed to hold down a regular place despite this due to a thigh strain.

At the end of the January 2008 transfer window, Dave moved across south London to League One side Millwall, who had been battling Crystal Palace for his pro contract after trials before Christmas, for an initial fee of £50,000, which could become £100,000 depending on appearances. ^[2]