Ar'jany Martha

Ar'jany Martha (born 4 September 2003) is a Dutch-Curaçaoan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club AFC Ajax and the Curaçao national team.[1]

Ar'jany Martha
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-09-04) 4 September 2003
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Ajax
Number 42
Youth career
2013–2015 Spartaan '20
2015–2019 Sparta Rotterdam
2019–2020 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Jong Ajax 110 (9)
2023– Ajax 9 (0)
International career‡
2018 Netherlands U15 2 (0)
2018–2019 Netherlands U16 3 (1)
2019 Netherlands U17 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:44, 30 August 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Martha, whose roots lie in Curaçao,[2] joined Spartaan '20 in the south of his native city of Rotterdam during his childhood.[3] He later moved to the football academy of the professional club Sparta Rotterdam, where he played for four years. Then Martha moved to the Ajax academy.[4] Since the 2020–21 season he has been playing for the second team Jong Ajax in the second-tier Eerste Divisie.[5]

Ajax

On 2 November 2023, Martha made his debut for senior Ajax team, by starting in a 2–0 win over Volendam.[6]

International career

Netherlands youth

Martha was a youth international for the Netherlands.[2]

Curaçao

On 9 March 2024, it was announced that Martha had been called up by Dick Advocaat to join the Curaçao national team as part of the 23-man squad for the training camp scheduled for 18 to 25 March 2024 in Alanya, Turkey, ahead of the teams 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign in June.[7]

Career statistics
As of match played 3 May 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Ajax 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 293———293
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 283———283
2022–23 Eerste Divisie 303———303
2023–24 Eerste Divisie 230———230
Total 1109———1109
Ajax Amsterdam 2023–24 Eredivisie 120102[lower-alpha 1]0—150
Career total 12291020001259
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "Ajacied Martha nieuw gezicht in eerste selectie Advocaat bij Curaçao". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 9 March 2024.
  2. "Ar'jany Martha: talento olandese classe 2003". 10 January 2020.
  3. Willemse, Ricardo (4 June 2019). "Ar'jani Martha tekent contract". Spartaan'20 (in Dutch).
  4. "Ajax contracteert drie jeugdspelers". NHNieuws.nl (in Dutch). 4 June 2019.
  5. "Jong Ajax Skills Challenge #2 | Jaymillio Pinas en Ar'Jany Martha". Ajax (in Dutch). 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  6. "Debutant Martha: 'This is a dream for every boy'". AFC Ajax. 3 November 2023.
  7. "Dick Advocaat verrast met Ajax-speler Ar'jany Martha als debutant in selectie Curaçao". 9 March 2024.
  8. Ar'jany Martha at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 August 2020.


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