| Lewis Martin | |
| Fullname: | Lewis Martin |
| Birth Date: | 8 April 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Bonnybridge,[1] Scotland |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Brechin City |
| Years1: | 2012–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Caps1: | 122 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2022-2023 |
| Clubs2: | Kelty Hearts |
| Caps2: | 28 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 12:16, 14 March 2021 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 29 September 2015 |
Lewis Martin (born 8 April 1996) is a Scottish[1] footballer who plays as a defender for Kelty Hearts. Martin has previously played for Dunfermline Athletic and also represented Scotland at Under-19 level.[2]
Born in Bonnybridge[1] on the outskirts of Falkirk, Martin started his footballing career with Rangers youth squads from under-10s level, before moving to Dunfermline Athletic at the age of sixteen.[1] He made his first team debut during the 2012–13 season as a 90th-minute substitute against Scottish First Division opponents Greenock Morton,[3] after the club encountered financial problems[4] resulting in the redundancy of seven first team players.[5] Martin then made his first full start in December 2013 in a league match against Ayr United and was a semi-permanent starter for the remainder of the 2013–14 season. His first goal for the club came in a one-all draw with Rangers.[6]
During the 2014–15 season, Martin played in every league match for the Pars, bar those where he was called up to the Scotland under-19 squad. The 2015–16 season began in much the same way, with Martin starting the first thirteen competitive matches. However, after being involved in a car accident at the end of September,[7] Martin missed the matches against Albion Rovers and St Mirren[8] [9] before returning to the starting eleven in a 3–0 win against Stranraer.[10] [11]
After undergoing groin surgery in August 2018, which was expected to keep him out for six weeks,[12] Martin missed almost the entire 2018–19 season, returning for Dunfermline's penultimate league match of the season against Greenock Morton.[13]
Martin eventually returned during the 2021/22 season after overcoming numerous injury setbacks. Following Dunfermline's relegation to Scottish League One, Martin's contract was not renewed and he left the club after ten years.[14]
In August 2014, Martin was called up for the Scotland under-19 squad to face Belgium in a friendly match in Tubize,[15] making his debut as a second-half substitute, replacing Blackburn Rovers defender Sam Lavelle.[2] [16] His first full start for the side was against Norway in a qualification match for the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, in a one-all draw which saw the side miss out on automatic qualification to the elite round of qualification.[17] In total, Martin made four appearances for the under-19 side.[18]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2012–13 | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Scottish League One | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[19] | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2[20] | 0 | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Scottish Championship | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4[21] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[22] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 129 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 164 | 5 | |||