Chuck Martini
Moroccan-English footballer
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Choukri Moussaddik (Arabic: شكري مصدق; born 23 February 1970), also known as Chuck Martini (Arabic: تشاك مارتيني), is a Moroccan former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chuck Martini | ||
| Birth name | Choukri Moussaddik | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1970[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Meknes, Morocco[2] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tottenham Hotspur | |||
| Wimbledon | |||
| Leicester City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1996 | Wycombe Wanderers | 45 | (0) |
| 1992 | → Slough Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Slough Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1996 | Barnet | 0 | (0) |
| 1996 | Dallas Sidekicks | 30 | (0) |
| 1996 | Indianapolis Twisters | 6 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Columbus Invaders | 25 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Connecticut Wolves | 31 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | King's Lynn Town | 120 | |
| 2001 | Farnborough | ||
| Sutton United | 25 | ||
| 2002 | Maidstone United | ||
| 2002 | Dartford | ||
| 2002–2003 | Bromley | ||
| Folkestone Invicta | |||
| Windsor & Eton | |||
| 2005 | Kingstonian | 14 | (0) |
| Worthing | |||
| 2006–2007 | Dulwich Hamlet | ||
| 2007 | Molesey | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Godalming Town | ||
| 2010–2012 | Walton & Hersham | ||
| 2013– | Muscat Football Academy | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Meknes, Morocco, Martini moved to England at the age of three.[3] He started his career with the Tottenham Hotspur academy, before spending two years with Wimbledon.[4][5] He also played for Leicester City at first team level 4 appearances.[6] In 1990, he signed for Wycombe Wanderers, but would only go on to make thirty two appearances in all competitions for the Chairboys.[1][7] While at Wycombe Wanderers, he also represented them in five-a-side football where he won best player titles in both consecutive years 1994 and 1995[8] He had two short spells with Slough Town in 1992 and 1996, before leaving permanently for Barnet in 1996.[9]
After a few months at Barnet, and failing to make an appearance, he moved to the United States, where he played for the Dallas Sidekicks, Indiana Twisters, Columbus Invaders and Connecticut Wolves.[10][11][12]
On his return to England, Martini signed for King's Lynn Town in late 1998.[13] In his two years with the club, he set a new clean sheet record.[4] He also spent time with Farnborough in 2001,[14] as well as playing for Sutton United, Folkestone Invicta and Dartford.[4] He joined Maidstone United in March 2002, signing a three-match deal with the Stones.[15] Later in the same year, he moved to Bromley, before his release in July 2003.[4][16]
He had a short stint with Kingstonian in 2005, spent time with Worthing and Dulwich Hamlet, and then was at Molesey in 2007, following the departure of Steve Beeks.[4][17][18]
International career
There are numerous mentions of Martini as a "Moroccan international", with Martini himself saying he felt "blessed" to represent Morocco at the international level on four occasions.[3] According to one source, he played 17 games for the Morocco under-21 team and four times for the full national team.
Managerial career
Martini served as manager of Godalming Town between 2007 and 2010, in his first season in charge, saving Godalming Town from relegation and steering them to their highest step 4 league position. 2010 was arguably Godalming Town best ever season in their entire history finishing in the Ryman League 1 play off final and reaching FA Troaphy 4th round along with FA Cup 3rd round Qualifier he then switched to Walton & Hersham, spending three years with the Swans.[5][19]
He has also served as head coach of the Muscat Football Academy in Oman.[3]
