Lewis Martin (footballer)
Scottish footballer
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Lewis Martin (born 8 April 1996) is a Scottish[1] footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish League Two club Forfar Athletic. Martin has previously played for Dunfermline Athletic, Kelty Hearts and Brechin City. He has also represented Scotland at Under-19 level.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Bonnybridge,[1] Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Forfar Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2022 | Dunfermline Athletic | 122 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Kelty Hearts | 28 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Brechin City | 54 | (3) |
| 2025– | Forfar Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Scotland U19 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 September 2015 | |||
Club career
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,[4] after the club encountered financial problems[5] resulting in the redundancy of seven first team players.[6] 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.[7]
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,[8] Martin missed the matches against Albion Rovers and St Mirren[9][10] before returning to the starting eleven in a 3–0 win against Stranraer.[11][12]
After undergoing groin surgery in August 2018, which was expected to keep him out for six weeks,[13] Martin missed almost the entire 2018–19 season, returning for Dunfermline's penultimate league match of the season against Greenock Morton.[14]
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.[15]
On 4 June 2023, Martin signed a two-year contract with Brechin City.[16]
On 12 May 2025, Martin signed a pre-contract agreement with Brechin's Angus neighbours and Scottish League Two club Forfar Athletic.[17]
International career
In August 2014, Martin was called up for the Scotland under-19 squad to face Belgium in a friendly match in Tubize,[18] making his debut as a second-half substitute, replacing Blackburn Rovers defender Sam Lavelle.[3][19] 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.[20] In total, Martin made four appearances for the under-19 side.[21]
Career statistics
- As of 27 May 2022[22]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dunfermline Athletic | 2012–13[23] | Scottish First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013–14[24] | Scottish League One | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| 2014–15[25] | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16[26] | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[27] | Scottish Championship | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[28] | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4[b][c] | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[29] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20[30] | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21[31] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[32] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 129 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 164 | 5 | ||
- Appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs
- Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- Appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
- Appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs
Honours
Club
- Dunfermline Athletic
