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Anthony Jordan Martial is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for English Premier League club Manchester United and the France national team.
Anthony Martial 2021-2022 Football Boots.
Anthony Martial 2021-2022 Football Boots.
Birthday : 5 December 1995 . Place of birth : Massy, France.
In his second season at Monaco, Martial scored nine goals in 36 Ligue 1 games, starting on 5 October 2014 when as a substitute for Lucas Ocampos, he gained a 1-1 draw at reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain with a last-minute strike from close range.
On 4 August 2015, Martial scored his first goal in European competition, in a 4-0 home win over BSC Young Boys in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League; Monaco advanced 7-1 on aggregate.
On 1 September 2015, Martial completed a move to Manchester United for £36 million, potentially rising to £58 million, on a four-year contract with the option of another year.
The clauses each relate to certain accomplishments being achieved in the next four years, including if Martial scores 25 goals during that span, racks up 25 caps for France or wins the Ballon d'Or before June 2019.
Manager Louis van Gaal called Martial an acquisition for United's future rather than for immediate use, and called the transfer fee "Ridiculous", alleging that Manchester United regularly had to pay £10 million more than other teams.
Martial made his debut in the North-West Derby at Old Trafford on 12 September as a 65th-minute substitute for Juan Mata, and scored the final goal of a 3-1 win over Liverpool.
On 23 September, again as a replacement for Mata, Martial scored his fourth goal in four games for his new club, concluding a 3-0 win over Ipswich Town in the third round of the League Cup.
In his second season at Monaco, Martial scored nine goals in 36 Ligue 1 games, starting on 5 October 2014 when as a substitute for Lucas Ocampos, he gained a 1-1 draw at reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain with a last-minute strike from close range.
On 4 August 2015, Martial scored his first goal in European competition, in a 4-0 home win over BSC Young Boys in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League; Monaco advanced 7-1 on aggregate.
On 1 September 2015, Martial completed a move to Manchester United for £36 million, potentially rising to £58 million, on a four-year contract with the option of another year.
The clauses each relate to certain accomplishments being achieved in the next four years, including if Martial scores 25 goals during that span, racks up 25 caps for France or wins the Ballon d'Or before June 2019.
Manager Louis van Gaal called Martial an acquisition for United's future rather than for immediate use, and called the transfer fee "Ridiculous", alleging that Manchester United regularly had to pay £10 million more than other teams.
Martial made his debut in the North-West Derby at Old Trafford on 12 September as a 65th-minute substitute for Juan Mata, and scored the final goal of a 3-1 win over Liverpool.
On 23 September, again as a replacement for Mata, Martial scored his fourth goal in four games for his new club, concluding a 3-0 win over Ipswich Town in the third round of the League Cup.
Martial won his first individual honour at United as he picked up the 'PFA Fan's Player of the Month' for September, in which he notched up three goals from two matches.
Martial retained his starting berth at Manchester United under new manager José Mourinho, starting ahead of in-form teammate Marcus Rashford on the left wing for the opening few games of the season.
On 2 October 2016, Martial came off the bench at Old Trafford to score United's only goal-his first of the new season-against Stoke City, a game that ended in a 1-1 draw.
On 30 November 2016, Martial was recalled to the side to face West Ham in the EFL Cup after receiving warnings about his starting spot in previous weeks from manager José Mourinho, he responded by scoring two goals in a 4-1 win to send United into the semi-final of the competition.
Martial retained his starting berth at Manchester United under new manager José Mourinho, starting ahead of in-form teammate Marcus Rashford on the left wing for the opening few games of the season.
On 2 October 2016, Martial came off the bench at Old Trafford to score United's only goal-his first of the new season-against Stoke City, a game that ended in a 1-1 draw.
On 30 November 2016, Martial was recalled to the side to face West Ham in the EFL Cup after receiving warnings about his starting spot in previous weeks from manager José Mourinho, he responded by scoring two goals in a 4-1 win to send United into the semi-final of the competition.
Martial returned to the starting line-up against Watford at Old Trafford on 11 February by providing an assist to Juan Mata and later scoring a goal for himself in the 60th minute, he was later declared the man of the match.
The victory earned Martial his third piece of silverware for United.
After a successful spell for Manchester United towards the end of last season, winning the League Cup and Europa League, Martial started the season as a substitute for most matches.
In October Martial scored United's only goal in their win over Tottenham and again in November against Watford and Newcastle United.
In January, Martial scored again against Everton away, scored against Stoke City and provide the winning goal against Burnley.
A lack of game time saw Martial fail to produce another goal for the club all season.
The victory earned Martial his third piece of silverware for United.
After a successful spell for Manchester United towards the end of last season, winning the League Cup and Europa League, Martial started the season as a substitute for most matches.
In October Martial scored United's only goal in their win over Tottenham and again in November against Watford and Newcastle United.
In January, Martial scored again against Everton away, scored against Stoke City and provide the winning goal against Burnley.
A lack of game time saw Martial fail to produce another goal for the club all season.
Martial made his first competitive appearance for Manchester United's 2018-19 season in their 3-2 loss to Brighton in the Premier League.
Two weeks prior saw Martial start in Manchester United's Champions League opener and score his first goal of the season in a 3-0 win against Young Boys of Bern.
On 24 November, Martial started in United's goalless draw with Crystal Palace, playing the full 90 minutes.
After missing United's tie with Southampton, Martial played in the club's home game against Arsenal in which he scored his eighth goal of the season with the match ending in a 2-2 draw.
On 22 December, under new manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Martial scored his ninth of the season in a 5-1 victory over Cardiff City.
On 25 January 2019, Martial scored Manchester United's third goal in a 3-1 win over Arsenal in the FA Cup Fourth Round; it was his first goal of 2019 and his 10th of the season.
On 31 January 2019, Martial signed a new five-year contract with Manchester United.
Two weeks prior saw Martial start in Manchester United's Champions League opener and score his first goal of the season in a 3-0 win against Young Boys of Bern.
On 24 November, Martial started in United's goalless draw with Crystal Palace, playing the full 90 minutes.
After missing United's tie with Southampton, Martial played in the club's home game against Arsenal in which he scored his eighth goal of the season with the match ending in a 2-2 draw.
On 22 December, under new manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Martial scored his ninth of the season in a 5-1 victory over Cardiff City.
On 25 January 2019, Martial scored Manchester United's third goal in a 3-1 win over Arsenal in the FA Cup Fourth Round; it was his first goal of 2019 and his 10th of the season.
On 31 January 2019, Martial signed a new five-year contract with Manchester United.
On 9 February, Martial assisted Paul Pogba's opener before scoring United's second goal in a 3-0 win over Fulham.
On 10 March, Martial returned as a substitute against Arsenal after sustaining an injury against PSG a month prior.
Martial began the 2019-20 league season by starting and scoring Manchester United's second goal in a 4-0 victory over Chelsea at Old Trafford.
On his first start since returning from injury in August, Martial scored the winning penalty against Partizan Belgrade in late October, before scoring against Norwich City in a 3-1 victory the following weekend.
On 4 October 2020, Martial received the first red card of his career for hitting out at Erik Lamela during United's 1-6 loss to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League and was later banned for three domestic games.
On 10 March, Martial returned as a substitute against Arsenal after sustaining an injury against PSG a month prior.
Martial began the 2019-20 league season by starting and scoring Manchester United's second goal in a 4-0 victory over Chelsea at Old Trafford.
On his first start since returning from injury in August, Martial scored the winning penalty against Partizan Belgrade in late October, before scoring against Norwich City in a 3-1 victory the following weekend.
On 4 October 2020, Martial received the first red card of his career for hitting out at Erik Lamela during United's 1-6 loss to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League and was later banned for three domestic games.
In the UEFA Champions League group stage match against RB Leipzig on 28 October, Martial scored his first goal of the season, slotting home United's fourth goal in a 5-0 win.
Martial scored his first goal of the season On 2 October in 1-1 draw against Everton.
Martial scored five goals as France topped their qualification group for the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship: two goals in a 5-0 win over the Faroe Islands, and a hat-trick against Northern Ireland in Luxembourg.
On 26 August 2015, Martial was called up to the senior France squad for the first time, for friendlies against Portugal and Serbia in the following month.
On 11 October, Martial made his first start for Les Bleus in a 2-1 win against Denmark at Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, and assisted the opening goal by Olivier Giroud.
Due to Martial performances in the 2015-2016 season with Manchester United, he earned a spot on France's 23-man squad for Euro 2016, in which France were the tournament runners up.
Aziz Benaaddane, one of Martial's coaches at Les Ulis, told the BBC Sport in 2015 that as a six-year-old, Martial was able to run in a straight line to the goal: "We've got 400 youngsters playing for us but a talent like that arrives only once every five or six years. We felt it, we saw the potential and we pushed him".
Henry himself praised Martial after his goalscoring debut, while Martial himself refuted the comparison, saying "I don't think we have the same type of game - he was very quick whereas I rely more on power and technique. But it's always good to be compared to great players".
Martial scored his first goal of the season On 2 October in 1-1 draw against Everton.
Martial scored five goals as France topped their qualification group for the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship: two goals in a 5-0 win over the Faroe Islands, and a hat-trick against Northern Ireland in Luxembourg.
On 26 August 2015, Martial was called up to the senior France squad for the first time, for friendlies against Portugal and Serbia in the following month.
On 11 October, Martial made his first start for Les Bleus in a 2-1 win against Denmark at Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, and assisted the opening goal by Olivier Giroud.
Due to Martial performances in the 2015-2016 season with Manchester United, he earned a spot on France's 23-man squad for Euro 2016, in which France were the tournament runners up.
Aziz Benaaddane, one of Martial's coaches at Les Ulis, told the BBC Sport in 2015 that as a six-year-old, Martial was able to run in a straight line to the goal: "We've got 400 youngsters playing for us but a talent like that arrives only once every five or six years. We felt it, we saw the potential and we pushed him".
Henry himself praised Martial after his goalscoring debut, while Martial himself refuted the comparison, saying "I don't think we have the same type of game - he was very quick whereas I rely more on power and technique. But it's always good to be compared to great players".
In the aftermath of France's 2-1 win over Denmark in October 2015, Fenerbahçe defender Simon Kjær was reportedly stunned after playing against him to learn that Martial was just 19.
In 2019, Christopher Simpson of Bleacher Report noted that Martial "...has pace to burn and the dribbling skills to accompany it, making him very difficult to defend against, and he's a composed finisher in front of goal too."
In 2019, Christopher Simpson of Bleacher Report noted that Martial "...has pace to burn and the dribbling skills to accompany it, making him very difficult to defend against, and he's a composed finisher in front of goal too."
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