Ar'jany Martha
Squad number 15 · Rotherham United
Their 2026 World Cup
Ar'jany Martha travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Curaçao, wearing number 15, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 3 matches (1 draw and 2 defeats) and bowed out in the group stage (Group E), beaten by Ivory Coast 2-0.
Midfield went to L. Bacuna (3 matches, 270′) and J. Bacuna (3 matches, 255′).
Another 3 players in the Curaçao squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Curaçao team page.
Biography
Ar'jany Jainel Archenir Martha (born 4 September 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger or full-back for Rotherham United. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Curaçao national team.
Early career Martha, whose roots lie in Curaçao, played for Spartaan'20 in the south of his native city of Rotterdam from 2013 to 2015. He then moved to the football academy of the professional club Sparta Rotterdam, where he played for four years. Then Martha moved to the Ajax academy. Since the 2020–21 season he has been playing for the second team Jong Ajax in the second-tier Eerste Divisie.
Ajax On 2 November 2023, Martha made his debut for senior Ajax team, by starting in a 2–0 win over Volendam. Later that month, he made his European debut, replacing Borna Sosa in the 77th minute of a 4–3 UEFA Europa League loss to Marseille.
Beerschot On 31 July 2024, Martha joined Belgian Pro League club Beerschot on a multiple-season contract. He made his debut for the club on 2 August, replacing Thibaud Verlinden in the 81st minute of a 3–1 away loss to Union Saint-Gilloise.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
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