Shawn Martin
{{Short description|Salvadoran footballer (born 1987)}}
{{For|those of a similar name|Sean Martin (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Shawn Martin
| image =
| fullname = Shawn Hasani Martin Henríquez
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|2|15}}
| birth_place = Managua, Nicaragua{{NFT player|id=24784|accessdate=}}
| height = {{convert|1.84|m|abbr=on}}
| position = Right Wingback
Right Midfielder
| currentclub = Águila
| clubnumber = 12
| youthyears1 = 1998–2004 |youthclubs1 = Luis Angel Fírpo
| years1 = 2005–2011 |clubs1 = Águila |caps1 = 90 |goals1 = 18
| years2 = 2012–2013 |clubs2= Metapan |caps2 = 26 |goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2016–2017 |clubs3= Metapan |caps3 = 1 |goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2006 |nationalteam1 = El Salvador U20 |nationalcaps1 = |nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2007 |nationalteam2 = El Salvador U23 |nationalcaps2 = |nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 2007–2011|nationalteam3 = El Salvador |nationalcaps3 =31 |nationalgoals3 = 4
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate = August 7, 2010
}}
{{family name hatnote|Martin|Henríquez|lang=Spanish}}
Shawn Hasani Martin Henríquez (born 15 February 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in Nicaragua, he represented the El Salvador national team.
Biography
His father, Eustace Martin, played professional baseball during the 1980s. His mother was Judy Henríquez. They both had lived in San Salvador. Due to hardships, his parents moved to San Salvador for a better future where his sister Mahatma Martin and his brother Harry Martin were born. At the age of 2, he moved to Nicaragua due to conflicts in the country at the time and since his aunt Carol Henriquez had lived in Santa Tecla, his aunt helped them out to start a new life. Eustace Martin had gone to the United States but never came back for Shawn's family. When Martin went to school, he practiced baseball but since baseball is not a big sport practiced in El Salvador, soccer began to be his favorite sport. Up to this day, neither he nor his family has returned to El Salvador. After a period of time he acquired Salvadoran citizenship in 2005.
Club career
At the age of 11, he went to C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo soccer academy and spent 6 years in the institution. At the age of only 17, he had his big break with C.D. Águila. He would become the first player since Vladan Vićević to be a naturalized footballer.
International career
Martin officially received his first cap on 13 October 2007 in a friendly match against Costa Rica.{{cite web|website=RSSSF|title=International Friendly Matches 2007|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/friend-intres2007.html|accessdate=2008-10-20}} This game also saw him mark a goal on his debut, and since then, he has moved on to become a national team regular and participated in the majority of the games in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.
As of August 2011, he has earned 31 caps, scoring four goals, and he has represented his country in 8 FIFA World Cup qualification matches{{FIFA player|289305}}
and played at the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam09det.html UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 - Details] - RSSSF as well as at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[http://www.goldcup.org/page/GoldCup/TeamRelatedLink/0,,12802~659~1,00.html El Salvador roster] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110212639/http://www.goldcup.org/page/GoldCup/TeamRelatedLink/0,,12802~659~1,00.html |date=2010-01-10 }} - Gold Cup
=International goals=
{{International goals header}}
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| 1. || 13 October 2007 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || {{fb|CRC}} || 2-2 || 2-2 || Friendly
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| 2. || 6 February 2008 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || {{fb|AIA}} || 1-0 || 12-0 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
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| 3. || 6 February 2008 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || {{fb|AIA}} || 2-0 || 12-0 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
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| 4. || 10 September 2008 || André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname || {{fb|SUR}} || 1-0 || 2-0 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
|}
References
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External links
- [http://www.elgrafico.com/gol-nacional/primera/tabla-de-posiciones-clausura-2011/player/12/142.html El Gráfico Profile] {{in lang|es}}
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{{El Salvador squad 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
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Category:Footballers from San Salvador
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Salvadoran men's footballers
Category:21st-century Salvadoran sportsmen
Category:El Salvador men's international footballers
Category:2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Category:C.D. Águila footballers
Category:Salvadoran people of Nicaraguan descent