Maarten Martens
Midfield - Attacking Midfield
at Retired
👕200+ Apps
⚽50+ Goals
🎯50+ Assists
🏴50+ Caps
⏳Veteran
Market value
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Attacking Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
6
clubs played for
03/04
debut season
0.19
goals / match
AZ Alkmaar
top club · 231 apps
Career highs
€6.50m
peak value · 2009
€700k
top transfer fee · 13/14
15
best season · 06/07
74 / 9
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1984-07-02 · 6 players total
318Appearances
59Goals
77Assists
16Yellow cards
0Red cards
59Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Maarten Martens |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1984-07-02 (41 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Eeklo, Belgium |
| Citizenship |  Belgium |
| Position | Midfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 176.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2015-08-05 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | Eleven Management |
Aug 2015
Transfer: PAOK Salonika → Retired
15/16 · Transfer
Jun 2015
Transfer: Cercle Brugge → PAOK Salonika
14/15 · Return from loan
Jan 2015
Transfer: PAOK Salonika → Cercle Brugge
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — Cercle Brugge, PAOK Thessaloniki
27 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 7 competitions
Jan 2014
Transfer: AZ Alkmaar → PAOK Salonika
13/14 · Transfer · €700k
Dec 2013
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — AZ Alkmaar U21, AZ Alkmaar, PAOK Thessaloniki
36 matches · 2 G · 12 A · across 9 competitions
Apr 2013
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Oct 2012
Injury: unknown
26 games missed
Aug 2012
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — AZ Alkmaar
9 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
May 2012
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Mar 2012
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Feb 2012
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2011
Injury: unknown
22 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — AZ Alkmaar U21, AZ Alkmaar
28 matches · 12 G · 8 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — AZ Alkmaar
35 matches · 6 G · 12 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — AZ Alkmaar
39 matches · 6 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — AZ Alkmaar
35 matches · 7 G · 10 A · across 2 competitions
Oct 2007
Injury: unknown
29 games missed
Jul 2007
07/08 — AZ Alkmaar
11 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — AZ Alkmaar
49 matches · 15 G · 15 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: RKC Waalwijk → AZ Alkmaar
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — RKC Waalwijk
21 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
Transfer: RSC Anderlecht → RKC Waalwijk
05/06 · Transfer · €100k
Jun 2005
Transfer: RKC Waalwijk → RSC Anderlecht
04/05 · Return from loan
Jul 2004
04/05 — RKC Waalwijk
27 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: RSC Anderlecht → RKC Waalwijk
04/05 · Loan
Jul 2003
03/04 — RSC Anderlecht
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2003
Transfer: Anderlecht U19 → RSC Anderlecht
03/04 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €6.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 581 other Midfield - Attacking Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 14/15. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 1.26/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A2 total · 1.26/90
Yellow cards2 total · 1.26/90
Minutes played by club
Cercle Brugge
0.0%
PAOK Thessaloniki
4.6%
AZ Alkmaar
79.2%
AZ Alkmaar U21
0.0%
RKC Waalwijk
16.2%
RSC Anderlecht
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cercle Brugge | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PAOK Thessaloniki | 2 | 13/14 | 14/15 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 245 |
| AZ Alkmaar | 8 | 06/07 | 13/14 | 231 | 48 | 69 | 4,174 |
| AZ Alkmaar U21 | 2 | 11/12 | 13/14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RKC Waalwijk | 2 | 04/05 | 05/06 | 48 | 8 | 7 | 852 |
| RSC Anderlecht | 1 | 03/04 | 03/04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | Cofidis Cup | Cercle Brugge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Europa League | PAOK Thessaloniki | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
| 14/15 | Europa League Qualifying | PAOK Thessaloniki | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| 14/15 | JPL | Cercle Brugge | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Jupiler Pro League Abstiegs-Playoffs | Cercle Brugge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Kypello Elladas | PAOK Thessaloniki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Super League 1 | PAOK Thessaloniki | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Beloften Eredivisie | AZ Alkmaar U21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Eredivisie | AZ Alkmaar | 17 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1,086 |
| 13/14 | Europa League | AZ Alkmaar | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Europa League Qualifying | AZ Alkmaar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Johan Cruijff Schaal | AZ Alkmaar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | KNVB Beker | AZ Alkmaar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Kypello Elladas | PAOK Thessaloniki | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
| 13/14 | SL1 Play-off | PAOK Thessaloniki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Super League 1 | PAOK Thessaloniki | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Eredivisie | AZ Alkmaar | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 452 |
| 12/13 | Europa League Qualifying | AZ Alkmaar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | KNVB Beker | AZ Alkmaar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Beloften Eredivisie | AZ Alkmaar U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Eredivisie | AZ Alkmaar | 15 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 287 |
| 11/12 | Europa League | AZ Alkmaar | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 141 |
| 11/12 | Europa League Qualifying | AZ Alkmaar | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 154 |
| 11/12 | KNVB Beker | AZ Alkmaar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 10/11 | Eredivisie | AZ Alkmaar | 24 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 288 |
| 10/11 | Europa League | AZ Alkmaar | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Europa League Qualifying | AZ Alkmaar | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | KNVB Beker | AZ Alkmaar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Champions League | AZ Alkmaar | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Eredivisie | AZ Alkmaar | 31 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 456 |
| 09/10 | Johan Cruijff Schaal | AZ Alkmaar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 09/10 | KNVB Beker | AZ Alkmaar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Eredivisie | AZ Alkmaar | 32 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 373 |
| 08/09 | KNVB Beker | AZ Alkmaar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Eredivisie | AZ Alkmaar | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | KNVB Beker | AZ Alkmaar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | UEFA Cup | AZ Alkmaar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Eredivisie | AZ Alkmaar | 31 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 223 |
| 06/07 | KNVB Beker | AZ Alkmaar | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 |
| 06/07 | Play-Offs Conference League | AZ Alkmaar | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | UEFA Cup | AZ Alkmaar | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 412 |
| 05/06 | Eredivisie | RKC Waalwijk | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 311 |
| 04/05 | Amstel Cup | RKC Waalwijk | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Eredivisie | RKC Waalwijk | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 541 |
| 03/04 | Jupiler League | RSC Anderlecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | Anderlecht U19 | RSC Anderlecht | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | RSC Anderlecht | RKC Waalwijk | Loan | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2005-06-30 | RKC Waalwijk | RSC Anderlecht | Return from loan | 400000 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | RSC Anderlecht | RKC Waalwijk | Transfer | 400000 | €100k |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | RKC Waalwijk | AZ Alkmaar | Transfer | 1500000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-01-15 | AZ Alkmaar | PAOK Salonika | Transfer | 3000000 | €700k |
| 14/15 | 2015-01-01 | PAOK Salonika | Cercle Brugge | Loan | 2000000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-06-30 | Cercle Brugge | PAOK Salonika | Return from loan | 1500000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-08-05 | PAOK Salonika | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/08 | Cruciate ligament tear | 2007-10-28 | 2008-04-01 | 157 | 29 |
| 11/12 | Ankle injury | 2011-08-26 | 2011-12-19 | 116 | 22 |
| 11/12 | Thigh problems | 2012-02-23 | 2012-03-01 | 8 | 2 |
| 11/12 | Thigh problems | 2012-03-09 | 2012-03-16 | 8 | 2 |
| 11/12 | Achilles tendon problems | 2012-05-01 | 2012-06-30 | 61 | 2 |
| 12/13 | Thigh problems | 2012-08-31 | 2012-09-13 | 14 | 1 |
| 12/13 | Knee medial ligament tear | 2012-10-01 | 2013-04-12 | 194 | 26 |
| 12/13 | Ankle injury | 2013-04-12 | 2013-07-13 | 93 | 6 |
| 13/14 | Calf injury | 2013-12-13 | 2013-12-17 | 5 | 1 |
Current—
Peak€6.50m
Low—
Δ since start−€350k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #53839 | #11 | 6 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #23282 | #18 | 6 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #23219 | #13 | 3 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16339 | #8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16338 | #8 | 14 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16337 | #17 | 7 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #9315 | #10 | 28 | 7 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3382 | #10 | 9 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio Romero | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Héctor Moreno | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Viergever | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Esteban Alvarado | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeremain Lens | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/07 | Eredivisie | AZ Alkmaar | 10 | 31 |
| 08/09 | Eredivisie | AZ Alkmaar | 7 | 32 |
| 05/06 | Eredivisie | RKC Waalwijk | 6 | 21 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | Eredivisie | AZ Alkmaar | 10 | 17 |
| 06/07 | Eredivisie | AZ Alkmaar | 10 | 31 |
| 08/09 | Eredivisie | AZ Alkmaar | 10 | 32 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | 2015-06-30 | Cercle Brugge | PAOK Salonika | Return from loan | — | €1.50m |
| 14/15 | 2015-01-01 | PAOK Salonika | Cercle Brugge | Loan | — | €2.00m |
| 04/05 | 2005-06-30 | RKC Waalwijk | RSC Anderlecht | Return from loan | — | €400k |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | RSC Anderlecht | RKC Waalwijk | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Maarten Martens's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAOK FC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Malmö FF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 50% |
| FC Shakhter Karagandy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50% |
| Maccabi Haifa F.C. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100% |
| FK Austria Wien | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| FC Metalist Kharkiv | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | Senior debut season | |
| 04/05 | First senior goal | |
| 11/12 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | 27 | 143 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.26 |
| 13/14 | 36 | 1,188 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
| 12/13 | 9 | 452 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 11/12 | 28 | 682 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.53 |
| 10/11 | 35 | 288 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.63 |
| 09/10 | 39 | 546 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 |
| 08/09 | 35 | 373 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 07/08 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | 49 | 747 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 05/06 | 21 | 311 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Eredivisie
207 apps
42 G
62 A
KNVB Beker
21 apps
6 G
0 A
Europa League
18 apps
4 G
4 A
Europa League Qualifying
13 apps
3 G
3 A
UEFA Cup
13 apps
2 G
5 A
Johan Cruijff Schaal
2 apps
1 G
1 A
Kypello Elladas
4 apps
1 G
0 A
Beloften Eredivisie
2 apps
0 G
1 A
Play-Offs Conference League
4 apps
0 G
1 A
Jupiler League
9 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Maarten Martens
Who is Maarten Martens?
Maarten Martens is a Belgium professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for Retired.
How old is Maarten Martens?
Maarten Martens is 41 years old. He was born on July 2, 1984 in Eeklo.
What position does Maarten Martens play?
Maarten Martens plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).
What club does Maarten Martens play for?
Maarten Martens currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Maarten Martens scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Maarten Martens has scored 59 goals in 318 appearances.