Biography
Who is Anthony Martial?
Early life and career
Anthony Martial Jordan Martial was born on December 5, 1995, in Massy, France. He spent his youth years playing for Paris-based Les Ulis starting in 2001. At the age of twelve, he trialled at Manchester City and was later spotted by scouts from the Lyon academy in 2009. During his second season in the under-17 team, he scored thirty-two goals in twenty-one games.
Anthony made his professional debut for Lyon on December 6, 2012, in a Europa League match against Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona. He made his first Ligue 1 appearance on February 3, 2013, against Ajaccio. He played for Lyon before transferring to AS Monaco in 2013 for a fee of six million euros.
Club career at Monaco and Manchester United
In June 2013, Anthony signed a three-year contract with AS Monaco. He scored his first league goal for the club against Rennes and later extended his contract. During his second season, he scored nine goals in thirty-6 Ligue 1 games and also scored his first goal in European competition against Young Boys in August 2015.
On September 1, 2015, Anthony completed a move to Premier League side Manchester United for thirty-six million pounds. He made his debut in a match against Liverpool and scored the final goal in a three to one win. He finished his debut season as the club's top scorer in overall competitions with seventeen goals and won the 2015-16 FA Cup.
Later career and international play
Anthony continued his career at Manchester United under managers like Jose Mourinho, winning the EFL Cup and the UEFA Europa League. In January 2022, he was loaned out to Spanish club Sevilla until the end of the season. He later left Manchester United and signed for AEK Athens.
At the international level, Anthony represented France in youth categories from under-sixteen to under-twenty-one. He made his senior international debut for France in 2015 and was named in the squad for UEFA Euro 2016, appearing in the final against Portugal.
Birthday and age
Anthony Martial was born on December 5, 1995, which makes Anthony 30 years old today. That birthday falls under the Sagittarius sign. Anthony shares the date with 60 other famous people.
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