Gary Martin on trial

Gary Martin, 24, is an English football player who currently plays as a striker for KR in the Úrvalsdeild, the highest division of Icelandic football. The former Middlesbrough man is back in England with a point to prove.

Born in Darlington, County Durham, Martin started his career with Middlesbrough, where he came through the club's youth system and was given a youth team scholarship  in 2007. He was a prolific goalscorer at both youth and reserve levels, scoring 19 goals in 39 matches for the academy team, and 17 goals in 26 appearances for the reserve side.

After being released by Middlesbrough in June 2010 on the 23 July 2010, he signed with Icelandic 1. deild karla outfit ÍA, initially on a short-term contract to the end of the campaign.

After two successful seasons, Icelandic Champions KR bought Martin for a nominal fee. In the 2013 season KR again won the Icelandic championship, with Martin being joint top scorer in the league. 

Due to his strong performances he was named the best foreign player in the league and was selected in the "Team of the year". During the season Martin also made his first appearance in the UEFA Europa League scoring his first goal in that competition against Glentoran.

After winning the Icelandic title, Martin commented 

“When I was at Middlesbrough I didn’t really care, I went to training, had a lot of banter with the lads, ate loads of food afterwards, went home and played on the Xbox. That was me done''

Age seems to have made Martin wiser and his goal scoring record speaks for itself scoring 52 goals in 90 games in Iceland and 36 in 65 for Boro.

"I'm really looking forward to the week-long trial at Chesterfield.

The timing is brilliant, a lot better than going in October and having to wait two months before the window opens.

Chesterfield have been fantastic with me, they've been really positive which has impressed me.''

Gary will be here from 14th to 21st December . He will train with the first team as well as play a practice match against Leeds.