David Martot (born 1 February 1981) is a French former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Martot was born in

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. He rose through the youth system at

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before playing for the club's B side in the 2001–02 season. He progressed to the first team in the following season, appearing 25 times in

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and scoring two goals. He made the same number of appearances in the 2003–04 season, albeit in Ligue 2 after Le Havre were relegated, scoring once. In 2004–05, Martot took part in only six games, adding one goal to his career total. He managed five goals in 32 appearances during the 2005–06 campaign, and scored twice in 23 games the following season.Le Havre profile and statistics
L'Equipe website. Martot joined

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on loan for a planned three-month period on 31 August 2007, the last day of the English

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. He made his Albion debut during the 3–2 win over

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on 1 September, playing on the right side of midfield. Martot was often used as a substitute for Brighton during his time there, and came on in the next game against

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, scoring the first of his total of two goals for the club. His second goal was scored in a

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game at home to

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in November 2007. Martot's provisional loan deal at Brighton was due to expire at the end of November 2007, but the club agreed to extend this deal by a further month until the end of December 2007. It was subsequently revealed that Martot had agreed to stay on loan at the

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until the end of the 2007–08 season. On 6 May 2008, it was revealed that Martot, along with Sam Rents and Shane McFaul had been told they could all leave Brighton. Martot returned to his parent club Le Havre.

Honours

Vannes *

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: runner-up 2008–09

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martot, David 1981 births Living people People from Fécamp Footballers from Seine-Maritime French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders English Football League players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Le Havre AC players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Vannes OC players USJA Carquefou players French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England 21st-century French sportsmen