| Craig Martin | |
| Birth Date: | 4 August 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Height: | 1.80m[1] |
| Position: | Right-back, right midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Chippa United |
| Clubnumber: | 30 |
| Years1: | –2014 |
| Clubs1: | Kensington FC |
| Years2: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Hellenic |
| Years3: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs3: | Glendene United |
| Years4: | 2017–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Cape Town City |
| Caps4: | 128 |
| Goals4: | 13 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Clubs5: | Orlando Pirates |
| Caps5: | 5 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Chippa United |
| Caps6: | 23 |
| Goals6: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam1: | South Africa |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 10 June 2021 |
Craig Martin (born 4 August 1993) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a right-back or right midfielder for Chippa United.
Born in Cape Town,[2] Martin grew up in the Kensington suburb of Cape Town.[3] He attended Kensington High School and played for Kensington FC.[3] He later spent two seasons with Hellenic and one with Glendene United before signing for Cape Town City in summer 2017.[4] [5] [3] He made his debut for the club on 22 September 2017 as a 68th-minute substitute for Ayanda Patosi in a 1–0 win over Polokwane City.[2] [6] He made his first start the following week in a 2–0 win away to Ajax Cape Town.[2] [7] He scored the first goal of his professional career on 21 November 2017 in a 1–1 draw with Baroka.[8] On 20 January 2018, he scored the only goal of the game as Cape Town City beat rivals Ajax Cape Town for the second time that season.[9] He scored 3 goals in 22 league appearances in his first season at the club.[2]
In late 2020, it was reported that Orlando Pirates were interested in signing Martin, leading Cape Town City owner John Comitis to state that he valued the player at .[10] In January 2021, it was confirmed that Martin had contracted COVID-19.[11] Later that month, he signed a three-year contract extension with the club, ending speculation of a possible transfer to Orlando Pirates.[12]
Martin was called up to the South Africa national soccer team for the first time in March 2021 for 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Ghana and Sudan.[13]
He made his debut on 10 June 2021 in a friendly against Uganda.[14]
Martin can play as a right-back or as a right midfielder.[1]