Lushendry Martes

Lushendry Martes (born 6 May 2008) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Sparta Rotterdam. A Netherlands youth international, Martes is of Curaçao descent.

Career Martes began playing football in the youth teams of Rijnmond Hoogvliet Sport and VV Spijkenisse, before joining the academy of Sparta Rotterdam at age nine.

He made his first-team debut on 18 December 2025 in a 5–1 away victory over Willem II in the KNVB Cup. Head coach Maurice Steijn introduced Martes as a second-half substitute for Shurandy Sambo.

After the winter break, Martes made his first competitive start for the senior side. Due to the suspension of Sambo, he was named in the starting line-up for an Eredivisie match against Heracles Almelo on 11 January 2026. Sparta won the match 2–0, with Martes completed the full ninety minutes. As a result of this appearance, Martes became the second-youngest player in the club's history to make a starting debut in the Eredivisie, behind Emmanuel Emegha.

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