Gelson Martins

Gelson Martins
Martins with Portugal at the 2017 Confederations Cup
Personal information
Full name Gelson Dany Batalha Martins[1]
Date of birth (1995-05-11) 11 May 1995[1]
Place of birth Praia, Cape Verde
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Atlético Madrid
Number 18
Youth career
2008–2010 Futebol Benfica
2010–2014 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Sporting B 40 (6)
2015–2018 Sporting CP 92 (18)
2018– Atlético Madrid 2 (0)
National team‡
2012–2013 Portugal U18 10 (0)
2013–2014 Portugal U19 21 (7)
2014–2015 Portugal U20 9 (3)
2015–2017 Portugal U21 5 (2)
2016– Portugal U23 1 (1)
2016– Portugal 21 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2018

Gelson Dany Batalha Martins (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒɛɫsɐn mɐɾˈtĩʃ]; born 11 May 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Atlético Madrid and the Portugal national team as a winger.

He started his career at Sporting, appearing in 125 competitive matches and winning two trophies during his three-year tenure. In 2018, he signed with Atlético Madrid.

A Portuguese international since 2016, Martins represented the nation in the 2018 World Cup and the 2017 Confederations Cup.

Club career

Sporting

Born in Praia, Cape Verde, Martins moved to Portugal in his teens and played youth football with C.F. Benfica and Sporting CP. In March 2014, he was promoted to the B-team of the latter and signed a contract extension until 2019, with a release clause of €45 million;[3] during his youth spell, his goal against C.F. União de Coimbra earned the praise of many,[4] even though his coach at Sporting B had previously said he was being "harmed" by not playing in his preferred position as winger.[5]

Gelson made his debut as a professional on 24 August 2014, coming on as a late substitute for Lewis Enoh in a 1–0 away win against S.C. Olhanense for the Segunda Liga championship.[6] On 21 December he scored his first goal in the competition, contributing to a 3–1 success at Vitória S.C. B.[7]

Martins was promoted to Sporting's main squad in summer 2015 by new manager Jorge Jesus.[8] He made his competitive debut on 9 August, playing injury time in a 1–0 win over S.L. Benfica for the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.[9]

Martins first appeared in the Primeira Liga on 14 August 2015, playing one minute in a 2–1 success against newly promoted C.D. Tondela.[10] On 15 January of the following year, against the same opponent, he scored Sporting's 5000th goal in the competition, putting the hosts ahead in an eventual 2–2 draw.[11]

On 11 June 2018, Martins requested that his contract with Sporting be terminated,[12] following an incident in the previous month where a group of around 50 supporters invaded the club's training centre and assaulted several players and staff members.[13]

Atlético Madrid

On 18 July 2018, Martins accepted an offer from Atlético Madrid.[14] One week later, he was announced as a new player of the Spanish club after agreeing to a five-year deal.[15] Sporting made an official complaint to FIFA over the transfer and demanded compensation of €100 million, the release clause of his cancelled contract.[16]

International career

Martins was in the Portugal squad for the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, playing all the matches en route to a runner-up finish in Hungary.[17] He also represented the nation at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, scoring in the group stage against Senegal[18] and in the round-of-16 against hosts New Zealand[19] in an eventual quarter-final exit.[20]

Martins got his first call up to the senior team in late September 2016, for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Faroe Islands.[21] He won his first cap against the former, replacing Pepe for the last 18 minutes of the 6–0 win in Aveiro.[22]

Martins was picked by manager Fernando Santos for his 2018 FIFA World Cup squad.[23] He made his debut in the competition on 20 June, playing roughly 30 minutes in the 1–0 group stage defeat of Morocco after replacing Bernardo Silva.[24]

Style of play

Mainly a winger on both flanks, Martins can also operate as a right back, a trait which cemented his place in the junior national teams.[25]

Career statistics

As of 13 May 2018[26]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting B 2014–15 Segunda Liga 406———406
Sporting 2014–15 Primeira Liga 0000200020
2015–16 Primeira Liga 294412171427
2016–17 Primeira Liga 326402160447
2017–18 Primeira Liga 31851311335213
Total 92181217226413125
Career total 132241217226417131

International

As of 10 September 2018[27]
Portugal
YearAppsGoals
201630
2017120
201860
Total210

Honours

Club

Sporting

Atlético Madrid

International

Portugal

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017: List of players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 20 March 2018. p. 7. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2018. p. 23. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Gelson Martins renova com Sporting até 2019" [Gelson Martins renews with Sporting until 2019]. A Semana (in Portuguese). 17 March 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Poker de Baldé em goleada tardia" [Baldé poker in late routing] (in Portuguese). Notícias do Futebol. 5 October 2013. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Gelson valoriza importância da Academia" [Gelson values importance of the academy] (in Portuguese). Notícias do Futebol. 22 October 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Olhanense-Sporting B, 0–1: Dramé marca e acaba expulso" [Olhanense-Sporting B, 0–1: Dramé scores and ends up being sent off]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "V. Guimarães B-Sporting B, 1–3: Terceira vitória seguida para os leões" [V. Guimarães B-Sporting B, 1–3: Third win in a row for the lions]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 December 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Gelson: de extremo da equipa B ao onze... na Supertaça" [Gelson: from B-team winger to starting eleven... in Supercup]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 July 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Benfica 0–1 Sporting" (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Penálti no final salvou Sporting frente ao estreante Tondela" [Penalty in the end saved Sporting against newcomer Tondela]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 14 August 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Gelson Martins apontou o golo 5000 dos leões na Liga" [Gelson Martins scored the lions' goal 5000 in League]. Record (in Portuguese). 15 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "William Carvalho, Gelson Martins and Bruno Fernandes ask to end Sporting Lisbon contracts". Sky Sports. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "Sporting Lisbon players and staff attacked by intruders at training ground". The Guardian. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  14. ↑ García, Jorge (18 July 2018). "Atlético wait for an answer from FIFA on Gelson Martins". Diario AS. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  15. ↑ "Gelson Martins se convierte en nuevo jugador del Atlético de Madrid" [Gelson Martins becomes the new player of Atlético de Madrid] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  16. ↑ "Sporting Club file complaint against Atlético in search of €100m for Martins". Diario AS. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  17. ↑ "Ser jogador não é tudo para os vice-campeões europeus Sub-19" [Being a player is not all to Under-19 European vice-champions]. Diário Económico (in Portuguese). 1 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  18. ↑ "Dominant Portugal defeat Senegal". FIFA. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  19. ↑ "Portugal break hosts' hearts". FIFA. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  20. ↑ "Brazil through as profligate Portugal pay the penalty". FIFA. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  21. ↑ "Gelson Martins convocado por Fernando Santos" [Gelson Martins called by Fernando Santos] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  22. ↑ "Portugal 6–0 Andorra: Cristiano Ronaldo nets FOUR in rout as minnows have two men sent off for kicking Real Madrid star during World Cup qualifier". Daily Mail. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  23. ↑ "Nearly half Portugal's Euro squad to miss World Cup". Special Broadcasting Service. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  24. ↑ "Ronaldo scores in Portugal's 1–0 win, Morocco eliminated". The New York Times. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  25. ↑ "Gelson surpreende em todos os aspectos" [Gelson surprises in every aspect] (in Portuguese). Notícias do Futebol. 20 November 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  26. ↑ "Gelson Martins". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  27. ↑ "Gelson Martins". European Football. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  28. ↑ Emma Sanders (15 August 2018). "Real Madrid 2–4 Atlético Madrid". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  29. ↑ ""Portugal fez uma prova excelente", diz Fernando Santos" ["Portugal had an excellent tournament", Fernando Santos says] (in Portuguese). TSF. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  30. ↑ "UEFA Europa League Squad of the 2017/18 Season". UEFA. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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