André Martins (footballer, born 1990)
André Renato Soares Martins (born 21 January 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Polish club Legia Warsaw as a central midfielder.
 Martins in action for Sporting in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | André Renato Soares Martins | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Legia Warsaw | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Argoncilhe | ||
| 2001–2003 | Feirense | ||
| 2003–2009 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2016 | Sporting CP | 72 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | → Real Massamá (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Belenenses (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Pinhalnovense (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2012–2016 | Sporting B | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Olympiacos | 33 | (1) |
| 2018– | Legia Warsaw | 49 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Portugal U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Portugal U21 | 17 | (3) |
| 2016 | Portugal U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013– | Portugal | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 August 2013 | |||
Club career
Sporting
After graduating from Sporting CP's youth academy Martins was loaned out, along with six other former club juniors, to Real S.C. in the third division.[1][2] For 2010–11, newly appointed coach Paulo Sérgio called him back for pre-season trainings, and, in August, he was sent to C.F. Os Belenenses in the second level, in a season-long loan;[3] however, after José Mota's arrival at the team's bench, the player was deemed surplus to requirements and another loan was arranged in January 2011, at division three side C.D. Pinhalnovense.[4]
Mainly due to injuries to teammates, Martins featured in Sporting's bench in some matches in 2011–12. On 20 October 2011 he made his official debut for the Lions, coming on as a substitute for Diego Capel for the last 15 minutes of a 2–0 home win against FC Vaslui, in the campaign's UEFA Europa League.[5]
Martins scored three goals in 29 competitive games in 2013–14 for the eventual vice-champions, his first in the Primeira Liga and overall coming on 15 September 2013 in a 2–0 success at S.C. Olhanense.[6] Following the appointment of coach Jorge Jesus, however, he was told to look for a new club, and left the Estádio José Alvalade on 30 June 2016.[7]
Olympiacos
On 8 August 2016, free agent Martins signed with six-time consecutive Superleague Greece champions Olympiacos FC.[8] In his first season, he contributed with one goal[9] from 29 appearances to another national championship conquest.[10]
Martins featured much less in the following campaign, and was deemed surplus to requirements after the arrival of his compatriot Pedro Martins as manager.[11]
Legia Warsaw
On 6 September 2018, Martins joined Legia Warsaw on a 12-month contract with the option to extend it for another year.[12]
International career
Martins earned 43 caps for Portugal at youth level, including 17 for the under-21 team. On 10 June 2013 he made his debut for the full side, playing the dying minutes of the 1–0 exhibition game win with Croatia in Geneva;[13] on 14 August, again in a friendly, he replaced Rúben Amorim midway through the second half of a 1–1 draw against the Netherlands.[14]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Massamá | 2009–10 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Total | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| Belenenses | 2010–11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Pinhalnovense | 2010–11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Sporting | 2011–12 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | |
| 2014–15 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 72 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 103 | 4 | |
| Olympiacos | 2016–17 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| 2017–18 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Total | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 53 | 2 | |
| Legia Warsaw | 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 145 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 200 | 8 | |
References
- "Sete ex-juniores do Sporting às ordens de Filipe Ramos" [Seven former Sporting juniors under Filipe Ramos] (in Portuguese). Academia de Talentos. 27 July 2009. Archived from the original on 30 July 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- "Fábio Paím no Real Massamá, Rabiu Ibrahim a caminho" [Fábio Paím at Real Massamá, Rabiu Ibrahim on the way] (in Portuguese). Sporting Apoio. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 28 September 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
- "André Martins emprestado ao Belenenses por uma época" [André Martins loaned to Belenenses for one season]. Público (in Portuguese). 3 August 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- "André Martins cedido ao Pinhalnovense" [André Martins loaned to Pinhalnovense] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 27 December 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- "Martins reflects on 'great day' for qualified Sporting". UEFA. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- "Sporting ganhou ao Olhanense e continua perfeito como visitante" [Sporting won against Olhanense and remain perfect as visitor]. Público (in Portuguese). 15 September 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- "André Martins: "Gostava de ter saído de outra forma"" [André Martins: "I would have liked to have left in a different way"]. Record (in Portuguese). 25 June 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- Παίκτης του Ολυμπιακού ο Αντρέ Μαρτίνς [André Martins an Olympiacos player] (in Greek). Sport 24. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- "This is how Champions do it!". Olympiacos F.C. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- "Diogo Figueiras e André Martins são heptacampeões gregos pelo Olympiacos" [Diogo Figueiras and André Martins are seven-time Greek champions for Olympiacos] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- Fernandes, Bruno (12 July 2018). "André Martins, um português a treinar à parte em Atenas" [André Martins, a Portuguese training on his own in Athens]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- "ANDRE MARTINS PIŁKARZEM LEGII" [André Martins a Legia player] (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- "Portugal win the day as Halilović enters fray". UEFA. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- "Ronaldo strike earns draw against Dutch". PortuGOAL. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- "André Martins". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ: ΑΝΤΡΕ ΜΑΡΤΙΝΣ [Olympiacos: André Martins] (in Greek). Superleague Greece. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- Ruela, João (31 May 2015). "Sporting conquista a Taça de Portugal com reviravolta épica" [Sporting conquer Portuguese Cup with epic comeback]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
External links
- André Martins at ForaDeJogo
- National team data (in Portuguese)
- André Martins at National-Football-Teams.com
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