Rafael Martins

Clecildo Rafael Martins de Souza Ladislau (born 17 March 1989), known as Martins, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Chinese club Zhejiang Greentown F.C. as a striker.

Rafael Martins
Personal information
Full name Clecildo Rafael Martins de Souza Ladislau
Date of birth (1989-03-17) 17 March 1989
Place of birth Santos, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Zhejiang Greentown
Number 7
Youth career
2003–2009 Audax
2005 → Juventus-SP (loan)
2006 → Internacional (loan)
2007–2009 → Grêmio (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Audax 59 (36)
2009 → Grêmio (loan) 2 (0)
2009–2010 → Zaragoza B (loan) 28 (15)
2010 → Grêmio Barueri (loan) 12 (1)
2011 → ABC (loan) 4 (0)
2013 → Chapecoense (loan) 19 (11)
2013–2014 → Vitória Setúbal (loan) 28 (16)
2014–2017 Levante 22 (2)
2015–2016 → Moreirense (loan) 27 (16)
2017–2018 Vitória Guimarães 36 (8)
2018– Zhejiang Greentown 26 (14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 September 2019

Club career

Born in Santos, São Paulo, Martins joined Audax São Paulo Esporte Clube's youth setup in 2003, aged 14.[1] In December 2007, he moved to Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense on loan,[2] and was promoted to the latter's main squad in 2009.

Martins made his professional debut on 21 January 2009, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 draw at Esporte Clube Internacional.[3] He returned to his parent club in September, and subsequently served loans at Real Zaragoza B and Grêmio Prudente Futebol before being assigned to Audax's first team.

After impressing in the State Leagues, Martins joined ABC Futebol Clube in March 2011,[4] but was rarely used by his new team, returning to Audax in December. He continued to find the net at an excellent rate in the following two years, and moved to Vitória F.C. on loan on 8 July 2013.[5]

After ranking third in the goal charts for the Portuguese side to help them finish in seventh position in his first and only season, Martins signed a three-year contract with La Liga's Levante UD on 18 July 2014.[6] He made his debut in the competition on 24 August, replacing David Barral in the 71st minute of a 0–2 home loss against Villarreal CF.[7]

On 25 August 2015, after being sparingly used by the Valencians, Martins returned to Portugal and its top division after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Moreirense FC.[8] He scored 16 goals for the latter in his only season, being essential as the Miguel Leal-led side finished 12th and avoided relegation from the Primeira Liga while becoming the club's all-time scorer in the competition after surpassing Nabil Ghilas.[9]

From January 2017 to June 2018, Martins represented Vitória S.C. also in the Portuguese top level.[10] On 3 July 2018, he moved to the China League One with Zhejiang Greentown.[11]

Career statistics
As of 3 November 2018[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Grêmio (loan) 2009 Série A 2000000020
Grêmio Barueri (loan) 2010 Série A 12100002[lower-alpha 1]0141
Audax 2011 Paulista Série A2 129000000129
2012 Paulista Série A2 23170000002317
2013 Paulista Série A2 24100000002410
Total 59360000005936
ABC (loan) 2011 Série B 4000000040
Vitória Setúbal (loan) 2013–14 Primeira Liga 28162030003316
Levante 2014–15 La Liga 131400000171
2015–16 La Liga 0000000000
2016–17 Segunda División 91100000101
Total 222500000272
Moreirense (loan) 2015–16 Primeira Liga 27160033003019
Vitória Guimarães 2016–17 Primeira Liga 92100000102
2017–18 Primeira Liga 14310305[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]1234
Total 235203051336
Zhejiang Greentown2018China League One151000--1510
Career totals 1928690937121790
  1. Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  2. Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References
  1. Paulista A2: Além de artilheiro, atacante do Audax é destaque na competição (Paulista A2: Aside from being top scorer, Audax's forward is a spotlight in the competition); Futebol Interior, 23 March 2012 (in Portuguese)
  2. Destaque da Copa SP não pertence ao Grêmio (SP Cup's spotlight does not belong to Grêmio); Zero Hora, 7 January 2008 (in Portuguese)
  3. Grêmio e Inter-SM empatam em 1 a 1 pelo Gauchão (Grêmio and Inter-SM draw by 1 to 1 for Gauchão); Zero Hora, 21 January 2009 (in Portuguese)
  4. ABC contrata atacante da A2 (ABC sign A2 forward) Archived 19 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Tribuna do Norte, 29 March 2011 (in Portuguese)
  5. Rafael Martins reforça ataque (Rafael Martins bolsters attack) Archived 29 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Record, 8 July 2013 (in Portuguese)
  6. El Levante ficha al delantero Rafael Martins (Levante sign forward Rafael Martins); Marca, 18 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  7. El Villarreal sigue disfrutando del verano (Villarreal keep enjoying the summer); Marca, 25 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  8. Rafael Martins jugará cedido en el Moreirense FC (Rafael Martins will play on loan at Moreirense FC); Levante UD, 25 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  9. "Moreirense vence Marítimo e acaba I Liga no 12.º lugar" [Moreirense beat Marítimo and finish I League in 12th place] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  10. "Oficial: Rafael Martins é o substituto de Soares" [Official: Rafael Martins is Soares' replacement] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  11. "绿城官方宣布新攻击手加盟" (in Chinese). Sina. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  12. Rafael Martins at Soccerway
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