André Martins

André Martins

Martins in action for Sporting in 2014
Personal information
Full name André Renato Soares Martins
Date of birth (1990-01-21) 21 January 1990
Place of birth Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Olympiacos
Number 28
Youth career
1998–2001 Argoncilhe
2001–2003 Feirense
2003–2009 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2016 Sporting CP 72 (3)
2009–2010Real Massamá (loan) 30 (1)
2010Belenenses (loan) 2 (0)
2011Pinhalnovense (loan) 10 (1)
2012–2016 Sporting B 4 (0)
2016– Olympiacos 7 (1)
National team
2010 Portugal U20 5 (0)
2011–2012 Portugal U21 17 (3)
2016 Portugal U23 4 (0)
2013– Portugal 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 August 2013

André Renato Soares Martins (born 21 January 1990 in Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro District) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Greek club Olympiacos F.C. as a central midfielder.

Club career

Sporting

After graduating from Sporting Clube de Portugal's youth academy Martins was loaned out, along with six other former club juniors, to Real Sport Clube 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; 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 C.D. Pinhalnovense in division three.

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.[3]

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.[4] Following the appointment of manager Jorge Jesus, however, he was told to look for a new club, and left the Estádio José Alvalade on 30 June 2016.[5]

Olympiacos

On 8 August 2016, free agent Martins signed with six-time consecutive Superleague Greece champions Olympiacos FC.[6]

International career

Martins gained 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;[7] on 14 August, again in a friendly, he replaced Rúben Amorim midway through the second half of a 1–1 draw against the Netherlands.[8]

Club statistics

As of 7 November 2016[9]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Real Massamá 2009–10 301200000321
Total 301200000321
Belenenses 2010–11 2000300050
Total 2000300050
Pinhalnovense 2010–11 101000000101
Total 101000000101
Sporting 2011–12 110301060210
2012–13 150000040190
2013–14 273101000293
2014–15 180411040271
2015–16 1010203070
Total 72391501701034
Olympiacos 2016–17 4100004081
Total 71000050121
Career totals 1216111802201627

Honours

Sporting

References

  1. "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. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
  2. "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.
  3. "Martins reflects on 'great day' for qualified Sporting". UEFA.com. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  4. "Sporting ganhou ao Olhanense e continua perfeito como visitante" [Sporting won against Olhanense and remains perfect as visitor] (in Portuguese). Público. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  5. "André Martins: «Gostava de ter saído de outra forma»" [André Martins: «I would have liked to have left in a different way»] (in Portuguese). Record. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  6. "Παίκτης του Ολυμπιακού ο Αντρέ Μαρτίνς" [André Martins an Olympiacos player] (in Greek). Sport 24. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  7. "Portugal win the day as Halilović enters fray". UEFA.com. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  8. "Ronaldo strike earns draw against Dutch". PortuGOAL. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  9. "André Martins". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2014.

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