João Martins (footballer, born 1988)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Paulo Neto Martins | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Oliveira do Hospital, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Académico Viseu | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2000 | Tourizense | ||
| 2000–2007 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Sporting CP | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Olhanense (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Olivais Moscavide (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2008−2009 | → Atlético (loan) | 29 | (9) |
| 2009−2010 | Gil Vicente | 5 | (0) |
| 2010−2011 | Vizela | 21 | (2) |
| 2011−2012 | Mafra | 22 | (1) |
| 2012−2013 | Naval | 23 | (4) |
| 2013−2014 | Académico Viseu | 34 | (3) |
| 2014−2016 | Penafiel | 54 | (7) |
| 2016− | Académico Viseu | ||
| International career | |||
| 2004 | Portugal U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2004−2005 | Portugal U17 | 14 | (0) |
| 2006 | Portugal U18 | 6 | (2) |
| 2006−2007 | Portugal U19 | 13 | (0) |
| 2007−2008 | Portugal U20 | 10 | (1) |
| 2009 | Portugal U21 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2016 | |||
João Paulo Neto Martins (born 30 June 1988) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Académico de Viseu FC as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Oliveira do Hospital, Coimbra District, Martins played most of his youth football with Sporting Clube de Portugal, having arrived at the club's youth system in 2000 at the age of 12. From 2007 to 2009 he would be loaned to three teams, C.D. Olivais e Moscavide and Atlético Clube de Portugal in the third division and S.C. Olhanense in the second level (one league game during the entire season for the latter club).
Released by the Lions in the 2009 summer, Martins resumed his career mainly in division three. He returned to the second tier in the 2012–13 campaign, signing for Associação Naval 1º de Maio.[1]
Personal life
Martins' older brother, Carlos, is also a footballer and a midfielder. He also graduated from Sporting's youth academy but with much more individual success, going on to also represent S.L. Benfica and Portugal.[2]
References
- ^ Tozé Marreco e João Martins confirmados (Tozé Marreco and João Martins confirmed); A Bola, 11 July 2012 Template:Pt icon
- ^ "Carlos Martins defronta o irmão: "Não merece o que lhe fizeram"" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
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External links
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- João Martins at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- João Martins at Soccerway
- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Oliveira do Hospital
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Primeira Liga players
- Segunda Liga players
- Portuguese Second Division players
- Sporting Clube de Portugal footballers
- S.C. Olhanense players
- C.D. Olivais e Moscavide players
- Atlético Clube de Portugal players
- Gil Vicente F.C. players
- F.C. Vizela players
- C.D. Mafra players
- Associação Naval 1º de Maio players
- Académico de Viseu FC players
- F.C. Penafiel players
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Portugal under-21 international footballers