André Renato Soares Martins
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | André Renato Soares Martins | ||
| Date of birth | January 21, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting CP | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Argoncilhe | ||
| 2000–2002 | Feirense | ||
| 2002–2009 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009– | Sporting CP | 15 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Real Massamá (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Belenenses (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Pinhalnovense (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2012– | Sporting B | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Portugal U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2011– | Portugal U21 | 16 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2012 | |||
André Renato Soares Martins (born 21 January 1990 in Santa Maria da Feira) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal as a central midfielder.
Football career
After graduating from Sporting Clube de Portugal's youth academy, Martins was loaned out, alongside with nine other former Sporting 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 Belenenses' 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, replacing Diego Capel for the last 15 minutes of a 2–0 home win against FC Vaslui, in the season's UEFA Europa League.[3]
Club statistics
Correct as of 26 December 2011
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 43 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 2 | |
References
- ^ "Sete Ex-Juniores do Sporting às ordens de Filipe Ramos" (in Portuguese). Academia de Talentos. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Fábio Paím no Real Massamá, Rabiu Ibrahim a caminho" (in Portuguese). Sporting Apoio. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) [dead link] - ^ "Martins reflects on 'great day' for qualified Sporting". UEFA.com. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.