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Gelson Martins
Personal information
Full name Gelson Dany Batalha Martins
Date of birth (1995-05-11) 11 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Praia, Cape Verde
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Number 77
Youth career
2008–2010 Futebol Benfica
2010–2014 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Sporting B 40 (6)
2015– Sporting CP 39 (6)
International career‡
2012–2013 Portugal U18 10 (0)
2013−2014 Portugal U19 21 (7)
2014−2015 Portugal U20 9 (3)
2015− Portugal U21 3 (1)
2016– Portugal U23 1 (1)
2016– Portugal 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2016
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Batalha and the second or paternal family name is Martins.

Gelson Dany Batalha Martins (born 11 May 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal as a winger.

Club career

Born in Praia, Cape Verde, Martins moved to Portugal in his teens and played youth football with C.F. Benfica and Sporting Clube de Portugal. In March 2014, he was promoted to the B-team of the latter and signed a contract extension until 2019, with a release clause of €45 million;[1] during his youth spell, his goal against C.F. União de Coimbra earned the praise of many,[2] but his coach at Sporting B eventually said he was being "harmed" by not playing in his preferred position as winger.[3]

Gelson made his debut as a professional on 24 August 2014, coming on as a late substitute for Lewis Enoh in a 1−0 away win against S.C. Olhanense for the Segunda Liga championship.[4] On 21 December he scored his first goal in the competition, contributing to a 3−1 success at Vitória de Guimarães B.[5]

Martins was promoted to Sporting's main squad in the 2015 summer, by new manager Jorge Jesus.[6] He made his competitive debut on 9 August, playing injury time in a 1−0 win over S.L. Benfica for the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.[7]

Martins first appeared in the Primeira Liga on 14 August 2015, playing one minute in a 2−1 success against newly promoted C.D. Tondela.[8] On 15 January of the following year, against the same opponent, he scored Sporting's 5000th goal in the competition, putting the hosts ahead in an eventual 2−2 draw.[9]

International career

Martins was in the Portuguese squad for the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, playing all the matches en route to a runner-up finish in Hungary.[10] He also represented the nation at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, scoring in the group stage against Senegal[11] and in the round-of-16 against hosts New Zealand[12] in an eventual quarter-final exit.[13]

Martins got his first call up to the senior team in late September 2016, for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Faroe Islands.[14] He gained his first cap against the former, replacing Pepe for the last 18 minutes of the 6−0 win in Aveiro.[15]

Style of play

Mainly a winger on both flanks, Martins can also operate as a right back, a trait which cemented his place in the junior national teams.[16]

Career statistics

As of 7 November 2016[17]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting B 2014–15 Segunda Liga 40 6 — — — 40 6
Total 40 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 6
Sporting 2014–15 Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
2015–16 Primeira Liga 29 4 4 1 2 1 7 1 42 7
2016–17 Primeira Liga 10 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 7 2
Total 75 12 4 1 4 1 7 1 90 15

Honours

Sporting

References

  1. ^ "Gelson Martins renova com Sporting até 2019" (in Portuguese). A Semana. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Poker de Baldé em goleada tardia" (in Portuguese). Notícias do Futebol. Retrieved 26 August 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Gelson valoriza importância da Academia" (in Portuguese). Notícias do Futebol. 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Olhanense-Sporting B, 0−1: Dramé marca e acaba expulso" (in Portuguese). Record. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "V. Guimarães B-Sporting B, 1−3: Terceira vitória seguida para os leões" (in Portuguese). Record. 21 December 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Gelson: de extremo da equipa B ao onze... na Supertaça" (in Portuguese). Record. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Benfica 0−1 Sporting" (in Portuguese). RTP. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Penálti no final salvou Sporting frente ao estreante Tondela" (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Gelson Martins apontou o golo 5000 dos leões na Liga" (in Portuguese). Record. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Ser jogador não é tudo para os vice-campeões europeus Sub-19" (in Portuguese). Económico. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Dominant Portugal defeat Senegal". FIFA.com. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  12. ^ "Portugal break hosts' hearts". FIFA.com. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Brazil through as profligate Portugal pay the penalty". FIFA.com. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  14. ^ "Gelson Martins convocado por Fernando Santos" (in Portuguese). SAPO. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ "Portugal 6–0 Andorra: Cristiano Ronaldo nets FOUR in rout as minnows have two men sent off for kicking Real Madrid star during World Cup qualifier". Daily Mail. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  16. ^ "Gelson surpreende em todos os aspectos" (in Portuguese). Notícias do Futebol. Retrieved 26 August 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ "Gelson Martins". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2016.

External links

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