Luís Martins (footballer, born June 1992)
Luís Carlos Ramos Martins CvIH[2] (Portuguese: [luˈiʒ mɐɾˈtĩʃ]; born 10 June 1992) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
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| Full name | Luís Carlos Ramos Martins[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1992[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lamego, Portugal[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Cracks Lamego | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Boavista | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Cracks Lamego | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Diogo Cão | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Benfica | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Benfica B | 15 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Gil Vicente | 40 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2018 | Granada | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | → Osasuna (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Marítimo (loan) | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Chaves | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Sporting Kansas City | 55 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 33 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Whitecaps FC 2 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Portugal U16 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Portugal U17 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Portugal U18 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Portugal U19 | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Portugal U20 | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Portugal U21 | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:28, 7 December 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
Benfica and Gil edit
Born in Lamego, Viseu District, Martins was promoted to S.L. Benfica's first team for the 2011–12 season. He made his official debut for the club on 2 November 2011, starting in a UEFA Champions League group stage game against FC Basel and being replaced at the hour-mark of the 1–1 home draw by Miguel Vítor.[3]
Martins started the 2012–13 campaign with Benfica's reserves, in the Segunda Liga. On 9 January 2013, however, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Gil Vicente F.C. of the Primeira Liga.[4] He scored his first goal for the latter on 18 August of that year, closing a 2–0 home win over Académica de Coimbra.[5]
Spain edit
On 1 September 2014, Martins agreed to a four-year deal with Granada CF from Spain, for an undisclosed fee.[6] He played his first match in La Liga on the 27th, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 6–0 away loss to FC Barcelona.[7]
On 24 August 2015, Martins was loaned to Segunda División side CA Osasuna for one year.[8] Late into the 2017 January transfer window, after only 73 minutes of action upon his return to the Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes,[9] he joined C.S. Marítimo on a two-year loan.[10]
Chaves edit
Martins signed a two-year contract with G.D. Chaves in June 2018.[11] He scored his only goal for them on 10 February 2019, in a 2–1 league defeat at S.C. Braga.[12]
Sporting KC edit
On 1 August 2019, Martins joined Sporting Kansas City until the end of the 2021 season with an option through to 2022.[13] He scored his only goal for the club on 4 August 2021, the second in the 4–1 away win over Los Angeles FC.[14]
Martins was released in November 2021.[15]
Vancouver Whitecaps edit
On 4 May 2022, Martins signed with Vancouver Whitecaps FC also of the Major League Soccer for the remainder of the campaign.[16]
International career edit
Martins was picked by Portugal under-20 coach Ilídio Vale for the 2011 FIFA World Cup in Colombia, helping the national team finish second to Brazil.[17][18]
Honours edit
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Portugal U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup runner-up: 2011[17]
Orders
- Knight of the Order of Prince Henry[21]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Luís Martins" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Presidente Cavaco Silva condecorou selecção nacional de futebol sub-20" [President Cavaco Silva decorated national under-20 football team] (in Portuguese). Arquivo Presidência. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ Brassell, Andy (2 November 2011). "Basel's Huggel pegs back Benfica". UEFA. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (9 January 2013). "Benfica: Luís Martins no Gil Vicente por três anos e meio" [Benfica: Luís Martins to Gil Vicente for three and a half years] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Gil Vicente reduzido a dez vence Académica" [Undermanned Gil Vicente beat Académica] (in Portuguese). TSF. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ [Portuguese under-21 international Luis Martins, addition to Granada CF] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ Jurejko, Jonathan (27 September 2014). "Barcelona 6–0 Granada". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ [Luis Martins will play on loan at CA Osasuna] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 24 August 2015. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ Aguilera, Javier (2 September 2016). "Luís Martins y Sergi Guardiola se quedan sin ficha" [Luís Martins and Sergi Guardiola left unregistered]. Granada Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ [Luís Martins will do what it takes to "seize the opportunity"] (in Portuguese). C.S. Marítimo. 23 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Luís Martins assina por duas temporadas pelo D. Chaves" [Luís Martins signs for two seasons for D. Chaves]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 June 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ Alves, Teresa (10 February 2019). "Sp. Braga arranca reviravolta no marcador e fica a dois pontos do FC Porto" [Sp. Braga manage comeback and are now two points behind FC Porto] (in Portuguese). TSF. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ Kovzan, Sam (1 August 2019). "Sporting signs 27-year-old Portuguese left back Luis Martins". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Pulido, Sallói lead Sporting KC to 4–1 win over LAFC". The Seattle Times. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Bogert, Tom (30 November 2021). "Who's in, who's out? All 27 MLS clubs announce roster decisions following 2021 season". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC acquire experienced Portuguese fullback Luís Martins". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ a b . FIFA. 20 August 2011. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ Da Cunha, Pedro Jorge (14 January 2021). "Caetano desistiu aos 29 anos. E os outros heróis do Mundial2011 sub20?" [Caetano called it quits at the age of 29. What about the other under20 World Cup2011 heroes?] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC win the 2022 Canadian Championship Final". Canada Soccer. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC win the 2023 Canadian Championship". Canada Soccer. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas" [Portuguese Honorary Orders] (in Portuguese). President of Portugal. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
External links edit
- at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Luís Martins at BDFutbol
- Luís Martins national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Luís Martins at Soccerway