João Martins (footballer, born 1988)

João Paulo Neto Martins (born 30 June 1988) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Neto and the second or paternal family name is Martins.
João Martins
Personal information
Full name João Paulo Neto Martins
Date of birth (1988-06-30) 30 June 1988
Place of birth Oliveira do Hospital, Portugal
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1997–2000 Tourizense
2000–2007 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Sporting CP 0 (0)
2007−2008 → 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)
2016−2017 Académico Viseu 1 (0)
2017−2018 Mafra 0 (0)
Total 199 (26)
National team
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)
2008−2009 Portugal U21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Oliveira do Hospital, Coimbra District, Martins played most of his youth football with Sporting CP, 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 (one league match during the entire season for the latter club).[1]

Released by Sporting in summer 2009, Martins resumed his career mainly in the third level. He returned to the second tier in the 2012–13 campaign, signing for Associação Naval 1º de Maio.[2]

International career

All youth levels comprised, Martins won 50 caps for Portugal and scored three goals. His first for the under-21 team arrived on 18 November 2008, when he played the last 25 minutes of the 4−1 friendly win over Spain in Cartaxo.[3]

Personal life

Martins' older brother, Carlos, was 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.[4]

References
  1. "João Martins de saída" [João Martins leaving]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 January 2008. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  2. "Tozé Marreco e João Martins confirmados" [Tozé Marreco and João Martins confirmed]. A Bola (in Portuguese). 11 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  3. Ferreira, Victor (18 November 2008). "Sub-21 renascem frente à Espanha com goleada que saiu da cabeça de Orlando Sá" [Under-21s come back to life against Spain with routing straight from Orlando Sá's head]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. "Carlos Martins defronta o irmão: "Não merece o que lhe fizeram"" [Carlos Martins faces brother: "He does not deserve what has been done to him"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
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