Luís Martins (footballer, born June 1992)

Luís Carlos Ramos Martins (born 10 June 1992) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for North American club Sporting Kansas City as a left back.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Ramos and the second or paternal family name is Martins.
Luís Martins
Personal information
Full name Luís Carlos Ramos Martins[1]
Date of birth (1992-06-10) 10 June 1992[1]
Place of birth Lamego, Portugal[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Sporting Kansas City
Number 36
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– Sporting Kansas City 21 (0)
National team
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 November 2020

Club career

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.[2]

Martins started the 2012–13 campaign with Benfica's reserves, in the second division. On 9 January 2013, however, he signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Gil Vicente F.C. in the Primeira Liga.[3]

On 1 September 2014, Martins agreed to a four-year deal with Granada CF from Spain, for an undisclosed fee.[4] He played his first game in La Liga on the 27th, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–6 away loss to FC Barcelona.[5]

On 24 August 2015, Martins was loaned to Segunda División side CA Osasuna for one year.[6] Late into the 2017 January transfer window, after only 73 minutes of action upon his return to the Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes,[7] he joined C.S. Marítimo on a two-year loan.[8]

Martins signed a two-year contract with G.D. Chaves in June 2018.[9] He scored his only goal for them on 10 February 2019, in a 1–2 league defeat at S.C. Braga.[10]

On 1 August 2019, Martins joined Sporting Kansas City until the end of the 2021 season with an option through to 2022.[11]

International career

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.[12]

References
  1. "Luís Martins" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  2. "Basel's Huggel pegs back Benfica". UEFA. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  3. "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. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  4. "El internacional Portugués sub-21 Luis Martins, refuerzo para el Granada CF" [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.
  5. Jurejko, Jonathan (27 September 2014). "Barcelona 6–0 Granada". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  6. "Luis Martins jugará cedido en el CA Osasuna" [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.
  7. 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.
  8. "Luís Martins vai fazer tudo para "aproveitar a oportunidade"" [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.
  9. "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.
  10. 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.
  11. Kovzan, Sam (1 August 2019). "Sporting signs 27-year-old Portuguese left back Luis Martins". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  12. "Oscar treble wins thrilling final for Brazil". FIFA. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
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