Martin Simões

Martin Luther King Junior Morais Simões, known as Luther King (born 21 July 1996) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Morais and the second or paternal family name is Simões.
Luther King
Personal information
Full name Martin Luther King Junior Morais Simões
Date of birth (1996-07-21) 21 July 1996
Place of birth Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2006–2010 Benfica
2010–2011 Oeiras
2011–2012 Lourel
2012–2013 Real
2014 Sampdoria
2015 Olhanense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Olhanense 4 (0)
2015 Tourizense 7 (0)
2016 1º Dezembro 3 (0)
2016–2017 Barreirense 31 (10)
2017 São Martinho 15 (4)
2018 AD Ceuta FC
2018 Sacavanense 12 (2)
2019 Sertanense 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 April 2019

Football career

Born in Viana do Castelo, Luther King was named after the famous African American activist, a hero of his father.[1] He began his career in the youth ranks of S.L. Benfica, and also had a spell in Italy with U.C. Sampdoria in 2014 before joining S.C. Olhanense in February 2015 on a deal for the rest of the season.[2] His transfer was one of several at the time between the two clubs.[3] On 18 February, he made his professional debut in a 1–0 Segunda Liga loss at C.S. Marítimo B, replacing Adílson for the last 12 minutes.[4]

Subsequently, Luther King played in the third tier of Portuguese football with G.D. Tourizense, S.U. 1º de Dezembro, F.C. Barreirense and A.R. São Martinho. In January 2018, he joined Spanish Tercera División club AD Ceuta FC, and received media attention for his name.[5][6][7][8] He returned to his country's third level in June, with S.G. Sacavanense[9] and six months later Sertanense FC.[10]

References
  1. "Ceuta, rinforzo d'eccezione dal mercato: Martin Luther King Junior" [Ceuta, the transfer market's exceptional signing: Martin Luther King Junior] (in Italian). Sky Sports. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  2. Nascimento, Hélio (2 February 2015). "Ricardo Ribeiro e Martin Simões contratados" [Ricardo Ribeiro and Martin Simões signed]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  3. "Olhanense take on an Italian flavour". The Portugal News. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  4. "Marítimo B 1-0 Olhanense". ZeroZero. February 18, 2015.
  5. "El sorprendente fichaje del Ceuta: Martin Luther King Junior" [Ceuta's surprising signing: Martin Luther King Junior]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 9 January 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  6. "Ceuta sign Martin Luther King Junior". Marca. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  7. "Martin Luther King ficha por el Ceuta" [Martin Luther King signs for Ceuta]. ABC (in Spanish). 9 January 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  8. "El Ceuta anuncia el fichaje del Martin Luther King portugués" [Ceuta announce the signing of the Portuguese Martin Luther King]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 9 January 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  9. "Martin Luther King vuelve a Portugal" [Martin Luther King returns to Portugal] (in Spanish). Ceuta TV. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  10. Santiago, Jorge (29 January 2019). "Inoperância atacante ditou um nulo entre Sertanense e Fátima (C/fotos e audio)" [Ineffectiveness up front causes a draw between Sertanense and Fátima (W/photos and audio)] (in Portuguese). Medio Tejo. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
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