Bernardo Martins

Bernardo Martins
Personal information
Full name Bernardo Sousa Pereira Brites Martins
Date of birth (1997-12-04) 4 December 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Porto, Portugal
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
Moreirense
Number 20
Youth career
2006–2011 Porto
2011–2015 Foz
2013–2014Rio Ave (loan)
2015–2016 Leixões
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Leixões 16 (1)
2017Pedras Rubras (loan) 7 (0)
2017–2018Trofense (loan) 24 (3)
2019 Benfica B 12 (1)
2019–2021 Paços Ferreira 5 (0)
2020Chaves (loan) 5 (0)
2021Covilhã (loan) 13 (0)
2021–2023 Vilafranquense 48 (4)
2023–2024 AVS 31 (4)
2024– Moreirense 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2024

Bernardo Sousa Pereira Brites Martins (born 4 December 1997), known as Benny, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Liga Portugal club Moreirense.

Club career

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Born in Porto, Martins made his professional debut with Leixões on 14 August 2016 as an 18th-minute substitute in a LigaPro 1–0 away loss to Cova da Piedade.[1]

On 26 January 2019, Martins joined LigaPro side Benfica B along with Leixões teammate Pedro Henrique.[2] Months later, he moved to Paços de Ferreira in Primeira Liga on a three-year contract.[3]

Honours

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Individual

  • Liga Portugal 2 Player of the Month: August 2023[4]
  • Liga Portugal 2 Midfielder of the Month: August 2023,[5] September 2023[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Cova da Piedade 1–0 Leixões". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. ^ Sanches, João (26 January 2019). "Pedro Henrique e Bernardo Martins reforçam Benfica B" [Pedro Henrique and Bernardo Martins bolster Benfica B]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Bernardo Martins é reforço" [Bernardo Martins signed]. F.C. Paços de Ferreira (in Portuguese). 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Benny é o Jogador do Mês da Liga Portugal SABSEG" [Benny is Liga Portugal SABSEG's Player of the Month] (in European Portuguese). Liga Portugal. 15 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Benny é o Médio do Mês da Liga Portugal SABSEG" [Benny is Liga Portugal SABSEG's Midfielder of the Month] (in European Portuguese). Liga Portugal. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Benny voltou a ser distinguido como Médio do Mês da Liga Portugal SABSEG" [Benny was again distinguished as Liga Portugal SABSEG's Midfielder of the Month]. Liga Portugal (in European Portuguese). 11 October 2023.
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