Luís Martins (footballer, born June 1992)
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Luís Carlos Ramos Martins[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 10 June 1992||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Lamego, Portugal[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
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) |
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.
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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Jurejko, Jonathan (27 September 2014). "Barcelona 6–0 Granada". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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 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.
- ^ "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 "Oscar treble wins thrilling final for Brazil". 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]- Luís Martins at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Luís Martins at BDFutbol
- Luís Martins national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Luís Martins – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Luís Martins at Soccerway