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Luís Martins (footballer, born June 1992)

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Luís Martins
Personal information
Full name Luís Carlos Ramos Martins[1]
Date of birth (1992-06-10) 10 June 1992 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Lamego, Portugal[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
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)
2015–2016Osasuna (loan) 9 (0)
2017–2018Marítimo (loan) 22 (0)
2018–2019 Chaves 15 (1)
2019–2021 Sporting Kansas City 55 (1)
2022–2024 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 48 (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
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Runner-up 2011 Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:04, 2 September 2024 (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.

Club career

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Benfica and Gil

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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

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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

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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

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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

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On 4 May 2022, Martins signed with Vancouver Whitecaps FC also of the Major League Soccer for the remainder of the campaign.[16] After winning consecutive Canadian Championship finals in 2022 and 2023, his contract was bought out in September 2024.[17]

International career

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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.[18][19]

Honours

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Portugal U20

Orders

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Luís Martins" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Brassell, Andy (2 November 2011). "Basel's Huggel pegs back Benfica". UEFA. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Gil Vicente reduzido a dez vence Académica" [Undermanned Gil Vicente beat Académica] (in Portuguese). TSF. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Jurejko, Jonathan (27 September 2014). "Barcelona 6–0 Granada". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Kovzan, Sam (1 August 2019). "Sporting signs 27-year-old Portuguese left back Luis Martins". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Pulido, Sallói lead Sporting KC to 4–1 win over LAFC". The Seattle Times. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "Whitecaps FC acquire experienced Portuguese fullback Luís Martins". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  17. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps exercise contract buyout on Luis Martins". Major League Soccer. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC win the 2022 Canadian Championship Final". Canadian Soccer Association. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  21. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC win the 2023 Canadian Championship". Canadian Soccer Association. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  22. ^ "Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas" [Portuguese Honorary Orders] (in Portuguese). President of Portugal. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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