Luís Martins (footballer, born June 1992)

In this Portuguese name, 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 (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)
2015–2016 → Osasuna (loan) 9 (0)
2017–2018 → Marítimo (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

Benfica and Gil

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

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

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

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

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

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Portugal U20

Orders

References

  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.