André Martins

André Martins

Martins in action for Sporting in 2014
Personal information
Full name	André Renato Soares Martins
Date of birth	(1990-01-21) 21 January 1990 (age 27)
Place of birth	Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Olympiacos
Number	28
Youth career
1998–2001	Argoncilhe
2001–2003	Feirense
2003–2009	Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2016	Sporting CP	72	(3)
2009–2010	→ Real Massamá (loan)	30	(1)
2010	→ Belenenses (loan)	2	(0)
2011	→ Pinhalnovense (loan)	10	(1)
2012–2016	Sporting B	4	(0)
2016–	Olympiacos	24	(1)
National team‡
2010	Portugal U20	5	(0)
2011–2012	Portugal U21	17	(3)
2016	Portugal U23	4	(0)
2013–	Portugal	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 August 2013

André Renato Soares Martins (born 21 January 1990 in Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro District) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Greek club Olympiacos F.C. as a central midfielder.

After graduating from Sporting Clube de Portugal's youth academy Martins was loaned out, along with six other former club juniors, to Real S.C. in the third division. For 2010–11, newly appointed coach Paulo Sérgio called him back for pre-season trainings, and, in August, he was sent to C.F. Os Belenenses in the second level, in a season-long loan; however, after José Mota's arrival at the team's bench, the player was deemed surplus to requirements and another loan was arranged in January 2011, at C.D. Pinhalnovense in division three.

Mainly due to injuries to teammates, Martins featured in Sporting's bench in some matches in 2011–12. On 20 October 2011 he made his official debut for the Lions, coming on as a substitute for Diego Capel for the last 15 minutes of a 2–0 home win against FC Vaslui, in the campaign's UEFA Europa League.