Gelson Martins
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gelson Dany Batalha Martins | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Praia, Cape Verde | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Sporting CP | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Futebol Benfica | ||
| 2010–2014 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Sporting B | 40 | (6) |
| 2015– | Sporting CP | 46 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Portugal U18 | 10 | (0) |
| 2013−2014 | Portugal U19 | 21 | (7) |
| 2014−2015 | Portugal U20 | 9 | (3) |
| 2015− | Portugal U21 | 5 | (2) |
| 2016– | Portugal U23 | 1 | (1) |
| 2016– | Portugal | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2016 |
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Gelson Dany Batalha Martins (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒɛɫson mɐɾˈtĩʃ]; born 11 May 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal as a winger.
Born in Praia, Cape Verde, Martins moved to Portugal in his teens and played youth football with C.F. Benfica and Sporting Clube de Portugal. In March 2014, he was promoted to the B-team of the latter and signed a contract extension until 2019, with a release clause of €45 million; during his youth spell, his goal against C.F. União de Coimbra earned the praise of many, but his coach at Sporting B eventually said he was being "harmed" by not playing in his preferred position as winger.
Gelson made his debut as a professional on 24 August 2014, coming on as a late substitute for Lewis Enoh in a 1−0 away win against S.C. Olhanense for the Segunda Liga championship. On 21 December he scored his first goal in the competition, contributing to a 3−1 success at Vitória de Guimarães B.
Martins was promoted to Sporting's main squad in the 2015 summer, by new manager Jorge Jesus. He made his competitive debut on 9 August, playing injury time in a 1−0 win over S.L. Benfica for the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.
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