João Paulo Neto Martins
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | João Paulo Neto Martins | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Oliveira do Hospital, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Penafiel | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2000 | Tourizense | ||
| 2000–2007 | Sporting CP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2009 | Sporting CP | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Olhanense (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Olivais Moscavide (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2008−2009 | → Atlético (loan) | 29 | (9) |
| 2009−2010 | Gil Vicente | 5 | (0) |
| 2010−2011 | Vizela | 21 | (2) |
| 2011−2012 | Mafra | 22 | (1) |
| 2012−2013 | Naval | 23 | (4) |
| 2013−2014 | Académico Viseu | 34 | (3) |
| 2014− | Penafiel | 24 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 2004 | Portugal U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2004−2005 | Portugal U17 | 14 | (0) |
| 2006 | Portugal U18 | 6 | (2) |
| 2006−2007 | Portugal U19 | 13 | (0) |
| 2007−2008 | Portugal U20 | 10 | (1) |
| 2009 | Portugal U21 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
João Paulo Neto Martins (born 30 June 1988) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for F.C. Penafiel as a midfielder.
Football career
Born in Oliveira do Hospital, Coimbra, Martins played most of his youth football with Sporting Clube de Portugal, having arrived at the club's youth system in 2000 at the age of 12. From 2007 to 2009 he would be loaned to three teams, C.D. Olivais e Moscavide and Atlético Clube de Portugal in the third division and S.C. Olhanense in the second level (one league game during the entire season for the latter club).
Released by the Lions in the 2009 summer, Martins resumed his career mainly in division three. He returned to the second tier in the 2012–13 campaign, signing for Associação Naval 1º de Maio.[1]
Personal life
Martins' older brother, Carlos, is also a footballer and a midfielder. He also graduated from Sporting's youth academy but with much more individual success, going on to also represent S.L. Benfica and Portugal.[2]
References
- ↑ Tozé Marreco e João Martins confirmados (Tozé Marreco and João Martins confirmed); A Bola, 11 July 2012 (Portuguese)
- ↑ "Carlos Martins defronta o irmão: "Não merece o que lhe fizeram"" [Carlos Martins faces brother: "He does not deserve what has been done to him"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
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