Luís Martins

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Ramos and the second or paternal family name is Martins.
Luís Martins
Personal information
Full nameLuís Carlos Ramos Martins
Date of birth10 June 1992
Place of birthLamego, Portugal
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionLeft back
Club information
Current team
Granada
Number3
Youth career
2003–2004Cracks Lamego
2004–2005Boavista
2005–2006Cracks Lamego
2007Diogo Cão
2007–2011Benfica
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011–2012Benfica4(0)
2012Benfica B15(2)
2013–2014Gil Vicente40(2)
2014–Granada2(0)
National team
2011–2012Portugal U2013(1)
2012–2014Portugal U2113(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Luís Carlos Ramos Martins (born 10 June 1992) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Granada CF as a left back.

Club career

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.[1]

Martins started the 2012–13 campaign with Benfica's reserves, in the second division. On 9 January 2013, however, he signed a three 1/2-year contract with Gil Vicente F.C. in the top level.[2]

On 1 September 2014 Martins signed a four-year deal with Granada CF in Spain, for an undisclosed fee.[3] He played his first game in La Liga on the 27th, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–6 away loss to FC Barcelona.

International career

Martins was picked by Portuguese under-20 coach Ilídio Vale for the 2011 FIFA World Cup in Colombia, helping the national team finish second to Brazil.

References

  1. ↑ "Basel's Huggel pegs back Benfica". UEFA.com. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  2. ↑ "Benfica: Luís Martins no Gil Vicente por três anos e meio" [Benfica: Luís Martins to Gil Vicente for three 1/2 years] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "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's official website. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.

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