Rafael Martins
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clecildo Rafael Martins de Souza Ladislau | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Santos, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Levante | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2009 | Audax-SP | ||
| 2005 | → Juventus (loan) | ||
| 2006 | → Internacional (loan) | ||
| 2007–2009 | → Grêmio (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2014 | Audax-SP | 59 | (36) |
| 2009 | → Grêmio (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Zaragoza B (loan) | 28 | (15) |
| 2010 | → Grêmio Prudente (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2011 | → ABC (loan) | 4 | (2) |
| 2013 | → Chapecoense (loan) | 19 | (11) |
| 2013–2014 | → Vitória Setúbal (loan) | 28 | (15) |
| 2014– | Levante | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 October 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Clecildo Rafael Martins de Souza Ladislau (born 17 March 1989), known as Martins, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Spanish club Levante UD as a striker.
Club career
Born in Santos, São Paulo, Martins joined Audax São Paulo Esporte Clube's youth setup in 2003, aged 14.[1] In December 2007 he moved to Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense on loan,[2] and was promoted to the latter's main squad in 2009.
Martins made his professional debut on 21 January 2009, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 draw at Esporte Clube Internacional.[3] He returned to his parent club in September, and subsequently served loans at Real Zaragoza B and Grêmio Prudente Futebol before being assigned to Audax's first team.
After impressing in the State Leagues, Martins joined ABC Futebol Clube in March 2011,[4] but was rarely used by his new club, returning to Audax in December. He continued to find the net at an excellent rate in the following two years, and moved to Vitória de Setúbal on loan on 8 July 2013.[5]
After ranking third in the goal charts for the Portuguese side to help it finish in seventh position in his first and only season, Martins signed a three-year deal with La Liga's Levante UD on 18 July 2014.[6] He made his debut in the competition on 24 August, replacing David Barral in the 71st minute of a 0–2 home loss against Villarreal CF.[7]
References
- ↑ Paulista A2: Além de artilheiro, atacante do Audax é destaque na competição (Paulista A2: Aside from being top scorer, Audax's forward is a spotlight in the competition); Futebol Interior, 23 March 2012 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Destaque da Copa SP não pertence ao Grêmio (Copa SP's spotlight does not belong to Grêmio); ZH Esportes, 7 January 2008 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Grêmio e Inter-SM empatam em 1 a 1 pelo Gauchão (Grêmio and Inter-SM draw by 1 to 1 for Gauchão); ZH Esportes, 21 January 2009 (Portuguese)
- ↑ ABC contrata atacante da A2 (ABC signs A2's forward); Tribuna do Norte, 29 March 2011 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Rafael Martins reforça ataque (Rafael Martins bolsters attack); Record, 8 July 2013 (Portuguese)
- ↑ El Levante ficha al delantero Rafael Martins (Levante signs forward Rafael Martins); Marca, 18 July 2014 (Spanish)
- ↑ El Villarreal sigue disfrutando del verano (Villarreal keeps enjoying the summer); Marca, 25 August 2014 (Spanish)
External links
- SambaFoot profile
- Grêmio official profile (Portuguese)
- Rafael Martins profile at ForaDeJogo
- Soccerway profile
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