André Filipe Saraiva Martins

Not to be confused with André Martins.
André Martins
Personal information
Full name André Filipe Saraiva Martins
Date of birth (1987-03-26) 26 March 1987
Place of birth Ferreira do Alentejo, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 None
Youth career
1996–2001 Ferreirense
2001–2004 Despertar
2004–2005 Belenenses
2005–2006 Naval
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2007 Naval 0 (0)
2007 Fulham 0 (0)
2008 Vidima-Rakovski
2008–2009 Jaguares Chiapas
2009–2010 Caracas
2010–2012 Club Bolívar 0 (0)
2010 → Mariehamn (loan) 1 (0)
2012 Syrianska 0 (0)
2012 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 November 2012.

† Appearances (goals)

André Filipe Saraiva Martins (born 26 March 1987 in Ferreira do Alentejo, Beja) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward.

Football career

After starting his football formation at local Sporting Clube Ferreirense, Martins finished it at C.F. Os Belenenses and Associação Naval 1º de Maio. In the 2006–07 season he trained briefly with the first team of the latter, but eventually did not make his Primeira Liga debuts.

Subsequently, Martins' career took him to several countries and leagues: in the 2007 summer he had an unsuccessful trial in Scotland with Dundee United,[1] then played a couple of months in England with Fulham's reserves.

In the following years Martins represented, in quick succession, PFC Vidima-Rakovski Sevlievo in Bulgaria, Chiapas in Mexico, Venezuela's Caracas F.C. and Club Bolívar from Bolivia. In early 2010, he was loaned to Finnish side IFK Mariehamn.

In early 2012 Martins signed with Syrianska FC in the Swedish Allsvenskan for six months, being released shortly after however. In November of that year he joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish Premier League, but left the following month after only one appearance as an unused substitute.

References

  1. ↑ Friday's gossip column; BBC Sport, 13 July 2007

External links

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