Gelson Martins

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Gelson Martins
Personal information
Full name Gelson Dany Batalha Martins
Date of birth (1995-05-11) 11 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Praia, Cape Verde
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Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Number 60
Youth career
2008–2010 Futebol Benfica
2010–2014 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Sporting B 40 (6)
2015– Sporting CP 29 (4)
International career‡
2012–2013 Portugal U18 10 (0)
2013−2014 Portugal U19 21 (7)
2014−2015 Portugal U20 9 (3)
2015− Portugal U21 3 (1)
2016– Portugal U23 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

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This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Batalha and the second or paternal family name is Martins.

Gelson Dany Batalha Martins (born 11 May 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal as a winger.

Club career

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;[1] during his youth spell, his goal against C.F. União de Coimbra earned the praise of many,[2] but his coach at Sporting B eventually said he was being "harmed" by not playing in his preferred position as winger.[3]

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.[4] On 21 December he scored his first goal in the competition, contributing to a 3−1 success at Vitória de Guimarães B.[5]

Martins was promoted to Sporting's main squad in the 2015 summer, by new manager Jorge Jesus.[6] 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.[7]

Martins first appeared in the Primeira Liga on 14 August 2015, playing one minute in a 2−1 success against newly promoted C.D. Tondela.[8] On 15 January of the following year, against the same opponent, he scored Sporting's 5000th goal in the competition, putting the hosts ahead in an eventual 2−2 draw.[9]

International career

Martins was in the Portuguese squad for the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, playing all the matches en route to a runner-up finish in Hungary.[10] He also represented the nation at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, scoring in the group stage against Senegal[11] and in the round-of-16 against hosts New Zealand[12] in an eventual quarter-final exit.[13]

Style of play

Mainly a winger on both flanks, Martins can also operate as a left back or a striker, a trait which cemented his place in the junior national teams.[14]

Honours

Sporting

References

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