# André Martins (footballer, born 1990)

André Renato Soares Martins (born 21 January 1990) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.
Formed at Sporting CP, where he made 103 total appearances, he won the Super League Greece at Olympiacos and two Ekstraklasa titles for Legia Warsaw.

## Club career
### Sporting CP

After graduating from Sporting CP's youth academy Martins was loaned out, along with six other former club juniors, to Real S.C. in the third division. For 2010–11, newly appointed coach Paulo Sérgio called him back for pre-season trainings, and, in August, he was sent to C.F. Os Belenenses in the Segunda Liga, in a season-long loan. However, after José Mota's arrival at the team's bench, the player was deemed surplus to requirements and another loan was arranged in January 2011, at third-tier side C.D. Pinhalnovense.
Mainly due to injuries to teammates, Martins featured in Sporting's bench in some matches in 2011–12. On 20 October 2011 he made his official debut for the Lions, coming on as a substitute for Diego Capel for the last 15 minutes of a 2–0 home win against FC Vaslui in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League.
Martins scored three goals in 29 competitive games in 2013–14 for the eventual vice-champions, his first in the Primeira Liga and overall coming on 15 September 2013 in a 2–0 away victory over S.C. Olhanense. Following the appointment of coach Jorge Jesus, however, he was told to look for a new club, and left the Estádio José Alvalade on 30 June 2016.

### Olympiacos

On 8 August 2016, free agent Martins signed with six-time consecutive Super League Greece champions Olympiacos FC. In his first season, he contributed one goal from 29 appearances to another national championship conquest.
Martins featured much less the following campaign, and was deemed surplus to requirements after the arrival of his compatriot Pedro Martins as manager.

### Legia Warsaw

On 6 September 2018, Martins joined Legia Warsaw on a 12-month contract with the option to extend it for another year. He won the Ekstraklasa title in two consecutive seasons, the latter time accompanied by compatriot Rafael Lopes in 2021.
During his spell at the Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Martins played 128 official matches and scored twice.

### Hapoel Be'er Sheva

On 13 January 2022, Martins agreed to a one-and-a-half-year deal with Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C. of the Israeli Premier League. Alongside compatriots Miguel Vítor and Hélder Lopes, he won the State Cup and Super Cup in his first year, both on penalties against Maccabi Haifa FC.

## International career

Martins earned 43 caps for Portugal at youth level, including 17 for the under-21 team. On 10 June 2013 he made his debut for the full side, playing the dying minutes of the 1–0 friendly win over Croatia in Geneva. On 14 August, in another exhibition game, he replaced Ruben Amorim midway through the second half of a 1–1 draw against the Netherlands.

## Career statistics

    As of 18 July 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Real Massamá (loan) | 2009–10 | Segunda Divisão | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Belenenses (loan) | 2010–11 | Liga de Honra | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Pinhalnovense (loan) | 2010–11 | Segunda Divisão | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Sporting CP | 2011–12 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| Sporting CP | 2012–13 | Primeira Liga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Sporting CP | 2013–14 | Primeira Liga | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3 |
| Sporting CP | 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Sporting CP | 2015–16 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Sporting CP | Total | Total | 72 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 4 |
| Olympiacos | 2016–17 | Super League Greece | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Olympiacos | 2017–18 | Super League Greece | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Olympiacos | Total | Total | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 2 |
| Legia Warsaw | 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| Legia Warsaw | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Legia Warsaw | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Legia Warsaw | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Legia Warsaw | Total | Total | 94 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 2 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2021–22 | Israeli Premier League | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2022–23 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Total | Total | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 244 | 9 | 32 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 321 | 11 |

## Honours

Sporting CP
* Taça de Portugal: 2014–15
Olympiacos
* Super League Greece: 2016–17
Legia Warsaw
* Ekstraklasa: 2019–20, 2020–21
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
* Israel State Cup: 2021–22
* Israel Super Cup: 2022