Daniel Santos Martins (born 23 June 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who most recently played for French Championnat National club Créteil as a left defender.
 Martins playing for Portugal U19 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Santos Martins | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Torres Vedras, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Torreense | ||
| 2007–2012 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Benfica B | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Belenenses | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Beira-Mar (loan) | 36 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Universitatea Cluj (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Penafiel | 81 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Covilhã | 16 | (0) |
| 2020 | Créteil | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Portugal U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Portugal U17 | 15 | (1) |
| 2011 | Portugal U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Portugal U19 | 17 | (1) |
| 2012 | Portugal U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:28, 10 December 2020 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Martins was born in Torres Vedras, Portugal. On 30 January 2013, Martins signed with Belenenses.[1][2]
Martins signed with Créteil in the French Championnat National in the summer of 2020. After a half-time incident in the Coupe de France match against JS Suresnes on 18 October 2020, in which it is reported that Martins physically attacked a staff member, he was suspended by the club on grounds of serious misconduct. On 12 November 2020 his contract was terminated.[3][4]
International career edit
He represented Portugal U19 in the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship,[5] where he played in all three of Portugal's group fixtures, scoring against Estonia in the opening game.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Daniel Martins: "Espero evoluir aqui e jogar na 1.ª Liga"". Record. 31 January 2013. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Botaka e Daniel Martins são reforços de inverno". Record. 31 January 2013. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013.
- ^ "Créteil : le latéral Daniel Martins licencé (off)" (in French). foot-national.com. 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Daniel Martins viré ! Un poing c'est tout..." (in French). uscreteil1936.fr. 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Convocatória de Portugal" [Squad for the U19 European Championship]. Mais Futebol. 11 June 2012. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ "Estonia-Portugal | Under-19".
External links edit
- Daniel Martins at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Daniel Martins at Soccerway
- Daniel Martins at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Daniel Martins at WorldFootball.net
- Daniel Martins at FootballDatabase.eu
- Daniel Martins national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
