André Renato Soares Martins (born 21 January 1990) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
Brought up 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, being accompanied by countryman Rafael Lopes in 2020–21.
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 + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsReal Massamá (loan)2009–10Segunda Divisão 30120000000321Belenenses (loan)2010–11Liga de Honra 200030000050Pinhalnovense (loan)2010–11Segunda Divisão 10100000000101Sporting CP2011–12Primeira Liga 110301060002102012–13Primeira Liga150000040001902013–14Primeira Liga273101000002932014–15Primeira Liga180411040002712015–16Primeira Liga101020300070Total7239150170001034Olympiacos2016–17Super League Greece 2414000110003912017–18Super League Greece9051000000141Total331910011000532Legia Warsaw2018–19Ekstraklasa 26220———2822019–20Ekstraklasa32040—80—4402020–21Ekstraklasa25030—10103002021–22Ekstraklasa11010—13010260Total94210000220201282Hapoel Be'er Sheva2021–22Israeli Premier League161300000001912022–23Israeli Premier League7010004010130Total23140004010321Career total2649342805403036311
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
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