João Martins (footballer, born 1982)

João Martins
Personal information
Full name	João Pedro Pinto Martins
Date of birth	20 June 1982 (age 39)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Mondorf-les-Bains
Youth career
1991–1992	Zambujalense
1994–1995	Zambujalense
1995–1996	Alverca
1997–1998	Vialonga
1998–2001	Alverca
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2004	Lourinhanense
2004–2005	Alverca
2005–2006	Chaves
2006	Fátima
2006–2007	Tourizense
2007–2009	Sibir
2009	Ventspils
2010–2012	1º Agosto
2013	Libolo
2014	Bravos Maquis
2016–2017	Hamm Benfica
2017–2018	Blo-Wäiss Medernach
2018–	Mondorf-les-Bains
National team
2011	Angola
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2019

João Pedro Pinto Martins (born 20 June 1982) is an Angolan professional footballer who plays for Luxembourg club US Mondorf-les-Bains as a forward.

Club career[]

Martins was born in Lisbon. During his career in Portugal, spent in no higher than the second division and with little impact, he represented Sporting Clube Lourinhanense, F.C. Alverca, G.D. Chaves, C.D. Fátima and G.D. Tourizense. He first moved abroad in 2007, signing with Russia's FC Sibir Novosibirsk also at that level.

Martins then moved to nearby Latvia and joined FK Ventspils. However, after a few months, he was released from his contract and signed with C.D. Primeiro de Agosto; he continued playing in the land of his ancestors the following years, appearing for C.R.D. Libolo and F.C. Bravos do Maquis.