Martin Simões
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Martin Luther King Junior Morais Simões | ||
Date of birth | 21 July 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Viana do Castelo, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2010 | Benfica | ||
2010–2011 | Oeiras | ||
2011–2012 | Lourel | ||
2012–2013 | Real | ||
2014 | Sampdoria | ||
2015 | Olhanense | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | Olhanense | 4 | (0) |
2015 | Tourizense | 7 | (0) |
2016 | 1º Dezembro | 3 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Barreirense | 31 | (10) |
2017 | 15 | (4) | |
2018 | AD Ceuta FC | ||
2018 | 12 | (2) | |
2019 | Sertanense | 12 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 April 2019 |
Martin Luther King Junior Morais Simões, known as Luther King (born 21 July 1996) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward.
Football career[]
Born in Viana do Castelo, Luther King was named after the famous African American activist, a hero of his father.[1] He began his career in the youth ranks of S.L. Benfica, and also had a spell in Italy with U.C. Sampdoria in 2014 before joining S.C. Olhanense in February 2015 on a deal for the rest of the season.[2] His transfer was one of several at the time between the two clubs.[3] On 18 February, he made his professional debut in a 1–0 Segunda Liga loss at C.S. Marítimo B, replacing Adílson for the last 12 minutes.[4]
Subsequently, Luther King played in the third tier of Portuguese football with G.D. Tourizense, S.U. 1º de Dezembro, F.C. Barreirense and . In January 2018, he joined Spanish Tercera División club AD Ceuta FC, and received media attention for his name.[5][6][7][8] He returned to his country's third level in June, with [9] and six months later Sertanense FC.[10]
References[]
- ^ "Ceuta, rinforzo d'eccezione dal mercato: Martin Luther King Junior" [Ceuta, the transfer market's exceptional signing: Martin Luther King Junior] (in Italian). Sky Sports. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ Nascimento, Hélio (2 February 2015). "Ricardo Ribeiro e Martin Simões contratados" [Ricardo Ribeiro and Martin Simões signed]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Olhanense take on an Italian flavour". The Portugal News. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Marítimo B 1-0 Olhanense". ZeroZero. February 18, 2015.
- ^ "El sorprendente fichaje del Ceuta: Martin Luther King Junior" [Ceuta's surprising signing: Martin Luther King Junior]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 9 January 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Ceuta sign Martin Luther King Junior". Marca. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Martin Luther King ficha por el Ceuta" [Martin Luther King signs for Ceuta]. ABC (in Spanish). 9 January 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "El Ceuta anuncia el fichaje del Martin Luther King portugués" [Ceuta announce the signing of the Portuguese Martin Luther King]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 9 January 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Martin Luther King vuelve a Portugal" [Martin Luther King returns to Portugal] (in Spanish). Ceuta TV. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ Santiago, Jorge (29 January 2019). "Inoperância atacante ditou um nulo entre Sertanense e Fátima (C/fotos e audio)" [Ineffectiveness up front causes a draw between Sertanense and Fátima (W/photos and audio)] (in Portuguese). Medio Tejo. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
External links[]
- Martin Simões at ForaDeJogo
- Stats and profile at LPFP (in Portuguese)
- Martin Simões at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- People from Viana do Castelo
- Living people
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football forwards
- Portuguese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- S.C. Olhanense players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Segunda Divisão players
- G.D. Tourizense players
- F.C. Barreirense players
- AD Ceuta FC players