Rafael Martins (footballer, born 1989)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is De Souza and the second or paternal family name is Ladislau.
Rafael Martins
FC Salzburg gegen Vitória Guimarães (UEFA Euroleague 23. November 2017) 27.jpg
Personal information
Full name Clecildo Rafael Martins de Souza Ladislau[1]
Date of birth (1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Santos, Brazil[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Moreirense
Number 99
Youth career
2003–2009 Audax
2005 → Juventus-SP (loan)
2006 → Internacional (loan)
2007–2009 → Grêmio (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Audax 59 (36)
2009 → Grêmio (loan) 2 (0)
2009–2010 → Zaragoza B (loan) 28 (15)
2010 → Grêmio Barueri (loan) 12 (1)
2011 → ABC (loan) 4 (0)
2013 → Chapecoense (loan) 19 (11)
2013–2014 → Vitória Setúbal (loan) 28 (16)
2014–2017 Levante 22 (2)
2015–2016 → Moreirense (loan) 27 (16)
2017–2018 Vitória Guimarães 36 (8)
2018–2020 Zhejiang Greentown 39 (20)
2021– Moreirense 38 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:55, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

Clecildo Rafael Martins de Souza Ladislau (born 17 March 1989), known as Martins, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club Moreirense F.C. as a striker.

Club career[]

Born in Santos, São Paulo, Martins joined Audax São Paulo Esporte Clube's youth setup in 2003, aged 14.[2] In December 2007, he signed with Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense on loan,[3] and was promoted to the latter's main squad in 2009.

Martins made his professional debut on 21 January 2009, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–1 draw at Esporte Clube Internacional.[4] He returned to his parent club in September, and subsequently served loans at Real Zaragoza B and Grêmio Prudente Futebol before being assigned to Audax's first team.

Martins joined ABC Futebol Clube in March 2011 after impressing in the state leagues,[5] but was rarely used by his new team, returning to Audax in December. He continued to find the net at an excellent rate in the following two years, and moved to Vitória F.C. on loan on 8 July 2013.[6]

After ranking third in the goal charts for the Portuguese side to help them finish in seventh position in his first and only season, Martins signed a three-year contract with La Liga's Levante UD on 18 July 2014.[7] He made his debut in the competition on 24 August, replacing David Barral in the 71st minute of a 0–2 home loss against Villarreal CF.[8]

On 25 August 2015, after being sparingly used by the Valencians, Martins returned to Portugal and its top division after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Moreirense FC.[9] He scored 16 goals in his only season, being essential as the Miguel Leal-led side finished 12th and avoided relegation from the Primeira Liga while becoming the club's all-time scorer in the competition after surpassing Nabil Ghilas.[10]

From January 2017 to June 2018, Martins represented Vitória S.C. also in the Portuguese top tier.[11] On 3 July 2018, he moved to the China League One with Zhejiang Greentown.[12]

Career statistics[]

As of 22 November 2019[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grêmio (loan) 2009 Série A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Grêmio Barueri (loan) 2010 Série A 12 1 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 14 1
Audax 2011 Paulista Série A2 12 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 9
2012 Paulista Série A2 23 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 17
2013 Paulista Série A2 24 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 10
Total 59 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 36
ABC (loan) 2011 Série B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Vitória Setúbal (loan) 2013–14 Primeira Liga 28 16 2 0 3 0 0 0 33 16
Levante 2014–15 La Liga 13 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 17 1
2015–16 La Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Segunda División 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
Total 22 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 27 2
Moreirense (loan) 2015–16 Primeira Liga 27 16 0 0 3 3 0 0 30 19
Vitória Guimarães 2016–17 Primeira Liga 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
2017–18 Primeira Liga 14 3 1 0 3 0 5[b][c] 1 23 4
Total 23 5 2 0 3 0 5 1 33 6
Zhejiang Greentown 2018 China League One 15 10 0 0 - - 15 10
2019 China League One 12 4 1 2 - - 13 6
Total 27 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 28 16
Career totals 204 90 10 2 9 3 7 1 230 96
  1. ^ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  2. ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Rafael Martins" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  2. ^ Paulista A2: Além de artilheiro, atacante do Audax é destaque na competição (Paulista A2: Aside from being top scorer, Audax's forward is a spotlight in the competition); Futebol Interior, 23 March 2012 (in Portuguese)
  3. ^ Destaque da Copa SP não pertence ao Grêmio (SP Cup's spotlight does not belong to Grêmio); Zero Hora, 7 January 2008 (in Portuguese)
  4. ^ Grêmio e Inter-SM empatam em 1 a 1 pelo Gauchão (Grêmio and Inter-SM draw by 1 to 1 for Gauchão); Zero Hora, 21 January 2009 (in Portuguese)
  5. ^ ABC contrata atacante da A2 (ABC sign A2 forward) Archived 19 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Tribuna do Norte, 29 March 2011 (in Portuguese)
  6. ^ Rafael Martins reforça ataque (Rafael Martins bolsters attack) Archived 29 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Record, 8 July 2013 (in Portuguese)
  7. ^ El Levante ficha al delantero Rafael Martins (Levante sign forward Rafael Martins); Marca, 18 July 2014 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ El Villarreal sigue disfrutando del verano (Villarreal keep enjoying the summer); Marca, 25 August 2014 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Rafael Martins jugará cedido en el Moreirense FC (Rafael Martins will play on loan at Moreirense FC); Levante UD, 25 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ "Moreirense vence Marítimo e acaba I Liga no 12.º lugar" [Moreirense beat Marítimo and finish I League in 12th place] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Oficial: Rafael Martins é o substituto de Soares" [Official: Rafael Martins is Soares' replacement] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  12. ^ "绿城官方宣布新攻击手加盟" (in Chinese). Sina. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  13. ^ Rafael Martins at Soccerway

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