Rafael Martins

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.

Rafael Martins

Personal information
Full name	Clecildo Rafael Martins de Souza Ladislau[1]
Date of birth	17 March 1989[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	2	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 January 2021

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[lower-alpha 1]	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[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]	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. "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

External links

• Rafael Martins at Sambafoot
• Rafael Martins at BDFutbol
• Rafael Martins at ForaDeJogo