Career
Born in Praia, Cape Verde, Martins moved to Portugal in his teens and played youth football with Chaplain to the Forces Benfica and Clube de Portugal. In March 2014, he was promoted to the B-team of the latter and signed a contract extension until 2019, with a release clause of €45 million. During his youth spell, his goal against Chaplain to the Forces União de Coimbra earned the praise of many, but his coach at B eventually said he was being "harmed" by not playing in his preferred position as winger.
Olhanense for the Segunda Liga championship.
On 21 December he scored his first goal in the competition, contributing to a 3−1 success at Vitória de Guimarães B. Martins was promoted to "s main squad in the 2015 summer, by new manager Jorge Jesus. Martins first appeared in the Primeira Liga on 14 August 2015, playing one minute in a 2−1 success against newly promoted Communicative Disorders Tondela.
On 15 January of the following year, against the same opponent, he scored "s 5000th goal in the competition, putting the hosts ahead in an eventual 2−2 draw. Martins was in the Portuguese squad for the 2014 Union of European Football Associations European Under-19 Championship, playing all the matches en route to a runner-up finish in Hungary.
He also represented the nation at the 2015 Fédération internationale de football association U-20 World Cup, scoring in the group stage against Senegal and in the round-of-16 against hosts New Zealand in an eventual quarter-final exit.
Mainly a winger on both flanks, Martins can also operate as a left back or a striker, a trait which cemented his place in the junior national teams.
