Portuguese footballer (born 1995)
Gelson Dany Batalha Martins (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒɛlsɐ̃ footballer who plays as awinger forSuper League Greece clubOlympiacos .
He began his career atSporting CP , appearing in 140 competitive matches and winning two trophies during his three-year tenure. In 2018, he signed withAtlético Madrid and, the following year, joinedMonaco , initially on loan.[ 4]
APortugal international since 2016, Martins was born inCape Verde and represented the nation at the2018 World Cup and the2017 Confederations Cup .
Born inPraia ,Cape Verde , Martins moved to Portugal in his teens and played youth football withC.F. Benfica andSporting CP . In March 2014, he was promoted tothe B team of the latter and signed a contract lasting until 2019 and which included a release clause of €45 million.[ 5] C.F. União de Coimbra earned the praise of many,[ 6] [ 7]
Martins made his professional debut on 24 August 2014, coming on as a latesubstitute forLewis Enoh in a 1–0 away win againstS.C. Olhanense in theSegunda Liga .[ 8] Vitória S.C. B .[ 9]
In summer 2015, Martins was promoted to the main squad by new managerJorge Jesus .[ 10] 1–0 win overS.L. Benfica in theSupertaça Cândido de Oliveira .[ 11]
Martins first appeared in thePrimeira Liga on 14 August 2015, playing one minute in a 2–1 defeat of newly promotedC.D. Tondela .[ 12] [ 13]
On 11 June 2018, Martins requested that his contract with Sporting be terminated[ 14] [ 15]
On 18 July 2018, Martins accepted an offer fromAtlético Madrid .[ 16] free transfer .[ 17] FIFA over the transfer demanding compensation of €100 million, the release clause of his cancelled contract,[ 18] [ 19]
Martins made hisLa Liga debut on 20 August 2018 in a 1–1 away draw withValencia CF , where he played 18 minutes in place ofAntoine Griezmann .[ 20] UE Sant Andreu in theround of 32 of theCopa del Rey , he scored his first goal.[ 21]
During his spell at theMetropolitano Stadium , Martins was sparingly played by coachDiego Simeone .[ 22] [ 23]
On 27 January 2019, Martins joinedAS Monaco FC on loan until the end ofthe season .[ 24] Ligue 1 appearance on 2 February, providing anassist forAleksandr Golovin early in the first half and also being involved inCesc Fàbregas ' goal in the 2–1 home victory overToulouse FC .[ 25]
In July 2019, Martins joined Monaco outright after signing a five-year contract.[ 26] Nîmes Olympique , he repeatedly pushedreferee Mikael Lesage in retaliation for his teammateTiémoué Bakayoko 'sejection seconds before, and was too sent off as his team eventually lost 3–1.[ 27] [ 28] [ 29]
Martins took part in no competitive games in the first half of the2023–24 campaign .[ 30] [ 31]
Martins moved to theSuper League Greece withOlympiacos F.C. on 2 January 2024, agreeing to a deal until June 2026 for a reported fee of €3 million.[ 32] [ 33] [ 34]
International career [ edit ] Martins was in thePortugal squad for the2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship , playing all the matches en route to a runner-up finish in Hungary.[ 35] the nation at the2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup , scoring in the group stage againstSenegal [ 36] round of 16 against hostsNew Zealand [ 37] [ 38]
In late September 2016, Martins got his first call up tothe senior team , for2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers againstAndorra and theFaroe Islands .[ 39] cap against the former, replacingPepe for the last 18 minutes of the 6–0 win inAveiro .[ 40]
Martins was picked by managerFernando Santos for his2018 FIFA World Cup squad.[ 41] the competition on 20 June, playing roughly 30 minutes in the 1–0 group stage defeat ofMorocco after replacingBernardo Silva .[ 42]
Mainly awinger on both flanks, Martins can also operate as aright-back , a trait which cemented his place in the junior national teams.[ 43]
Martins' cousin,Euclides Cabral , is also a footballer.[ 44]
As of match played 30 March 2025 [ 45] National team Year Apps Goals Portugal [ 46] 2016 3 0 2017 12 0 2018 6 0 Total 21 0
Sporting CP
Atlético Madrid
Portugal
Individual
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