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Bernardo Martins
Portuguese footballer (born 1997)
Bernardo Sousa Pereira Brites Martins (born 4 December 1997), known as Benny, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Liga Portugal 2 club AVS.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Sousa Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Brites Martins.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bernardo Sousa Pereira Brites Martins | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-12-04) 4 December 1997 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AVS | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2011 | Porto | ||
| 2011–2015 | Foz | ||
| 2013–2014 | → Rio Ave (loan) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Leixões | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Leixões | 16 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Pedras Rubras (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Trofense (loan) | 24 | (3) |
| 2019 | Benfica B | 12 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Paços Ferreira | 5 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Chaves (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Covilhã (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Vilafranquense | 48 | (4) |
| 2023– | AVS | 13 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2024 | |||
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Born in Porto, Martins made his professional debut with Leixões on 14 August 2016 as an 18th-minute substitute in a LigaPro 1–0 away loss to Cova da Piedade.[1]
On 26 January 2019, Martins joined LigaPro side Benfica B along with Leixões teammate Pedro Henrique.[2] Months later, he moved to Paços de Ferreira in Primeira Liga on a three-year contract.[3]
Individual
- Liga Portugal 2 Player of the Month: August 2023[4]
- Liga Portugal 2 Midfielder of the Month: August 2023,[5] September 2023[6]
- "Cova da Piedade 1–0 Leixões". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- Sanches, João (26 January 2019). "Pedro Henrique e Bernardo Martins reforçam Benfica B" [Pedro Henrique and Bernardo Martins bolster Benfica B]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- "Bernardo Martins é reforço" [Bernardo Martins signed]. F.C. Paços de Ferreira (in Portuguese). 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- "Benny é o Jogador do Mês da Liga Portugal SABSEG" [Benny is Liga Portugal SABSEG's Player of the Month] (in European Portuguese). Liga Portugal. 15 September 2023.
- "Benny é o Médio do Mês da Liga Portugal SABSEG" [Benny is Liga Portugal SABSEG's Midfielder of the Month] (in European Portuguese). Liga Portugal. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- "Benny voltou a ser distinguido como Médio do Mês da Liga Portugal SABSEG" [Benny was again distinguished as Liga Portugal SABSEG's Midfielder of the Month]. Liga Portugal (in European Portuguese). 11 October 2023.
- Bernardo Martins at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Bernardo Martins at Soccerway
- Stats and profile at LPFP (in Portuguese)
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