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Martim Fernandes
Portuguese footballer
Martim Moreira Moutinho Fernandes (born 6 February 2006) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Porto B.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martim Moreira Moutinho Fernandes | ||
| Date of birth | (2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 (age 18) | ||
| Place of birth | Valongo, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Porto B | ||
| Number | 52 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | UD Valonguense | ||
| 2017–2022 | Porto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Porto B | 21 | (0) |
| 2023– | Porto | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Portugal U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Portugal U17 | 14 | (1) |
| 2023– | Portugal U19 | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:51, 11 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Fernandes is a product of the youth academy of UD Valonguense, before moving to Porto in 2017. On 18 January 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Porto, originally assigned to their reserves.[2] He made his senior and professional debut with Porto B in a 1–0 Liga Portugal 2 loss to Sporting Covilhã in May 2022, and at 16 years and six months old was their youngest ever debutant in the division.[1] In August 2022, he was formally promoted to Porto's reserves.[3] On 28 September 2023, he was named Porto's Young Athlete of the Year.[4] In October 2023, he was named to The Guardian: Next Generation 2023 list of outstanding talents.[5]
On 20 October 2023, Fernandes made his debut for Porto's main team, coming off the bench to replace João Mário on the second-half of a 2–0 away victory over G.D. Vilar de Perdizes, in the 3rd round of the Taça de Portugal.[6]
Fernandes is a youth international for Portugal. He was part of the Portugal U17s at the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[7] In June 2023, he was called up to the Portugal U19s for the 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, where they finished runner's up.[8]
- As of match played 20 October 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Porto B | 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
| Porto | 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
- Regional, Jornal N. (12 August 2022). "Martim Fernandes: valonguense torna-se o jogador mais jovem a jogar pelo F.C. Porto B -".
- "Dragões de Ouro: Martim Fernandes é o Atleta Revelação do Ano". Porto Canal. 28 September 2023.
- "Com 17 anos, Martim Fernandes estreia-se pelo FC Porto na Taça de Portugal" [At 17 years old, Martim Fernandes makes his debut for FC Porto in the Taça de Portugal] (in European Portuguese). A Bola. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- "Martim Fernandes: "Perder os dois europeus não é uma sensação muito boa..."". www.ojogo.pt. 16 July 2023.
- Martim Fernandes at Soccerway
- Martim Fernandes at Soccerway
- FPF Profile