Élio Bruno Teixeira Martins (born 26 March 1985) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for

A.D. Machico Associação Desportiva de Machico, or simply Machico is a sports club based in the city of Machico, on the Portuguese island of Madeira. They are notable mainly for their professional volleyball team (''See: A.D. Machico (volleyball)'') and fo ...

as a winger or

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Club career

Martins was born in Machico,

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. After years of playing in the lower leagues, especially with hometown club

, he reached the professionals in 2009–10, scoring six goals in 27 games as S.C. Beira-Mar promoted to the

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as champions. After spending the first part of the 2010–11 campaign on loan to

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team Doxa Katokopias FC he returned for a further two seasons in the top division, being all but played as a substitute. On 27 June 2012, Martins signed with PFC Beroe Stara Zagora in Bulgaria, on a three-year contract. In his first season he netted seven times in the Bulgarian Cup, including a brace in the final against PFC Levski Sofia: the match finished in a 3–3 draw, but Beroe won 3–1 on

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. Martins returned to his country in the summer of 2014, netting a career-best 14 goals in his first season at

C.F. União Clube de Futebol União, commonly known as União or União da Madeira, was a Portuguese association football, football club based in Funchal, Madeira, notable for its six appearances in the Portuguese top-flight Primeira Liga, between the 1989� ...

to help them return to top flight after two decades. On 24 April 2017, the 32-year old left Lebanon's

Akhaa Ahli Aley FC Akhaa Ahli Aley Football Club (), commonly referred to as Akhaa Ahli Aley, Akhaa Ahli or simply Akhaa, is a football club based in Aley, Lebanon, that competes in the . Akhaa have played in the Lebanese Premier League since 2010–11 season, ...

and joined

PS TIRA Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Kabupaten Bogor 1973, commonly known as Persikabo 1973, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Bogor Regency, West Java, that competes in Liga 1. History This club started from an initiative to part ...

from the Liga 1 (Indonesia) on a one-year deal.

Honours

Club

Beira-Mar * Segunda Liga: 2009–10 Beroe * Bulgarian Cup:

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* Bulgarian Supercup:

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martins, Elio 1985 births Living people People from Machico, Madeira Portuguese footballers Madeiran footballers Association football wingers Association football forwards Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players G.D. Chaves players S.C. Beira-Mar players C.F. União players Cypriot First Division players Doxa Katokopias FC players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players Lebanese Premier League players Akhaa Ahli Aley FC players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players PS TIRA players Bhayangkara F.C. players Portuguese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Lebanon Expatriate footballers in Indonesia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia