Anderson Vieira Martins (born 21 August 1987) is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Born in

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, capital of

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state, Anderson Martins started his career with

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club Vitória. In December 2003 he signed a three-year contract and extended in March 2006 and in August 2007. He made his

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debut on 7 August 2007, at that time already known as Anderson Martins to disambiguate with teammates Anderson Ferreira and Anderson Rodrigues. The team promoted to

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as the fourth place. He played 3 more seasons for Vitória, winning 2008 to 2010

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and 2010

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. In December 2010 he was signed by Traffic Group as an investment (through subsidiary

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) and loaned to

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in four-year deal. In August Traffic Group (which owned the entire contract of Anderson) mutually agreed with him on a 4-year contract with El Jaish of Qatar, despite receiving offers from

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and

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. He was persuaded by teammate Juninho who had a stint in Qatar, convincing him that football in Qatar is advanced and that it is a gateway to European clubs. He has stated his desire to join a European club after his contract with Al-Jaish is over. His arrival to El Jaish was delayed until mid-season. He made his debut on 2 January 2012, scoring a free-kick goal. On January, 12th, 2018, Martins was appointed for

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. In his interview, defender said he came to Tricolor Paulista because they are "a winner club, I came in a search of titles." He will wear shirt number 4. Twelve days later, Martins made his debut with club, in a victory by 2–0 against Mirassol Futebol Clube, a match valid for

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International career

He capped 3 times in 2005

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. Brazil was the champion.

Career statistics

Honours

;Vitória *

: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 *

Copa do Nordeste Copa do Nordeste (''Cup of the North-East''), also known as Campeonato do Nordeste (''Championship of the North-East'') or Copa Nordeste (''Northeastern Cup''), and sometimes informally referred as Lampions League – in reference to the UEFA Ch ...

: 2010 ;Vasco da Gama *

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References

External links

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Profile at Traffic

Futpedia
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