André Filipe Franco Martins (born 12 October 1989) is a Portuguese former professional
footballer who played as a
goalkeeper.
Club career
Born in
Odivelas,
Lisbon District, Martins played youth football for three local clubs, including
Sporting CP from ages 12 to 18. He competed solely in the lower leagues in his country, starting out at
Casa Pia A.C.
Casa Pia Atlético Clube is a Portuguese multi-sports founded in 1920 and based in Lisbon, Portugal, best-known for its football team, that competes in the Primeira Liga. The club is named after Casa Pia, a Portuguese children's charity, and many ...
in the 2008–09 season.
In June 2013, Martins signed for
S. League
The Singapore Premier League, commonly abbreviated as SPL, officially known as the AIA Singapore Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional football league sanctioned by the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), which re ...
side
Tampines Rovers FC from
Real SC, being joined in the adventure by his compatriots
Diogo Caramelo and
Vítor Ladeiras. He soon picked up an injury and, at the end of
the campaign, which ended with championship conquest, returned to Portugal and its
third division
In sport, the Third Division, also called Division 3, Division Three, or Division III, is often the third-highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below.
Association football
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1989 births
Living people
People from Odivelas
Portuguese men's footballers
Footballers from Lisbon District
Men's association football goalkeepers
Segunda Divisão players
Casa Pia A.C. players
Real S.C. players
S.U. Sintrense players
AD Oeiras players
Atlético Clube de Portugal players
Singapore Premier League players
Tampines Rovers FC players
Portugal men's youth international footballers
Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore
Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Singapore