Daniel Santos Martins (born 23 June 1993) is a Portuguese professional

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who most recently played for French

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club

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as a left defender.

Club career

Martins was born in

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, Portugal. On 30 January 2013, Martins signed with Belenenses. Martins signed with

in the French

in the summer of 2020. After a half-time incident in the

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match against JS Suresnes on 18 October 2020, in which it is reported that Martins physically attacked a staff member, he was suspended by the club on grounds of serious misconduct. On 12 November 2020 his contract was terminated.

International career

He represented Portugal U19 in the

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, where he played in all three of

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's group fixtures, scoring against

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in the opening game.

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