Glan Peter Martins (born 1 July 1994) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Mohun Bagan SG.

Club career

Martins started his career at the

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. In 2014, Martins went to the United States to participate in the

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combine with Combine Rush Soccer Academy where he failed to grab the eye of scouts. He then signed for

Sporting Clube de Goa Sporting Clube de Goa, simply known as Sporting Goa (also known by its abbreviation SCG), is an Indian professional football club based in Panaji, in the Indian state of Goa, that competes in Goa Professional League. The club has also competed ...

for their

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campaign where he played in four matches. Then, on 18 March 2015, it was announced that Martins would be added to Sporting Goa's squad for the remainder of the

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season as the club were fighting for survival. He made his professional debut for the club on 2 May 2015 against Bharat. Martins came on as an 88th-minute substitute for Brandon Fernandes as Sporting Goa won 2–0.

International career

He made his international debut for

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on 3 June 2021 in the 2022 world cup qualifier against

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. He played for 68 minutes in his debut match.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Mohun Bagan *

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: Winner 2022-23

International

; India * SAFF Championship:

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References

1996 births Living people Indian men's footballers Sporting Clube de Goa players Men's association football midfielders I-League players Footballers from Goa India men's international footballers Churchill Brothers FC Goa players Indian Super League players Mohun Bagan Super Giant players FC Goa players {{India-footy-bio-stub