Élio Bruno Teixeira Martins (born 26 March 1985) is a Portuguese former professional

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who plays for as a

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Club career

Martins was born in

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. After years of playing in the lower leagues, especially with hometown club A.D. Machico, he reached the professionals in 2009–10, scoring six goals in 27 games as

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promoted to the

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

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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

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, on a three-year contract. In his first season he netted seven times in the

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, including a brace in the final against

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: the match finished in a 3–3 draw, but Beroe won 3–1 on penalties. Martins returned to his country in the summer of 2014, netting a career-best 14 goals in his first season at

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

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and joined

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from the

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on a one-year deal.

Honours

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

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martins, Elio 1985 births Living people People from Machico, Madeira Portuguese men's footballers Madeiran footballers Men's association football wingers Men's 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 Persikabo 1973 players Bhayangkara Presisi Lampung F.C. players Portuguese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Lebanon Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen