André Filipe Franco Martins (born 12 October 1989) is a Portuguese former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

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Club career

Born in

Odivelas Odivelas () is a municipality in the Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal. The municipality is located 8 km northwest of the center of Lisbon. Predominantly a residential suburb, the population in 2021 was 148 034, in an area of 26.54 km2 (one of t ...

Lisbon District Lisbon District () is a district located along the western coast of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Lisbon, which is also the national capital. From its creation until 1926, it included the area of the current Setúbal District. ...

, Martins played youth football for three local clubs, including

Sporting CP Sporting Clube de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP or simply Sporting (particularly within Portugal), or as Sporting Lisbon in other countries,

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, commonly known as Casa Pia, is a Portuguese multi-sports club founded in 1920 and based in Lisbon, Portugal, best known for its professional football team, that competes in the Primeira Liga. The club is named after Casa ...

in the 2008–09 season. In June 2013, Martins signed for S. League side

Tampines Rovers FC Tampines Rovers Football Club (currently known as BG Tampines Rovers due to sponsorship reasons) is a professional association football, football club based in Tampines, Singapore, that competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of t ...

from Real SC, being joined in the adventure by his compatriots Diogo Caramelo and

Vítor Ladeiras Vítor Hugo Correia Ladeiras (born 10 April 1992) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Born in Sintra, Lisbon District, Ladeiras spent eight years in C.F. Estrela da Amadora's youth system after joining at t ...

. 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.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martins, Andre 1989 births Living people People from Odivelas 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen Portuguese men's footballers Footballers from Lisbon District Men's association football goalkeepers Segunda Divisão players Campeonato de Portugal (league) 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