Glan Peter Martins (born 1 July 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indian Super League club Mohun Bagan.
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| Full name | Glan Peter Martins | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Velsao, Goa | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Mohun Bagan | |||||||||||||
| Number | 33 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| SESA FA | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Sporting Goa | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Sporting Goa | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Churchill Brothers | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Mohun Bagan | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Goa | 28 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2023– | Mohun Bagan | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | India | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:50, 24 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:02, 14 June 2022 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
Club career
editMartins started his career at the SESA Football Academy. In 2014, Martins went to the United States to participate in the USL Pro combine with Combine Rush Soccer Academy where he failed to grab the eye of scouts.[1][2] He then signed for Sporting Clube de Goa for their Goa Professional League campaign where he played in four matches.[3] Then, on 18 March 2015, it was announced that Martins would be added to Sporting Goa's squad for the remainder of the I-League season as the club were fighting for survival.[3]
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.[4]
International career
editHe made his international debut for India on 3 June 2021 in the 2022 world cup qualifier against Qatar. He played for 68 minutes in his debut match.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 28 January 2023[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting Goa | 2014–15 | I-League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| Sporting Goa total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Churchill Brothers | 2019–20 | I-League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |
| Mohun Bagan SG | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| Goa | 2020–21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | 11 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| Goa total | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| Mohun Bagan SG | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 63 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 73 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
International
edit- As of 14 June 2022[5]
| National Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2021 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | |
Honours
editMohun Bagan
- Durand Cup: 2023
- Indian Super League: Winner 2022-23
International
edit- India
References
edit- ^ Shrivatsa Joglekar (20 May 2021). "From Goa Professional League to India National team – The tale of Glan Martins". IFTWC. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Sesa FA`s Glan Martins to be sent for USLPRO trials in Florida". Zee News. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Sporting Clube de Goa recruit Alber, Glan". Business-Standard. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ "Sporting Goa 2-0 Bharat FC". Soccerway.
- ^ a b Glan Martins at Soccerway
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