Glan Martins

Glan Peter Martins (born 1 July 1994), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Goa and the Indian national team.

Glen Peter Martins
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-07-01) 1 July 1994
Place of birth Velsao, Goa
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Goa
Number 25
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 ATK Mohun Bagan 7 (0)
2021– Goa 19 (1)
National team‡
2021– India 9 (0)
Honours
Representing  India
SAFF Championship
Winner 2021 Maldives
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:54, 25 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:02, 16 October 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Martins 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

He 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

Club
As of 25 February 2022[5]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting Goa 2014–15 I-League 3000–30
2015–16 10000–100
Churchill Brothers 2019–20 14000–140
ATK Mohun Bagan 2020–21 Indian Super League 7000–70
Goa 2020–21 81006[lower-alpha 1]0141
2021–22 1104[lower-alpha 2]0–150
Career total 5314060631
  1. Appearances in the AFC Champions League
  2. Appearances in the Durand Cup

International
As of 16 October 2021[5]
National Team Year Apps Goals
India 2021 9 0
Total 9 0

Honours

International
India

References
  1. Shrivatsa Joglekar (20 May 2021). "From Goa Professional League to Indian National team – The tale of Glan Martins". IFTWC. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  2. "Sesa FA`s Glan Martins to be sent for USLPRO trials in Florida". Zee News. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  3. "Sporting Clube de Goa recruit Alber, Glan". Business-Standard. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  4. "Sporting Goa 2-0 Bharat FC". Soccerway.
  5. Glan Martins at Soccerway


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