Gelson Martins

Gelson Dany Batalha Martins (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒɛlsɐ̃ mɐɾˈtiʃ]; born 11 May 1995) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the Portugal national team.

He began his career at Sporting CP, appearing in 125 competitive matches and winning two trophies during his three-year tenure. In 2018, he signed with Atletico Madrid and, the following year, joined Monaco, initially on loan.

A Portuguese international since 2016, Martins represented the nation at the 2018 World Cup and the 2017 Confederations Cup.

Club Career

Sporting CP

Born in Praia, Cape Verde, Martins moved to Portugal in his teens and played youth football with C.F. Benfica and Sporting CP. In March 2014, he was promoted to the B team of the latter and signed a contract lasting until 2019 and which included a release clause of €45 million. During his youth spell, his goal against C.F. Uniao de Coimbra earned the praise of many, even though his coach at Sporting B had previously said that he was being "harmed" by not playing in his preferred position as winger.

Martins made his professional debut on 24 August 2014, coming on as a late substitute for Lewis Enoh in a 1–0 away win against S.C. Olhanense for the Segunda Liga. On 21 December, he scored his first goal in the competition, contributing to a 3–1 victory at Vitoria S.C. B.

Martins was promoted to Sporting's main squad in summer 2015 by new manager Jorge Jesus. He made his competitive debut on 9 August, playing injury time in a 1–0 win over S.L. Benfica for the Supertaca Candido de Oliveira.

Martins first appeared in the Primeira Liga on 14 August 2015, playing one minute in a 2–1 defeat of newly promoted C.D. Tondela. On 15 January of the following year, against the same opponent, he scored Sporting's 5,000th goal in the competition, putting the hosts ahead in an eventual 2–2 draw.

On 11 June 2018, Martins requested that his contract with Sporting be terminated follo

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