Glan Martins

Glan Martins
Personal information
Full name Glan Peter Martins
Date of birth (1994-07-01) 1 July 1994 (age 30)
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
Representing  India
SAFF Championship
Winner 2021 Maldives
*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)

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.

Club career

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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

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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

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Club

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As of 28 January 2023[5]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
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
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

International

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As of 14 June 2022[5]
National Team Year Apps Goals
India 2021 9 0
2022 4 0
Total 13 0

Honours

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Mohun Bagan

International

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India

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Sesa FA`s Glan Martins to be sent for USLPRO trials in Florida". Zee News. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ a b Glan Martins at Soccerway