Ricardo Martins

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Cardoso and the second or paternal family name is Martins.
Ricardo Martins
Martins with Portugal U21
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Manuel Cardoso Martins[1]
Date of birth (1990-01-24) 24 January 1990 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth El Tigre, Venezuela
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dynamo Puerto
Youth career
Deportivo Anzoátegui
2007–2009 Rio Ave
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Rio Ave 0 (0)
2009–2010 → Gondomar (loan) 23 (1)
2010–2011 → Ribeirão (loan) 24 (3)
2011–2012 → Aves (loan) 9 (0)
2012–2013 Famalicão 28 (6)
2013–2017 Deportivo Anzoátegui 109 (20)
2017–2019 Caracas 64 (7)
2020–2021 Atlético Venezuela 38 (4)
2022 Estudiantes 11 (0)
2022 Mineros Guayana 11 (1)
2023– Dynamo Puerto
International career
2008 Portugal U18 4 (1)
2011 Portugal U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:04, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

Ricardo Manuel Cardoso Martins (born 24 January 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dynamo Puerto.

Club career

Portugal

Born in El Tigre, Anzoátegui to Portuguese parents,[2] Martins finished his development at Rio Ave. He spent his first three seasons as a senior with three clubs, his only experience in the Liga de Honra being with Aves in 2011–12;[3] his debut in the competition was on 21 August 2011, in a 3–2 away loss against União da Madeira.[4]

Venezuela

In July 2013, as it was his intention to eventually play for the Venezuela national team, Martins left Portugal and moved to the Primera División by signing for Deportivo Anzoátegui.[5] He scored his first goal in top-flight football on 25 August, in a 3–2 home win over Tucanes de Amazonas.[6]

Nicknamed Kuki, Martins subsequently remained in the league, appearing for Caracas,[7] Atlético Venezuela,[8] Estudiantes de Mérida[9] and Mineros de Guayana.[10] He won the national championship with Caracas in the 2019 season, contributing five goals – three from penalty kicks – in 16 games;[11][12] he also endured a spell in the sidelines, however, due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[13]

Martins joined Dynamo Puerto of Segunda División in 2023.[14]

International career

Martins represented Portugal at youth level.[5] He won his first cap for the under-21 team on 9 February 2011, featuring the first half of the 3–1 friendly win over Sweden in Cartaxo.[15]

Honours

Caracas

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ricardo Martins" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  2. ^ Fernández, Alejandro Jesús (29 February 2020). "Exaurirrojos encontraron lugar en el cual crecer" [Former yellow-red found a place where to grow]. El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  3. ^ Viegas, Nuno (5 March 2019). "Venezuela. O capitão português que apoia Guaidó e lidera o único clube de futebol que não depende do Governo" [Venezuela. The Portuguese captain who supports Guaidó and leads the only football club that does not rely on the government]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  4. ^ "U. Madeira-D. Aves, 3−2: Triunfo inquestionável" [U. Madeira-D. Aves, 3−2: Unquestionable win]. Record (in Portuguese). 21 August 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Ricardo Martins: adeus ao Rio Ave para tentar a seleção venezuelana" [Ricardo Martins: farewell to Rio Ave to have a go at the Venezuelan national team] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  6. ^ "At. Venezuela y Zamora lideran" [At. Venezuela and Zamora are leaders] (in Spanish). ESPN. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Ricardo 'Kuki' Martins es nuevo jugador del Caracas FC hasta 2019" [Ricardo ‘Kuki’ Martins is a new Caracas FC player until 2019] (in Spanish). Balonazos. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  8. ^ Silva, Antonio (22 January 2020). "Kuki Martins del Caracas al Atlético Venezuela" [Kuki Martins from Caracas to Atlético Venezuela]. Correio de Venezuela (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  9. ^ Rondón Monsalve, Carlos (17 January 2022). "Ricardo "Kuki" Martins llega a la ciudad de la Sierra Nevada para jugar con Estudiantes de Mérida" [Ricardo "Kuki" Martins arrives at city of Sierra Nevada to play with Estudiantes de Mérida] (in Spanish). Balonazos. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  10. ^ Ñambre, Joseph (31 July 2022). "Ricardo Martins disfrutó su gol con Mineros de Guayana" [Ricardo Martins enjoyed with his goal for Mineros de Guayana] (in Spanish). Sports Venezuela. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  11. ^ "«Kuki» Martins: pieza clave del Caracas FC" ["Kuki" Martins: key piece at Caracas FC]. Correio de Venezuela (in Spanish). 9 May 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  12. ^ a b "Caracas F. C. se coronó campeón absoluto de la temporada 2019" [Caracas F. C. were crowned overall champions of the 2019 season] (in Spanish). NTN24. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  13. ^ ""Kuki" Martins fue operado de manera exitosa" ["Kuki" Martins had successful surgery]. Diario Meridiano (in Spanish). 14 June 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  14. ^ "Ricardo 'Kuki' Martins: Dynamo tiene las herramientas para llegar lejos" [Ricardo 'Kuki' Martins: Dynamo have the tools to go far] (in Spanish). Venezuelan Primera División. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  15. ^ "Sub-21: Portugal bate Suécia no Cartaxo" [Under-21: Portugal beat Sweden in Cartaxo]. Record (in Portuguese). 9 February 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2025.