Miguel Martins
| Miguel Martins | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Miguel Soares Martins | ||
| Born |
4 November 1997 Porto, Portugal | ||
| Nationality | Portuguese | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Aalborg Håndbold | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2013–2021 | FC Porto | ||
2021–2024 | OTP Bank-Pick Szeged | ||
2024–2025 | Aalborg Håndbold | ||
2024– | Dinamo Bucuresti | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016– | Portugal | 107 | (242) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 29 July 2024 | |||
Miguel Soares Martins (pronounced [miˈɣɛl mɐɾˈtĩʃ]; born 4 November 1997) is a Portuguese handball player for Aalborg Håndbold and the Portuguese national team.
He represented Portugal at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship.[1][2]
He was excluded from 2025 World Men's Handball Championship due to accusations of doping by having unnatural levels of testosterone.[3] A month later he was cleared of all charges and could continue the season at Aalborg Håndbold.[4] Three days after being cleared, he won the Danish Cup with Aalborg Håndbold, beating SønderjyskE Håndbold in the semifinal and Bjerringbro-Silkeborg in the final. His team mate Simon Hald dedicated the win to Martins, calling the entire process unfair.[5][6] At the end of February 2025 he announced his intention to leave Aalborg Håndbold at the end of the 2025 season, over concerns about playing time.[7]
Honours
[edit]- Portuguese League: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2020–21
- Portuguese Cup: 2018–19, 2020–21
- Portuguese Super Cup: 2014, 2019
- Hungarian League: 2021–22
References
[edit]- ^ "EHF Euro 2020: Grupo fechado para o Campeonato da Europa". portal.fpa.pt. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ 2020 European Men's Handball Championship squad
- ^ "Aalborg-spiller suspenderet fra VM for doping" [Aalborg Håndbold player excluded from World Cup due to doping] (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ^ Kjærsgaard, Jonas (15 January 2025). "Markant drejning i Aalborg-spillers dopingsag" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ Christensen, Mikkel (16 February 2025). "Aalborg vinder pokalturneringen" [Aalborg wins the cup] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark.
- ^ "Aalborg-spiller hyldet efter "rigtig svære uger"" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ "Landsholdsspiller forlader Aalborg". sport.tv2.dk. TV2 Danmark. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
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