Glan Martins

{{short description|Indian footballer (born 1994)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Glan Martins

| image =

| fullname = Glan Peter Martins

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|07|01|df=y}}

| birth_place = Velsao, Goa

| height = {{height|m=1.80}}

| currentclub = Mohun Bagan SG

| clubnumber = 33

| position = Defensive midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = SESA FA

| youthyears2 = 2014–2015

| youthclubs2 = Sporting Goa

| years1 = 2015–2019

| clubs1 = Sporting Goa

| caps1 = 13

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2019–2020

| clubs2 = Churchill Brothers

| caps2 = 14

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2020–2021

| clubs3 = ATK Mohun Bagan

| caps3 = 7

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2021–2024

| clubs4 = Goa

| caps4 = 28

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2023–2024

| clubs5 = → Mohun Bagan SG (loan)

| caps5 = 16

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2024–

| clubs6 = Mohun Bagan SG

| caps6 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2021–2022

| nationalteam1 = India

| nationalcaps1 = 13

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 16:50, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 14:02, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{fb|IND}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|SAFF Championship}}

{{Medal|W| 2021 Maldives|}}

}}

Glan Peter Martins (born 1 July 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Mohun Bagan SG.

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.{{Cite web|author=Shrivatsa Joglekar|url=https://iftwc.com/goa-league-to-indian-national-team-tale-of-glan-martins/|title=From Goa Professional League to India National team – The tale of Glan Martins|website=IFTWC|date=20 May 2021|access-date=23 November 2021|archive-date=21 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521233120/https://iftwc.com/goa-league-to-indian-national-team-tale-of-glan-martins/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Sesa FA`s Glan Martins to be sent for USLPRO trials in Florida|url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/football/sesa-fa-s-glan-martins-to-be-sent-for-uslpro-trials-in-florida_778555.html|access-date=2 May 2015|work=Zee News|date=18 January 2014}} He then signed for Sporting Clube de Goa for their Goa Professional League campaign where he played in four matches.{{cite news|title=Sporting Clube de Goa recruit Alber, Glan|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/sporting-clube-de-goa-recruit-alber-glan-115031800917_1.html|access-date=2 May 2015|work=Business-Standard|date=18 March 2015}} 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.

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.{{cite web|title=Sporting Goa 2-0 Bharat FC|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/05/02/india/i-league/sporting-club-de-goa/bharat-fc/1981065/|website=Soccerway}}

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 =

{{updated|27 July 2024}}{{soccerway|glan-martins/404056}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|Cup

!colspan="2"|AFC

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="3"|Sporting Goa

|2014–15

|I-League

|3

000colspan="2" |–30
2015–16

|I-League

10000colspan="2" |–100
colspan="2" |Total

!13

00000130
Churchill Brothers

|2019–20

|I-League

|14

000colspan="2" |–140
rowspan="1"|ATK Mohun Bagan

|2020–21

|Indian Super League

|7

000colspan="2" |–70
rowspan="4" |Goa

|2020–21

|Indian Super League

|8

1006{{efn|name=AFCCL|Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League}}0141
2021–22

|Indian Super League

|11

04{{efn|name=DurandCup|Appearance(s) in Durand Cup}}0colspan="2" |–150
2022–23

|Indian Super League

|9

000colspan="2" |–90
colspan="2" |Total

!28

14060381
rowspan="2"|Mohun Bagan SG (loan)

|2022–23

|Indian Super League

|8

02{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in Super Cup}}01{{efn|Appearance in play-offs for AFC Cup qualifying play-off}}0110
2023–24

|Indian Super League

|8

06{{efn|name=DurandCup}}{{efn|name=SuperCup}}07{{efn|name=AFCC|Appearance(s) in AFC Cup}}0210
Mohun Bagan SG

|2024–25

|Indian Super League

|0

01{{efn|name=DurandCup}}0colspan="2" |–10
colspan="3" |Career total

!78

11301401051

{{notelist}}

= International =

{{updated|14 June 2022}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!National Team

!Year

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="2" |India

|2021

|9

|0

2022

|4

|0

colspan="2" |Total

!13

!0

Honours

= International =

References