Martin Simões
{{Short description|Portuguese footballer (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Portuguese name|Morais|Simões}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Luther King
| fullname = Martin Luther King Junior Morais Simões
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|7|21|df=yes}}
| image =
| birth_place = Viana do Castelo, Portugal
| height = {{height|m=1.88}}
| position = Forward
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2006–2010 | youthclubs1 = Benfica
| youthyears2 = 2010–2011 | youthclubs2 = Oeiras
| youthyears3 = 2011–2012 | youthclubs3 = Lourel
| youthyears4 = 2012–2013 | youthclubs4 = Real
| youthyears5 = 2014 | youthclubs5 = Sampdoria
| youthyears6 = 2015 | youthclubs6 = Olhanense
| years1 = 2015 | clubs1 = Olhanense | caps1 = 4 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2015 | clubs2 = Tourizense | caps2 = 7 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2016 | clubs3 = 1º Dezembro | caps3 = 3 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2016–2017 | clubs4 = Barreirense | caps4 = 31 | goals4 = 10
| years5 = 2017 | clubs5 = São Martinho | caps5 = 15 | goals5 = 4
| years6 = 2018 | clubs6 = AD Ceuta FC | caps6 = | goals6 =
| years7 = 2018 | clubs7 = Sacavanense | caps7 = 12 | goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2019 | clubs8 = Sertanense | caps8 = 12 | goals8 = 0
| pcupdate = 29 April 2019
| ntupdate =
}}
Martin Luther King Junior Morais Simões, known as Luther King (born 21 July 1996) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward.
Football career
Born in Viana do Castelo, Luther King was named after the famous African American activist, a hero of his father.{{cite news |title=Ceuta, rinforzo d'eccezione dal mercato: Martin Luther King Junior|trans-title=Ceuta, the transfer market's exceptional signing: Martin Luther King Junior |url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/2018/01/09/ceuta-martin-luther-king-junior-tercera-division |access-date=31 October 2019 |publisher=Sky Sports |date=9 January 2018 |language=it}} He began his career in the youth ranks of S.L. Benfica, and also had a spell in Italy with U.C. Sampdoria in 2014 before joining S.C. Olhanense in February 2015 on a deal for the rest of the season.{{cite news |last1=Nascimento |first1=Hélio |title=Ricardo Ribeiro e Martin Simões contratados|trans-title=Ricardo Ribeiro and Martin Simões signed|url=https://www.ojogo.pt/futebol/2a-liga/olhanense/noticias/ricardo-ribeiro-e-martin-simoes-contratados-4377993.html |access-date=31 October 2019 |work=O Jogo |date=2 February 2015 |language=pt}} His transfer was one of several at the time between the two clubs.{{cite news |title=Olhanense take on an Italian flavour |url=https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/olhanense-take-on-an-italian-flavour/34004 |access-date=31 October 2019 |work=The Portugal News |date=12 February 2015}} On 18 February, he made his professional debut in a 1–0 Segunda Liga loss at C.S. Marítimo B, replacing Adílson for the last 12 minutes.{{cite news | date= February 18, 2015 | title=Marítimo B 1-0 Olhanense| url=https://www.thefinalball.com/jogo.php?id=3603319| publisher=ZeroZero}}
Subsequently, Luther King played in the third tier of Portuguese football with G.D. Tourizense, S.U. 1º de Dezembro, F.C. Barreirense and A.R. São Martinho. In January 2018, he joined Spanish Tercera División club AD Ceuta FC, and received media attention for his name.{{cite news |title=El sorprendente fichaje del Ceuta: Martin Luther King Junior |trans-title=Ceuta's surprising signing: Martin Luther King Junior|url=https://www.elmundo.es/deportes/futbol/2018/01/09/5a54b80946163f10438b4662.html |access-date=31 October 2019 |work=El Mundo |date=9 January 2018 |language=es}}{{cite news |title=Ceuta sign Martin Luther King Junior |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/spanish-football/2018/01/09/5a550125268e3e7d348b4624.html |access-date=31 October 2019 |work=Marca |date=9 January 2018}}{{cite news |title=Martin Luther King ficha por el Ceuta |trans-title=Martin Luther King signs for Ceuta|url=https://www.abc.es/deportes/futbol/abci-martin-luther-king-ficha-ceuta-201801091100_noticia.html |access-date=31 October 2019 |work=ABC |date=9 January 2018 |language=es}}{{cite news |title=El Ceuta anuncia el fichaje del Martin Luther King portugués |trans-title=Ceuta announce the signing of the Portuguese Martin Luther King|url=https://as.com/epik/2018/01/09/portada/1515514379_614378.html |access-date=31 October 2019 |work=Diario AS |date=9 January 2018 |language=es}} He returned to his country's third level in June, with S.G. Sacavanense{{cite news |title=Martin Luther King vuelve a Portugal |trans-title=Martin Luther King returns to Portugal|url=http://ceutatv.com/art/7843/martin-luther-king-vuelve-a-portugal |access-date=31 October 2019 |publisher=Ceuta TV |date=26 June 2018 |language=es}} and six months later Sertanense FC.{{cite news |last1=Santiago |first1=Jorge |title=Inoperância atacante ditou um nulo entre Sertanense e Fátima (C/fotos e audio)|trans-title=Ineffectiveness up front causes a draw between Sertanense and Fátima (W/photos and audio) |url=http://www.mediotejo.net/futebol-inoperancia-atacante-ditou-um-nulo-entre-sertanense-e-fatima-c-fotos-e-audio/ |access-date=31 October 2019 |publisher=Medio Tejo |date=29 January 2019 |language=pt}}
References
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External links
- {{ForaDeJogo}}
- [http://www.ligaportugal.pt/oou/clube/20142015/segundaliga/301/jogador/70367 Stats and profile at LPFP] {{in lang|pt}}
- {{Soccerway|martin-luther-king-morais-simoes/396636}}
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Category:Footballers from Viana do Castelo
Category:Portuguese men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Category:S.C. Olhanense players
Category:Liga Portugal 2 players
Category:Segunda Divisão players
Category:G.D. Tourizense players
Category:F.C. Barreirense players
Category:21st-century Portuguese sportsmen
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