Martim Fernandes

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Martim Fernandes
Personal information
Full name Martim Moreira Moutinho Fernandes [1]
Date of birth (2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 (age 19) [1]
Place of birth Valongo, Portugal
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Porto
Number 52
Youth career
2015–2017 Valonguense
2017–2024 Porto
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 Porto B 35 (1)
2023– Porto 31 (0)
International career
2021 Portugal U16 2 (0)
2022–2023 Portugal U17 14 (1)
2023 Portugal U19 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:56, 29 September 2025 (UTC)

Martim Moreira Moutinho Fernandes (born 18 January 2006) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Primeira Liga club Porto.

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Club career

Born in Valongo, Porto District, Fernandes joined FC Porto's academy aged 11. [2] On 18 January 2022, his 16th birthday, he signed his first professional contract. [3]

Fernandes made his senior debut with the B team on 7 August 2022, starting a 1–0 Liga Portugal 2 home loss against S.C. Covilhã, and at 16 years and six months became their youngest ever debutant in the division, breaking Rui Pedro's record by four months. [2] On 28 September 2023, he was named Porto's Young Athlete of the Year [4] and, the following month, was included in The Guardian's: Next Generation 2023 list of outstanding talents. [5]

On 20 October 2023, Fernandes played his first competitive match with the main squad, as a 73rd-minute replacement for João Mário in the 2–0 away win over GD Vilar de Perdizes in the third round of the Taça de Portugal. [6] [7] He scored his first professional goal on 17 March 2024, helping Porto's reserves to a 1–1 draw at C.D. Feirense. [8]

With starting right-back João Mário injured, Fernandes was surprisingly picked by manager Sérgio Conceição for an important match against rivals Sporting CP on 29 April 2024; in the 40th minute of his Primeira Liga bow, he made a long run forward and assisted Pepê for Porto's second goal, but the hosts eventually conceded a 2–2 draw. [9] [10] He went on to start the remaining three league matches of the season, [11] [12] [13] being a used substitute in the Portuguese Cup final, a 2–1 victory over the same opposition. [14]

International career

Fernandes was part of the Portugal under-17 squad at the 2019 UEFA European Championship. [15] He then represented the under-19s in the 2023 European Championship, where they finished runners-up; in the final against Italy, he had a second-half chance to equalise Michael Kayode's winner, but Davide Mastrantonio saved it to keep the score at 1–0. [16] [17]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 October 2025 [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Porto B 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 110————110
2023–24 Liga Portugal 2241————241
Total351————351
Porto 2023–24 Primeira Liga 40200000—60
2024–25 Primeira Liga25020105 [a] 04 [b] 0370
2025–26 Primeira Liga2000002 [a] 0—40
Total31040107040470
Career total66140107040821
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ One appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, three appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

Porto

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ Squad List: FC Porto (POR)" (PDF). FIFA. 14 June 2025. p. 17. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Martim Fernandes: valonguense torna-se o jogador mais jovem a jogar pelo F.C. Porto B" [Martim Fernandes: Valongo native becomes the youngest player to play for F.C. Porto B]. Jornal Novo Regional (in Portuguese). 12 August 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "FC Porto: Martim Fernandes assina contrato profissional" [FC Porto: Martim Fernandes signs professional contract] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Dragões de Ouro: Martim Fernandes é o Atleta Revelação do Ano" [Golden Dragons: Martim Fernandes is the Young Athlete of the Year] (in Portuguese). Porto Canal. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Dois jovens do FC Porto na lista das 60 maiores promessas nascidas em 2006" [Two FC Porto youngsters on the list of the 60 biggest prospects born in 2006] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Santos, Afonso (20 October 2023). "Com 17 anos, Martim Fernandes estreia-se pelo FC Porto na Taça de Portugal" [Aged 17, Martim Fernandes makes his debut for FC Porto in the Portuguese Cup]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Vilar de Perdizes perde com excelente exibição" [Vilar de Perdizes lose with excellent performance]. Diário de Trás-os-Montes (in Portuguese). 20 October 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "Feirense-FC Porto B, 1–1: Empate em jogo intenso e emotivo" [Feirense-FC Porto B, 1–1: Draw in intense and emotional match]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 March 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  9. ↑ Marshall, Matthew (28 April 2024). "Sporting CP earn a 2–2 draw against Porto in a thriller at Estádio do Dragão". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  10. ↑ Almeida Moreira, Tomás (30 April 2024). "Martim Fernandes, o miúdo veloz de Valongo que conquistou o Dragão" [Martim Fernandes, the speedy kid from Valongo who conquered the Dragon]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  11. ↑ Pereira, Catarina (4 May 2024). "Chaves-FC Porto, 0–3 O dragão tomou posse numa noite triste (crónica)" [Chaves-FC Porto, 0–3 Dragon sworn in on a sad night (report)]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  12. ↑ Feiteirona, Nélson (12 May 2024). "FC Porto-Boavista, 2–1 Do susto às lágrimas se conta este dérbi (crónica)" [FC Porto-Boavista, 2–1 This derby is told from scare to tears (report)]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  13. ↑ Feiteirona, Nélson (19 May 2024). "SC Braga-FC Porto, 0–1 Destaques do FC Porto: para segurar o bronze bastou uma ideia de Taremi e o pé de Galeno" [SC Braga-FC Porto, 0–1 FC Porto highlights: a Taremi idea and Galeno's foot were all it took to keep hold of bronze]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  14. 1 2 "Taça de Portugal. Sérgio Conceição é o terceiro treinador a vencer quatro finais" [Portugal Cup. Sérgio Conceição is the third manager to win four finals] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  15. ↑ "Martim Fernandes: "Perder os dois europeus não é uma sensação muito boa..."" [Martim Fernandes: "Losing both Euros is not a very good feeling..."]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 16 July 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  16. ↑ Dias, Eduíno (24 June 2023). "Sub-19: Defesa Martim Fernandes só pensa em conquistar o Europeu" [Under-19: Defender Martim Fernandes thinks of nothing else but winning the European Championship] (in Portuguese). Futebol 365. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  17. ↑ Honeyman, Sam (16 July 2023). "Portugal 0–1 Italy: Kayode heads resilient Azzurrini to second Under-19 title". UEFA. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  18. ↑ Martim Fernandes at Soccerway
  19. ↑ Ribeiro, Patrick (3 August 2024). "Porto pull off stunning comeback to beat Sporting in seven-goal Super Taça thriller". PortuGOAL. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
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