Pedro Martelo

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Pedro Martelo
Personal information
Full name Pedro Alves Correia [1]
Date of birth (1999-10-12) 12 October 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Évora, Portugal
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2007–2012 Lusitano
2013–2016 Benfica
2016–2018 Deportivo La Coruña
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 Deportivo B 41 (8)
2019 → Braga B (loan) 4 (0)
2020–2022 Paços de Ferreira 0 (0)
2021 → CD Badajoz (loan) 3 (0)
2021 → Amora (loan) 7 (1)
2022 → São João de Ver (loan) 13 (3)
2022–2023 Belenenses 19 (4)
2023 Sligo Rovers 12 (1)
International career
2018 Portugal U19 8 (4)
2018–2019 Portugal U20 12 (7)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner 2018
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 August 2023

Pedro Alves Correia (born 12 October 1999), known as Pedro Martelo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a striker, most recently for Irish club Sligo Rovers.

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Club career

Born in Évora, Martelo joined S.L. Benfica's youth setup in 2012, after representing Lusitano G.C. [2] On 30 July 2016, he moved abroad and agreed to a four-year contract with Deportivo de La Coruña. [3]

Martelo made his senior debut with the reserves on 16 April 2017, coming on as a late substitute for Pinchi in a 1–0 Tercera División home win against Céltiga FC; [4] it was his only appearance of the campaign, as his side achieved promotion. He was definitely promoted to the B-side in July 2018, but only featured sparingly.

On 31 January 2019, Martelo joined S.C. Braga on a six-month loan deal, and was assigned to the B-team in LigaPro. [5] He made his professional debut on 19 April, replacing Denisson Silva in a 0–1 away loss against Varzim S.C. [6]

On 26 August 2020, Martelo signed a three-year deal with F.C. Paços de Ferreira. [7]

On 31 January 2021, Martelo moved to Spanish side Badajoz on a loan deal. [8]

On 9 September 2021, Paços de Ferreira loaned Martelo to Liga 3 club Amora. [9]

On 27 January 2022, Paços de Ferreira sent, for the second time that season, Martelo on loan to a Liga 3 club, this time São João de Ver. [10]

On 29 July 2022, it was reported that Martelo had terminated his contract with Paços de Ferreira by mutual agreement. [11]

On 2 August 2022, Martelo signed a one-year contract with recently-promoted to Liga 3 side Belenenses. [12] That season, he helped the club finish runners-up, earning promotion to the Liga Portugal 2.

On 13 July 2023, Irish club Sligo Rovers announced the signing of Martelo on a deal until the end of the 2023 season, with the option to extend the contract for a further year. Two days earlier, the striker had impressed on trial, in a friendly against Celtic B. He was handed the number 9 shirt. [13] He was released by the club at the end of the season, after scoring 1 goal in 12 appearances. [14]

International career

Martelo was part of the Portugal side that won the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Finland. He scored in the first two minutes of a 5–0 semi-final win over Ukraine, [15] and the extra-time winner in the 4–3 final victory over Italy. [16]

Personal life

Martelo's father Juary and his cousin Vítor are also footballers. [2] The former played as a defender while the latter plays as a winger, but both only played amateur football throughout their careers.

Honours

Portugal U19

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References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Portugal" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 "O herói que ofereceu o título a Portugal segue as pisadas de Pauleta e saiu do país em busca de oportunidades" [The hero who offered the title to Portugal follows Pauleta's footsteps and left the country seeking for opportunities] (in Portuguese). O Observador. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Pedro Martelo vai para o Corunha" [Pedro Martelo goes to Coruña] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  4. ↑ "El Fabril se acerca al título" [Fabril get close to the title] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  5. ↑ "Pedro Martelo reforça a Legião" [Pedro Martelo bolsters the Legion] (in Portuguese). SC Braga. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Varzim-Sp. Braga B, 1–0: Vitória dá alento na fuga à descida e deixa minhotos mais aflitos" [Varzim-Sp. Braga B, 1–0: Victory gives encouragement in the relegation fight and leaves the little ones more troubled] (in Portuguese). Record. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Pedro Martelo reforça ataque do P. Ferreira" [Pedro Martelo bolsters P. Ferreira's attack]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 August 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  8. ↑ Calderón, Raquel (2021-01-30). "El internacional luso Sub-20, Pedro Martelo, nuevo fichaje del CD Badajoz" [The Portuguese U-20 international, Pedro Martelo, new signing of CD Badajoz]. VAVEL (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  9. ↑ "Pedro Martelo cedido por empréstimo" [Pedro Martelo ceded on loan] (in European Portuguese). FCPF. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "S. João de Ver contrata dois jogadores para o ataque" [S. João de Ver hires two players for attack] (in European Portuguese). O Jogo. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "Pedro Martelo e João Magno, anunciado recentemente como reforço, deixam Paços de Ferreira" [Pedro Martelo and João Magno, recently announced as reinforcement, leave Paços de Ferreira]. SAPO Desporto (in Portuguese). 29 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Ponta de lança Pedro Martelo é reforço para atacar 2022/23" [Striker Pedro Martelo is reinforcement to attack 2022/23] (in European Portuguese). CF Os Belenenses. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "Rovers sign Pedro Martelo – Sligo Rovers". Sligo Rovers FC. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  14. ↑ https://www.sligorovers.com/2024-update-and-squad-news/
  15. ↑ "? [sic] Trincão bisa e Portugal está na final do europeu depois de golear Ucrânia" [Trincão scores brace and Portugal is in the Euro final after thrashing Ukraine]. Diário do Minho (in Portuguese). 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  16. 1 2 Ferreira Lima, Fábio (29 July 2018). "Portugal é campeão da Europa de Sub-19 ao vencer a Itália por 4-3 em final de loucos" [Portugal is champion of under-19 Euros after beating Italy 4-3 in crazy final]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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