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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| Full name | Pedro Alves Correia[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 August 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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
References
External links
- Pedro Martelo at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Pedro Martelo at BDFutbol
- Pedro Martelo at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- Pedro Martelo at Soccerway