Camila Martins

Camila Martins de Aguiar (born 26 September 1990), known as Camila Martins or simply Camila, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Santos FC.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Martins and the second or paternal family name is de Aguiar.
Camila Martins
Personal information
Full name Camila Martins de Aguiar[1]
Date of birth (1990-09-26) 26 September 1990[2]
Place of birth Recife, Brazil[2]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back[2]
Team information
Current team
 Santos
Number 3
Youth career
Náutico
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Sport Recife
2011–2012 Vitória das Tabocas
2013–2014 São Francisco 13 (2)
2015–2018 Santos 23 (0)
2019–2020 Shanghai Shengli ? (1)
2021– Santos 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2021

Club career

Born in Recife, Pernambuco, Camila Martins represented Náutico, Sport Recife and Vitória das Tabocas before moving to São Francisco in 2013. In 2015, she joined Santos, being initially a backup option Calan.

After Calan retired, Camila Martins became an undisputed starter for Peixe[3] before moving abroad for the 2019 season with Chinese side Shanghai Shengli. She returned to her home country in 2019 after the season ended, but delayed her return to China for a few months due to the due COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in the country.[4][5]

On 8 February 2021, Camila Martins was presented back at Santos for the 2021 campaign.[6]

International career

On 9 November 2017, Camila Martins was called up by Brazil national team manager Vadão for two friendlies against Chile.[7]

Honours

Santos

References
  1. Camila Martins at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  2. "Camila". Santos FC (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. "Arruda e Camila, a dupla defensiva que impõe respeito nas Sereias da Vila" [Arruda and Camila, the defensive duo that impose respect at the Sereias da Vila] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. "Por medo do coronavírus, zagueira ex-Santos desiste de voltar para clube na China" [Due to fear of the coronavirus, former Santos stopper quits on returning to Chinese club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. "Zagueira relata volta à China: "Se soubesse que estava assim, juro que não teria vindo. Chorei muito"" [Stopper reports return to China: "If I knew that it was like this, I swear I would not have come. I cried a lot"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  6. "Santos apresenta quatro reforços para temporada 2021" [Santos present four additions for the 2021 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol na Veia. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  7. "Zagueira Camila é convocada pela Seleção Brasileira" [Stopper Camila is called up to the Brazil national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
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