Pedro Martelo

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

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is Correia.
Pedro Martelo
Personal information
Full name Pedro Alves Correia[1]
Date of birth (1999-10-12) 12 October 1999
Place of birth Évora, Portugal
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sligo Rovers
Number 9
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 3 (0)
International career
2018 Portugal U19 8 (4)
2018–2019 Portugal U20 12 (7)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Winner2018
*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]

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,[14] and the extra-time winner in the 4–3 final victory over Italy.[15]

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
  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. "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. "? [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.
  15. 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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