Bernardo Martins
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bernardo Sousa Pereira Brites Martins | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | A.E. Kifisia | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2011 | Porto | ||
| 2011–2015 | Foz | ||
| 2013–2014 | → Rio Ave (loan) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Leixões | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Leixões | 16 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Pedras Rubras (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Trofense (loan) | 24 | (3) |
| 2019 | Benfica B | 12 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Paços Ferreira | 5 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Chaves (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Covilhã (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Vilafranquense | 48 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | AVS | 31 | (4) |
| 2024–2026 | Moreirense | 45 | (5) |
| 2026– | A.E. Kifisia | 17 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2026 | |||
Bernardo Sousa Pereira Brites Martins (born 4 December 1997), known as Benny, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Super League Greece club A.E. Kifisia.
Club career
Born in Porto, Martins made his professional debut with Leixões on 14 August 2016 as an 18th-minute substitute in a LigaPro 1–0 away loss to Cova da Piedade.[1]
On 26 January 2019, Martins joined LigaPro side Benfica B along with Leixões teammate Pedro Henrique.[2] Months later, he moved to Paços de Ferreira in Primeira Liga on a three-year contract.[3]
On 2 February 2026, Benny signed with Greek club A.E. Kifisia.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 February 2026[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leixões | 2016–17 | Liga Portugal 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Benfica B | 2018–19 | Liga Portugal 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 | ||
| Paços Ferreira | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Chaves (loan) | 2019–20 | Liga Portugal 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Covilhã (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Vilafranquense | 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 3[b] | 0 | 36 | 3 | |||
| Total | 47 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 4 | ||
| AVS | 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | 6[c] | 2 | 39 | 6 | |
| Moreirense | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 35 | 5 | |
| 2025–26 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 6 | ||
| A.E. Kifisia | 2025–26 | Super League Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 174 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 203 | 18 | ||
- ↑ Includes Taça de Portugal
- 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in Taça da Liga
- ↑ 4 appearances in Taça da Liga, 2 appearances and 2 goals in Primeira Liga Relegation Playoffs
Honours
Individual
- Primeira Liga Goal of the Month: March 2025
- Liga Portugal 2 Player of the Month: August 2023[6]
- Liga Portugal 2 Midfielder of the Month: August 2023,[7] September 2023[8]
References
- ↑ "Cova da Piedade 1–0 Leixões". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ↑ Sanches, João (26 January 2019). "Pedro Henrique e Bernardo Martins reforçam Benfica B" [Pedro Henrique and Bernardo Martins bolster Benfica B]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ↑ "Bernardo Martins é reforço" [Bernardo Martins signed]. F.C. Paços de Ferreira (in Portuguese). 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ↑ "Ο Bernardo Sousa Pereira Brites Martins στην Κηφισιά" [Bernardo Sousa Pereira Brites Martins signs for Kifisia]. A.E. Kifisia F.C. (in Greek). 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "Bernardo". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "Benny é o Jogador do Mês da Liga Portugal SABSEG" [Benny is Liga Portugal SABSEG's Player of the Month] (in European Portuguese). Liga Portugal. 15 September 2023.
- ↑ "Benny é o Médio do Mês da Liga Portugal SABSEG" [Benny is Liga Portugal SABSEG's Midfielder of the Month] (in European Portuguese). Liga Portugal. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ↑ "Benny voltou a ser distinguido como Médio do Mês da Liga Portugal SABSEG" [Benny was again distinguished as Liga Portugal SABSEG's Midfielder of the Month]. Liga Portugal (in European Portuguese). 11 October 2023.
External links
- Bernardo Martins at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Bernardo Martins at Soccerway
- Stats and profile at LPFP Archived 11 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
Categories:
- 1997 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen
- Footballers from Porto
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- Primeira Liga players
- Super League Greece players
- Leixões S.C. players
- F.C. Pedras Rubras players
- C.D. Trofense players
- S.L. Benfica B players
- F.C. Paços de Ferreira players
- G.D. Chaves players
- S.C. Covilhã players
- U.D. Vilafranquense players
- AVS Futebol SAD players
- Moreirense F.C. players
- A.E. Kifisia F.C. players
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Portuguese football midfielder stubs