Mikel Martins | |
Fullname: | Mikel Martins das Neves |
Birth Date: | 28 May 1983 |
Birth Place: | San Sebastián, Spain |
Height: | 1.770NaN0 |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthyears1: | 1998–1999 |
Youthclubs1: | Antiguoko |
Youthyears2: | 1999–2002 |
Youthclubs2: | Athletic Bilbao |
Years1: | 2002–2003 |
Caps1: | 34 |
Goals1: | 4 |
Years2: | 2003–2006 |
Caps2: | 87 |
Goals2: | 3 |
Years3: | 2006–2007 |
Caps3: | 20 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2007–2008 |
Caps4: | 36 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Years5: | 2008–2009 |
Caps5: | 37 |
Goals5: | 3 |
Years6: | 2009–2010 |
Caps6: | 28 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2010–2013 |
Caps7: | 102 |
Goals7: | 4 |
Years8: | 2013–2014 |
Caps8: | 31 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Years9: | 2014–2015 |
Caps9: | 22 |
Goals9: | 0 |
Years10: | 2015–2018 |
Caps10: | 78 |
Goals10: | 5 |
Years11: | 2018–2019 |
Caps11: | 20 |
Goals11: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 495 |
Totalgoals: | 21 |
Mikel Martins das Neves (born 28 May 1983) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
A product of Athletic Bilbao's youth system, Martins was born in San Sebastián, Basque Country, and started his senior career with the club's farm and B teams. He spent nine of his first ten seasons as a professional in the Segunda División B, also representing RCD Espanyol B, CD Baza, CD Guijuelo, Benidorm CF[1] and CD Mirandés, joining the latter in June 2010.[2]
Martins started in 27 of his 35 appearances for Mirandés in 2011–12, as the Castile and León side reached Segunda División for the first time ever.[3] He played his first match in the competition on 17 August 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 0–1 home loss against SD Huesca.[4]
On 21 July 2015, Martins signed with Real Unión from Hércules CF.[3] He retired at the age of 36, after one year with SD Amorebieta also in the third tier and his native region.[5]