Phelipe Martins

Club

SC Espinho

Nationality

Portugal

Birth Date

02/03/1991

Birth Place

Matosinhos

Height

202 cm

Weight

91 kg

Phelipe Martins was born in Matosinhos in 1991 and started to play at the age of 13 years old. His first club was Leixoes SC where he played for 4 seasons. In 2008 he integrated the project of the Portuguese NF the National teams Permanent Training Centre, playing for CDRJ Anreade, where he won the III division national championship, returning in the following 2 years to his first club, and afterwards for Castelo da Maia GC. In 2013 he transferred to SC Espinho and this season to SC Caldas. The 201-cm middle-blocker played his first match for the national team in 2008 and he’s had an evolutive path either in the club and in the youth and junior national teams. In 2015 he was in the roster of the national men’s team. In 2016 he was in the European Qualification to the Euro 2017, and also helped the team in the preparation for the World League. He’s also been improving both physically and in his capacity as blocker and spiker. Needs to continue to believe in him, to be ambitious and continue to work with committeemen and willing to be each time better.