Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · FC Winterthur.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Super League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 811 | 6.49 |
Scout report
M. Martins is a 31-year-old central defender at FC Winterthur, rated 15.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 215th of 233 on scout potential in the Super League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.88 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Martins.
Judged on this season alone, Martins graded 5 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 37 of the 37 centre-backs in the Super League, on 0 clean sheets and 3.884 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 11 → 5). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 35th of 37 of the 37 centre-backs in the Super League. At 31 Martins is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.3 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · FC Winterthur finished 12th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side
3.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 11 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (12th of 12) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 23.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 15.4, Martins carries the 35th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Super League of 37 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.88 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
