Camila Martins de Aguiar (born 26 September 1990), known as Camila Martins or simply Camila, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Santos FC.

Camila Martins
Personal information
Full name Camila Martins de Aguiar[1]
Date of birth (1990-09-26) 26 September 1990 (age 34)[2]
Place of birth Recife, Brazil[2]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back[2]
Team information
Current team
Santos
Number 2
Youth career
Náutico
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Sport Recife
2011–2012 Vitória das Tabocas
2013–2014 São Francisco [pt] 13 (2)
2015–2018 Santos 23 (0)
2019–2020 Shanghai Shengli [zh] ? (1)
2021– Santos 31 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:40, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Recife, Pernambuco, Camila Martins represented Náutico, Sport Recife and Vitória das Tabocas before moving to São Francisco [pt] in 2013. In 2015, she joined Santos, being initially a backup option Calan.

After Calan retired, Camila Martins became an undisputed starter for Peixe[3] before moving abroad for the 2019 season with Chinese side Shanghai Shengli [zh]. She returned to her home country in 2019 after the season ended, but delayed her return to China for a few months due to the due COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in the country.[4][5]

On 8 February 2021, Camila Martins was presented back at Santos for the 2021 campaign.[6]

International career

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On 9 November 2017, Camila Martins was called up by Brazil national team manager Vadão for two friendlies against Chile.[7]

Honours

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Santos

References

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  1. ^ Camila Martins at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Camila". Santos FC (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Arruda e Camila, a dupla defensiva que impõe respeito nas Sereias da Vila" [Arruda and Camila, the defensive duo that impose respect at the Sereias da Vila] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Por medo do coronavírus, zagueira ex-Santos desiste de voltar para clube na China" [Due to fear of the coronavirus, former Santos stopper quits on returning to Chinese club] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Zagueira relata volta à China: "Se soubesse que estava assim, juro que não teria vindo. Chorei muito"" [Stopper reports return to China: "If I knew that it was like this, I swear I would not have come. I cried a lot"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Santos apresenta quatro reforços para temporada 2021" [Santos present four additions for the 2021 season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Futebol na Veia. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Zagueira Camila é convocada pela Seleção Brasileira" [Stopper Camila is called up to the Brazil national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2021.