Martins's current-season form is up 100% on last season (Season 13→26), while his Rating held around 21. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 38).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Olympiakos Piraeus · 6th	1	0	0	6.9	21	26
2025/26	Olympiakos Piraeus · 2nd	25	2	1	6.82	20	13
2024/25	Olympiakos Piraeus · 1st	16	1	3	6.99	25	17
2023/24	Olympiakos Piraeus · 4th	14	1	3	7.02	25	9
2022/23	Monaco · 6th	11	0	0	6.58	50	4

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Portugal · international

Side	Apps	G
Portugal	21	0
Portugal U21	5	2
Portugal U20	4	2
Portugal U19	10	2

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

Gelson Martins is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Olympiakos Piraeus, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 1 assists in 25 appearances, a Season grade of 22. On long-term scout potential he's rated 19.9. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (53.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.33 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Martins.

On the season, Martins graded 22 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 1 assist and 2.332 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 13 → 26). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 20. At 31 Martins is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding level

19.9

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

21.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

53.6%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.33

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Olympiakos Piraeus finished 2nd of 14 · a title-challenging side

Apps

2.33

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 14) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 53.6% 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

Rated 19.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.33 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %53.6%

Available fixtures32 of 32

Goals / 900.117

Assists / 900.058

Goal contribution / 900.175

Defensive actions / 902.332

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.058

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~5), then tapers with age. At 31, Martins sits on 2.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Martins's projected Rating — 19.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Super League 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles26

Interceptions14

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€32.5M total transfer fees · 4 moves

Olympiakos PiraeusJan 2024 – now

MonacoJul 2019 – Jan 2024€ 32.5M

Monaco(on loan)Jan 2019 – Jul 2019

Atletico MadridJul 2018 – Jan 2019Free

Sporting CPuntil Jul 2018

About Gelson Martins

Gelson Dany Batalha Martins is a 31-year-old central midfielder who plays for Olympiakos Piraeus, born on May 11, 1995 in Praia, standing 173 cm tall. He is from Portugal. Olympiakos Piraeus currently sit 6th of 14 in the Super League 1.

This season

In the current season, Gelson Martins has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 90 minutes, averaging a 6.8 match rating over his last 3 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

Recent matches

August 22, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Atromitos (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 11, 2026: 1-2 loss away at NEC Nijmegen (72 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 4, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs NEC Nijmegen (45 minutes, 6.6 rating)

Gelson Martins's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Olympiakos Piraeus face Asteras Tripolis away in the Super League 1.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Gelson Martins at 19.9 with a Season form score of 21.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 14 career titles — among them the Super League 1 and the Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, Gelson Martins has totalled 301 club appearances with 43 goals and 32 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2014/15, with 40 appearances for Sporting CP B.

Gelson Martins's career has also included time at Monaco, Atletico Madrid and Sporting CP.

On the international stage, Gelson Martins has represented Portugal, Portugal U21, Portugal U20, Portugal U19 — 40 caps and 6 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.