César Martins
Defender - Centre-Back
at Grêmio Novorizontino
at Grêmio Novorizontino
1,167 days · joined 2023-03-15
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€550k
Rating · 2025
5.4
Average
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
12
clubs played for
14/15
debut season
0.07
goals / match
Grêmio Novorizontino
top club · 66 apps
Position rank · 2025
#311
goals rank
#124
assists rank
24
season goals
4
season assists
Among 618 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€2.75m
peak value · 2015
€3.00m
top transfer fee · 14/15
5
best season · 2023
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int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 1992-12-28 · 6 players total
336Appearances
24Goals
4Assists
61Yellow cards
3Red cards
148Full matches (90′)
| Full name | César Martins |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | César Henrique Martins |
| Date of birth | 1992-12-28 (33 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Mairinque, Brazil |
| Citizenship |  Brazil |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 190.00 m |
| Current club | Grêmio Novorizontino |
| Joined | 2023-03-15 |
| Contract expires | 2025-12-10 |
| Agent | ADM Esporte |
Jul 2025
2025 — Grêmio Novorizontino
24 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
2024 — Grêmio Novorizontino
15 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2023
2023 — Grêmio Novorizontino
27 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Mar 2023
Transfer: Bolívar → Novorizontino
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
2022 — Bolívar La Paz
34 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2021
Transfer: Farense → Bolívar
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
2021 — Bolívar La Paz
13 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2021
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Dec 2020
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Oct 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2020
Transfer: Santa Clara → Farense
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — SC Farense
17 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — CD Santa Clara
19 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2018
Transfer: Benfica → Santa Clara
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — CD Santa Clara
32 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
2018 — Esporte Clube Juventude
10 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2018
Transfer: Juventude → Benfica
17/18 · Return from loan
Jan 2018
Transfer: Benfica → Juventude
17/18 · Loan
Jan 2018
Transfer: Vitória Setúbal → Benfica
17/18 · Return from loan
Oct 2017
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2017
Transfer: Benfica → Vitória Setúbal
17/18 · Loan
Jul 2017
17/18 — Vitória Setúbal FC
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2017
Transfer: Nacional → Benfica
16/17 · Return from loan
Jul 2016
Transfer: Benfica → Nacional
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — CD Nacional
30 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
2016 — CR Flamengo
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jun 2016
Transfer: Flamengo → Benfica
15/16 · Return from loan
Jul 2015
Transfer: Benfica → Flamengo
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
2015 — CR Flamengo
21 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2015
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — SL Benfica, SL Benfica B
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2014
2014 — Associação Atlética Ponte Preta
26 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Ponte Preta → Benfica
14/15 · Transfer · €3.00m
Jul 2013
2013 — Atlético de Sorocaba (SP) (- 2017), Associação Atlética Ponte Preta
42 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
May 2013
Transfer: Atl. Sorocaba → Ponte Preta
12/13 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.75m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 478 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.07/90
Assists1 total · 0.07/90
G+A2 total · 0.14/90
Yellow cards3 total · 0.21/90
Minutes played by club
Grêmio Novorizontino
15.6%
Bolívar La Paz
18.6%
Esporte Clube Juventude
0.0%
CR Flamengo
0.0%
Associação Atlética Ponte Preta
14.9%
Atlético de Sorocaba (SP) (- 2017)
5.6%
SC Farense
9.9%
CD Santa Clara
17.2%
Vitória Setúbal FC
0.0%
CD Nacional
18.2%
SL Benfica
0.0%
SL Benfica B
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grêmio Novorizontino | 3 | 2023 | 2025 | 66 | 8 | 1 | 2,083 |
| Bolívar La Paz | 2 | 2021 | 2022 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 2,487 |
| Esporte Clube Juventude | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CR Flamengo | 2 | 2015 | 2016 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Associação Atlética Ponte Preta | 2 | 2013 | 2014 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 1,992 |
| Atlético de Sorocaba (SP) (- 2017) | 1 | 2013 | 2013 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 750 |
| SC Farense | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1,324 |
| CD Santa Clara | 2 | 18/19 | 19/20 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 2,294 |
| Vitória Setúbal FC | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CD Nacional | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 2,425 |
| SL Benfica | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SL Benfica B | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Campeonato Paulista | Grêmio Novorizontino | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Copa do Brasil | Grêmio Novorizontino | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Série B | Grêmio Novorizontino | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1,295 |
| 2024 | Campeonato Paulista | Grêmio Novorizontino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Paulistão A1 - Fase Final | Grêmio Novorizontino | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Série B | Grêmio Novorizontino | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 332 |
| 2023 | Série B | Grêmio Novorizontino | 27 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 456 |
| 2022 | Apertura Playoff | Bolívar La Paz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | División Profesional Apertura | Bolívar La Paz | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 685 |
| 2022 | División Profesional Clausura | Bolívar La Paz | 19 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 749 |
| 2022 | Libertadores | Bolívar La Paz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | División Profesional | Bolívar La Paz | 13 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1,053 |
| 2018 | Campeonato Gaúcho | Esporte Clube Juventude | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Copa do Brasil | Esporte Clube Juventude | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Série B | Esporte Clube Juventude | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Campeonato Carioca | CR Flamengo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Campeonato Carioca - Final | CR Flamengo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Copa do Brasil | CR Flamengo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Primeira Liga do Brasil | CR Flamengo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Série A | CR Flamengo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | Copa do Brasil | CR Flamengo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Série A | CR Flamengo | 20 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Campeonato Paulista | Associação Atlética Ponte Preta | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 577 |
| 2014 | Copa do Brasil | Associação Atlética Ponte Preta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Paulistão A1 - Fase Final | Associação Atlética Ponte Preta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Série B | Associação Atlética Ponte Preta | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 875 |
| 2013 | Campeonato Paulista | Atlético de Sorocaba (SP) (- 2017) | 17 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 750 |
| 2013 | Copa do Brasil | Associação Atlética Ponte Preta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Copa Sudamericana | Associação Atlética Ponte Preta | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 540 |
| 2013 | Série A | Associação Atlética Ponte Preta | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Liga NOS | SC Farense | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1,324 |
| 20/21 | Taça de Portugal | SC Farense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Allianz Cup | CD Santa Clara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Liga NOS | CD Santa Clara | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1,015 |
| 19/20 | Taça de Portugal | CD Santa Clara | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Liga NOS | CD Santa Clara | 30 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,279 |
| 18/19 | Taça de Portugal | CD Santa Clara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Liga NOS | Vitória Setúbal FC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Taça CTT | Vitória Setúbal FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Allianz Cup | CD Nacional | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Liga NOS | CD Nacional | 27 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2,245 |
| 16/17 | Taça de Portugal | CD Nacional | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 14/15 | Allianz Cup | SL Benfica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Champions League | SL Benfica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Liga NOS | SL Benfica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Liga Portugal 2 | SL Benfica B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Supertaça | SL Benfica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Taça de Portugal | SL Benfica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | 2013-05-01 | Atl. Sorocaba | Ponte Preta | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Ponte Preta | Benfica | Transfer | 250000 | €3.00m |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-17 | Benfica | Flamengo | Loan | 2250000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-06-30 | Flamengo | Benfica | Return from loan | 2250000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-15 | Benfica | Nacional | Loan | 2250000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-06-30 | Nacional | Benfica | Return from loan | 1000000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-20 | Benfica | Vitória Setúbal | Loan | 1000000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-13 | Vitória Setúbal | Benfica | Return from loan | 600000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-26 | Benfica | Juventude | Loan | 600000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-06-30 | Juventude | Benfica | Return from loan | 600000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-02 | Benfica | Santa Clara | Transfer | 600000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-08-21 | Santa Clara | Farense | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-08-10 | Farense | Bolívar | Transfer | 600000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-03-15 | Bolívar | Novorizontino | Transfer | 675000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | Thigh problems | 2015-01-14 | 2015-03-20 | 66 | 12 |
| 17/18 | unknown injury | 2017-10-17 | 2017-10-31 | 15 | 3 |
| 20/21 | unknown injury | 2020-10-27 | 2020-11-15 | 20 | 2 |
| 20/21 | unknown injury | 2020-12-01 | 2020-12-30 | 30 | 4 |
| 20/21 | Muscle injury | 2021-01-07 | 2021-03-15 | 68 | 11 |
Current€550k
Peak€2.75m
Low€150k
Δ since start+€400k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €550k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €650k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €675k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €475k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €550k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.75m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Fernández | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rubén Cordano | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonel Justiniano | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Fábio Cardoso | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bruno Lamas | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Villamíl | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Geovane | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Osama Rashid | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Patrick | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Diego Bejarano | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Pereira | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reverson | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Víctor Ábrego | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pato Rodríguez | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Muhammad Candé | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| José Sagredo | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Série B | Grêmio Novorizontino | 5 | 27 |
| 18/19 | Liga NOS | CD Santa Clara | 2 | 30 |
| 2013 | Campeonato Paulista | Atlético de Sorocaba (SP) (- 2017) | 2 | 17 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | División Profesional | Bolívar La Paz | 1 | 13 |
| 2015 | Série A | CR Flamengo | 1 | 20 |
| 2014 | Série B | Associação Atlética Ponte Preta | 1 | 10 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | 2018-06-30 | Juventude | Benfica | Return from loan | — | €600k |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-26 | Benfica | Juventude | Loan | — | €600k |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-13 | Vitória Setúbal | Benfica | Return from loan | — | €600k |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-20 | Benfica | Vitória Setúbal | Loan | — | €1.00m |
| 16/17 | 2017-06-30 | Nacional | Benfica | Return from loan | — | €1.00m |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-15 | Benfica | Nacional | Loan | — | €2.25m |
| 15/16 | 2016-06-30 | Flamengo | Benfica | Return from loan | — | €2.25m |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-17 | Benfica | Flamengo | Loan | — | €2.25m |
Teams faced most often by César Martins's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreirense FC | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 17% |
| CD Tondela | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 42% |
| Vitória Guimarães | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 25% |
| Sporting CP | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 24 | -19 | 0% |
| Boavista | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 33% |
| CS Marítimo | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 33% |
| Rio Ave FC | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 25% |
| SL Benfica | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 35 | -23 | 8% |
| Portimonense SC | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 25% |
| FC Porto | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 26 | -22 | 0% |
| Belenenses SAD | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 25% |
| Sporting Braga | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 17% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | Senior debut season | |
| 16/17 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | 1,295 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 2023 | 27 | 456 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.79 |
| 2022 | 34 | 1,434 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.63 |
| 2021 | 13 | 1,053 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.43 |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 26 | 1,452 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 2013 | 42 | 1,290 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.63 |
| 20/21 | 17 | 1,324 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 19/20 | 19 | 1,015 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 18/19 | 32 | 1,279 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 17/18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 30 | 2,425 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.26 |
| 14/15 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Série B
68 apps
9 G
2 A
Liga NOS
95 apps
5 G
0 A
Campeonato Paulista
41 apps
4 G
0 A
División Profesional Clausura
19 apps
2 G
0 A
División Profesional
13 apps
1 G
1 A
División Profesional Apertura
9 apps
1 G
0 A
Taça de Portugal
10 apps
1 G
0 A
Copa Sudamericana
6 apps
1 G
0 A
Série A
40 apps
0 G
1 A
Copa do Brasil
7 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is César Martins?
César Martins is a Brazil professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Grêmio Novorizontino.
How old is César Martins?
César Martins is 33 years old. He was born on December 28, 1992 in Mairinque.
What position does César Martins play?
César Martins plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does César Martins play for?
César Martins currently plays for Grêmio Novorizontino.
How many career goals has César Martins scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, César Martins has scored 24 goals in 336 appearances.
What is César Martins's market value?
César Martins's most recent reported market value is €550k.