Miguel Soares Martins (pronounced [miˈɣɛl mɐɾˈtĩʃ]; born 4 November 1997) is a Portuguese handball player for Aalborg Håndbold and the Portuguese national team.

He represented Portugal at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship.[1][2]

He was excluded from 2025 World Men's Handball Championship due to accusations of doping by having unnatural levels of testosterone.[3] A month later he was cleared of all charges and could continue the season at Aalborg Håndbold.[4] Three days after being cleared, he won the Danish Cup with Aalborg Håndbold, beating SønderjyskE Håndbold in the semifinal and Bjerringbro-Silkeborg in the final. His team mate Simon Hald dedicated the win to Martins, calling the entire process unfair.[5][6] At the end of February 2025 he announced his intention to leave Aalborg Håndbold at the end of the 2025 season, over concerns about playing time.[7]

Honours

FC Porto

OTP Bank - Pick Szeged

References

  1. ^ "EHF Euro 2020: Grupo fechado para o Campeonato da Europa". portal.fpa.pt. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  2. ^ 2020 European Men's Handball Championship squad
  3. ^ "Aalborg-spiller suspenderet fra VM for doping" [Aalborg Håndbold player excluded from World Cup due to doping] (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  4. ^ Kjærsgaard, Jonas (15 January 2025). "Markant drejning i Aalborg-spillers dopingsag" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  5. ^ Christensen, Mikkel (16 February 2025). "Aalborg vinder pokalturneringen" [Aalborg wins the cup] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark.
  6. ^ "Aalborg-spiller hyldet efter "rigtig svære uger"" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Landsholdsspiller forlader Aalborg". sport.tv2.dk. TV2 Danmark. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.


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