Bruno Martins Indi

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Martins and the second or paternal family name is Indi.
Bruno Martins Indi

Martins Indi with Porto in 2014
Personal information
Full name Rolando Maximiliano Martins Indi[1]
Date of birth (1992-02-08) 8 February 1992
Place of birth Barreiro, Portugal
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Stoke City
(on loan from Porto)
Number 15
Youth career
2000–2005 Spartaan '20
2005–2010 Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Feyenoord 102 (5)
2014– Porto 47 (2)
2016– → Stoke City (loan) 11 (0)
National team‡
2009 Netherlands U17 3 (0)
2010–2011 Netherlands U19 16 (1)
2012–2013 Netherlands U21 8 (0)
2012– Netherlands 31 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:28, 3 December 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 September 2015

Rolando Maximiliano "Bruno" Martins Indi (Born 8 February 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Stoke City, on loan from Primeira Liga club Porto.

Martins Indi began his career with Dutch club Feyenoord, after progressing through the club's youth teams. He spent four seasons at De Kuip, making 120 appearances before moving to Portugal in July 2014 to play for Porto for a fee of €7.7 million. In August 2016 Martins Indi joined Premier League side Stoke City on loan for the 2016–17 season.

A full international for the Netherlands since 2012, he has gained over 30 caps and was part of their squad which finished third at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Early life

Born in Barreiro, Portugal, to parents from Guinea-Bissau,[3] Martins Indi moved to Rotterdam, Netherlands, with his family, at the age of three months.[2] He began playing football with youth teams at amateur club Spartaan '20 before joining the Feyenoord Academy at the age of 13.[4]

Club career

Feyenoord

Martins Indi joined Feyenoord's first team squad as an academy graduate at the start of the 2010–11 season.[5] He made his professional debut for Feyenoord on 19 August 2010, when he was part of the starting line-up in the Europa League home match against Gent (1–0).[6] Three days later, on 22 August 2010, he also made his Eredivisie debut in the 1–1 draw against Heracles Almelo.[7] On 12 September 2010, Martins Indi received a red card for the first time in his club career in stoppage time in a 2–0 loss against NAC Breda. On 17 April 2011, Martins Indi scored his first Eredivisie goal for Feyenoord in a 6–1 win over Willem II, He, along with Ryo Miyaichi and Georginio Wijnaldum, made headlines after the match having done a sound job defensively and having capped a promising performance with a header goal from a corner kick.[8]

In the 2011–12 season, Martins Indi became a regular starter under Feyenoord's new manager Ronald Koeman. On 22 October 2011, Martins Indi scored his first league goal of the season in a 2–1 loss against VVV-Venlo. On 22 February 2012, Martins Indi signed a new contract that will keep him contracted at De Kuip until the summer of 2016.[9] He played 31 times in 2011–12 as Feyenoord finished in 2nd position behind Ajax.[10] He remained a key player under Koeman in the 2012–13 and 2013–14 campaigns, playing in 39 and 31 games respectively.[11][12]

Porto

On 15 July 2014, Martins Indi transferred to Portuguese Primeira Liga side Porto for €7.7 million.[13] He scored his first goal for Porto in a 2–1 home win over Braga on 5 October 2014.[14] Martins Indi played 37 times in the for Porto as they finished runners-up to Benfica in the league whilst they were also eliminiated by Bayern Munich at the quarter-final stage of the UEFA Champions League.[15] In 2015–16, he made 33 appearances as the side finished 3rd and at the end of the campaign he was told by new manager Nuno Espírito Santo he is free to leave the Estádio do Dragão.[16]

Loan to Stoke City

On 31 August 2016, Martins Indi joined Premier League side Stoke City on a season long loan.[17] He made his debut for Stoke on 10 September 2016 against Tottenham Hotspur.[18]

International career

Since being involved in Feyenoord's first team squad, Martins Indi has been eligible to play for either Portugal or the Netherlands as he has a double passport. Additionally, he has also been eligible to play for Guinea Bissau as that is his parents nationality. Martins Indi favoured the Dutch team. On 25 October 2009, Martins Indi made his national team debut for the Netherlands under-17 squad in a 2–1 loss to Colombia at the 2009 U-17 World Cup before coming off for Ouasim Bouy in the 79th minute. This was his only appearance for the Dutch U17 team. On 23 May 2010, Martins Indi was called up to the Netherlands under-19 squad and played the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 victory over Germany.

On 15 August 2012, he played his first full international game against Belgium. Despite losing 4–2, Martins Indi made an impressive debut and helped create both Dutch goals. He became a regular player for the Netherlands national team during qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, scoring his first international goals in 4–1 defeats of Hungary and Romania.[19][20] In 2013, Martins Indi represented the Netherlands under-21 team at the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. His performances saw him included in UEFA's all-star squad for the tournament.[21]

On 13 June 2014, Martins Indi made his World Cup debut in a 5–1 victory over reigning champions Spain.[22] On 18 June, in his second World Cup game against Australia, Martins Indi was knocked unconscious by Tim Cahill and taken to hospital with a suspected concussion.[23] He recovered faster than expected and he missed only one match in the group stage, against Chile. The Netherlands eventually finished third in the tournament.

Martins Indi was sent off after 10 minutes of an eventual 2–0 friendly defeat away to Italy on 4 September 2014 after conceding a penalty by fouling Simone Zaza and denying him a goalscoring opportunity.[24] In a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match on 3 September the following year, he was again dismissed for striking Kolbeinn Sigþórsson, as the Dutch lost 1–0 at the Amsterdam Arena in Danny Blind's first game in charge.[25]

Personal life

On 23 March 2012, Martins Indi became a father after his girlfriend Mecia gave birth to a baby daughter.[26] Martins Indi is fluent in Portuguese and still speaks it with his parents.[27]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 December 2016[28]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Feyenoord 2010–11[29] Eredivisie 15120—20191
2011–12[10] Eredivisie 29120——311
2012–13[11] Eredivisie 32130—40391
2013–14[12] Eredivisie 26230—20312
Total 1025100—801205
Porto 2014–15[15] Primeira Liga 2420020110372
2015–16[30] Primeira Liga 230300070330
Total 4723020180702
Stoke City (loan) 2016–17[31] Premier League 1100010—120
Career total 1607130302602027

International

As of 3 September 2015[32][33]
National team Year Apps Goals
Netherlands
201262
201360
2014140
201550
Total312

International goals

Netherlands score listed first, score column indicates score after each Martins Indi goal.[32]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 September 2012 Ferenc Szusza Stadium, Budapest  Hungary 2–1 4–1 2014 World Cup qualifier
2. 16 October 2012 Arena Națională, Bucharest  Romania 2–0 4–1 2014 World Cup qualifier

Honours

International

Netherlands

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players – 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Bruno MARTINS INDI". FIFA. Archived from the original on 12 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Martins Indi is relaxt: 'Ik ben ik hè. Ik ben Bruno'" (in Dutch). Algemeen Dagblad. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Everything you need to know about... Bruno Martins Indi". Four Four Two. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Martins Indi geniet van eerste dagen bij selectie" [Martins Indi enjoys first days at first team squad]. Feyenoord.nl (in Dutch). 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Feyenoord – AA Gent (19-08-2010)". VI (in Dutch). 19 August 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "Heracles Almelo – Feyenoord (22-08-2010)". VI (in Dutch). 22 August 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  8. ↑ "Bruno Martins Indi – A bright defensive prospect for Feyenoord". Imscouting. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  9. ↑ "Martins Indi agrees new deal". Sky Sports. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  10. 1 2 "Games played by Bruno Martins Indi in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  11. 1 2 "Games played by Bruno Martins Indi in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  12. 1 2 "Games played by Bruno Martins Indi in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  13. ↑ "Porto sign Holland defender Bruno Martins Indi from Feyenoord". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  14. ↑ "FC Porto vs SC Braga match report" (in Portuguese). FC Porto's official website. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  15. 1 2 "Games played by Bruno Martins Indi in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  16. ↑ "Martins-Indi set to leave Porto for Stoke City". Football Oranje. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  17. ↑ "Dutch Ace completes City switch". Stoke City F.C. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  18. ↑ "Stoke 0-4 Tottenham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  19. ↑ "Big win for Holland". BSkyB. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  20. ↑ "Dutch destroy Romania". BSkyB. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  21. ↑ "Thiago leads all-star squad dominated by Spain". UEFA.com. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  22. ↑ "Superb Dutch destroy sorry Spain 5-1". Reuters. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  23. ↑ "Martins Indi has tests for concussion after clash with Cahill". Fox Sports. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  24. ↑ "Italy 2-0 Netherlands". BBC Sport. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  25. ↑ "Netherlands 0-1 Iceland: Robben injured & Martins Indi off as Blind era begins with defeat". Goal.com. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  26. ↑ "Dochter voor Bruno Martins Indi". fr12.nl. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  27. ↑ "Martins Indi is relaxt: 'Ik ben ik hè. Ik ben Bruno'". AD.nl. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2014. Portugees bleef de voertaal in huize Martins Indi.
  28. ↑ "Bruno Martins Indi". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Bruno Martins Indi in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Bruno Martins Indi in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Bruno Martins Indi in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  32. 1 2 "Martins Indi, Bruno". National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  33. ↑ "Bruno Martins Indi". European Football. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  34. ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: Brazil-Netherlands". FIFA. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
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