Cintia Rafaela Soares Martins
Cintia Rafaela Soares Martins is a Portuguese footballer who plays primarily as a right-back and can also operate as a forward. She has represented Portugal at U16, U17, U18 and U19 level.
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Cintia’s football journey began with neighbourhood futsal before she entered the organised game with Atlético Povoense and later joined Sporting CP’s academy.
Portugal international Diana Silva became her main Sporting role model because of her speed, powerful shooting and instinct for scoring goals.
When Cintia suffered racist abuse during a youth match at 14, her Sporting teammates immediately surrounded and comforted her, before continuing the match with ten players in solidarity with her.
Cintia featured in a PUMA Football campaign promoting its women’s fit, appearing with the slogan “Lights out. Game on.”
Cintia joined Ternana as a left-footed winger, but an unexpected switch turned her into a right-back and taught her that a defender cannot lose concentration for even a moment.
Sponsors
| PUMA Football |
Club Achievements
| Liga Feminina Sub-19 | 1× |
Awards
Stats
| Year | Club | AP | GL |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2025
-
present
|
Ternana Women | 18 | 1 |
|
2024
-
2025
|
AS Roma Primavera | ||
|
2018
-
2024
|
Sporting CP youth teams | 41 | 11 |
| International Stats | |||
|
2025
-
2026
|
Portugal U19 | 13 | 1 |
|
2024
-
2025
|
Portugal U18 | 6 | 2 |
|
2022
-
2024
|
Portugal U17 | 19 | 3 |
|
2022
-
|
Portugal U16 | 11 | 4 |
Team: Ternana
