Pedro Martelo

Pedro Alves Correia (born 12 October 1999), known as Pedro Martelo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a striker, most recently for Irish club Sligo Rovers.

Club career
Born in Évora, Martelo joined S.L. Benfica's youth setup in 2012, after representing Lusitano G.C. On 30 July 2016, he moved abroad and agreed to a four-year contract with Deportivo de La Coruña.

Martelo made his senior debut with the reserves on 16 April 2017, coming on as a late substitute for Pinchi in a 1–0 Tercera División home win against Céltiga FC; it was his only appearance of the campaign, as his side achieved promotion. He was definitely promoted to the B-side in July 2018, but only featured sparingly.

On 31 January 2019, Martelo joined S.C. Braga on a six-month loan deal, and was assigned to the B-team in LigaPro. He made his professional debut on 19 April, replacing Denisson Silva in a 0–1 away loss against Varzim S.C.

On 26 August 2020, Martelo signed a three-year deal with F.C. Paços de Ferreira.

On 31 January 2021, Martelo moved to Spanish side Badajoz on a loan deal.

On 9 September 2021, Paços de Ferreira loaned Martelo to Liga 3 club Amora.

On 27 January 2022, Paços de Ferreira sent, for the second time that season, Martelo on loan to a Liga 3 club, this time São João de Ver.

On 29 July 2022, it was reported that Martelo had terminated his contract with Paços de Ferreira by mutual agreement.

On 2 August 2022, Martelo signed a one-year contract with recently-promoted to Liga 3 side Belenenses. That season, he helped the club finish runners-up, earning promotion to the Liga Portugal 2.

On 13 July 2023, Irish club Sligo Rovers announced the signing of Martelo on a deal until the end of the 2023 season, with the option to extend the contract for a further year. Two days earlier, the striker had impressed on trial, in a friendly against Celtic B. He was handed the number 9 shirt. He was released by the club at the end of the season, after scoring 1 goal in 12 appearances.

International career
Martelo was part of the Portugal side that won the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Finland. He scored in the first two minutes of a 5–0 semi-final win over Ukraine, and the extra-time winner in the 4–3 final victory over Italy.

Personal life
Martelo's father Juary and his cousin Vítor are also footballers. The former played as a defender while the latter plays as a winger, but both only played amateur football throughout their careers.

Honours
Portugal U19
 * UEFA European Under-19 Championship: 2018