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Antonio Martínez has renewed his contract until 2027 and will continue to wear blue and white next season. In the current campaign, the Spanish international right wing has already scored 140 goals in 28 matches in an FC Porto shirt, an average of five goals per game.

Born 22 years ago in León, Antonio Martínez Llamazares spent almost his entire youth development at Ademar and was crowned European Under-20 champion with Spain in July 2022 at the Matosinhos Sports and Congress Centre — where he netted 37 times in the seven matches played by “La Rojita”.

After winning the European title in the decisive game against the team coached by Carlos Martingo — with Diogo Rêma, Pedro Oliveira, Ricardo Brandão, João Gomes and Miguel Oliveira on the court — Antonio Martínez was named to the tournament’s All-Star team.

His fine form continued after returning home, and the left-hander finished the following season as the second top scorer in the renowned ASOBAL League for the team that placed seventh, with 189 goals in 30 rounds.

He arrived in the Invicta city in the summer of 2023 and kept up his scoring touch, surpassing the 100-goal mark (101) in his very first season wearing the Dragon on his chest. In the second, he suffered a serious injury and was out of action for several months, but still beat that tally and scored 128 goals in just 22 games (5.8 per game).

In his third season with FC Porto, the holder of the number 24 shirt established himself as the main attacking weapon of Magnus Andersson’s team and made his debut for Spain’s senior national team last March, in a pair of friendlies against France.

Committed to keeping talent in-house, FC Porto continues to renew the contracts of its future prospects and keep them at Dragão Arena. After Mamadou Diocou, José Luís Ferreira, Diogo Rêma and Ricardo Brandão, it is now Antonio Martínez’s turn to extend his link with the Club for another year.

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