Bé Martins

Bernardo Barral Martins Santos (born 29 December 1989), better known simply as Bê Martins, is a Brazilian-born, Portuguese beach soccer player who plays as a midfielder. He is a two-time winner of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (2015 and 2019); he claimed the Bronze Ball (third best player) award at the latter, and in 2022 and 2024, was named the world's best player at the Beach Soccer Stars awards ceremony.

Martins has an identical twin brother, Léo, who is also a high-profile beach soccer player.

Biography

Martins and his twin brother, Léo, were born in Brazil. Bê was born two minutes before his younger sibling. Eventually, they landed a contract with CD Canillas. During this time, they began the application process for Portuguese citizenship. This was possible since their paternal great-grandfather was from the country. In 2009, citizenship was achieved. Aged 21, in 2011, their contracts ended and their mother developed a health issue, and so they returned to Brazil. To maintain their fitness, they began training on the beach. Struggling to find a new football club, they started to pursue beach soccer instead, joining Vasco da Gama and soon after, Flamengo. That year, both brothers also moved to Braga with whom they would go on to win multiple domestic and European club titles. Following the World Cup victory, along with the rest of the squad, Bê was made a Commander of the Order of Merit. In 2021, he was named as part of the year's world dream team. In 2022, he won the world's best player award at the Beach Soccer Stars ceremony, the latter of which he described as "exceptionally rewarding" and a "recognition of all my hard work".

Statistics

County Competition Year Apps Goals Ref.FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2015 5 3 2017 4 0 2019 6 4 2021 3 0 Total 18 7 — Competition Season Apps Goals Ref.Euro Beach Soccer League 2015 7 3 2016 9 5 2017 7 8 2018 9 6 2019 7 5 2020 4 2 2021 7 4 2022 6 11 2023 6 7 Total 62 51 —

Club Tournament Year Club Apps Goals Ref.Euro Winners Cup 2014 Catania 6 2 2015 7 6 2016 Braga 7 14 2017 7 5 2018 7 6 2019 8 7 2020 7 5 2021 7 8 2022 7 4 2023 9 5 Total 72 62 —

Honours The following is a selection, not an exhaustive list, of the major international honours that Bê has achieved:

Country FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Winner (2): 2015, 2019 Euro Beach Soccer League Winner (4): 2015, 2019, 2020, 2021 European Games Gold medal (1): 2019 Bronze medal (1): 2015 Euro Beach Soccer Cup Winner (1): 2016 Mundialito Winner (4): 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Mediterranean Beach Games Silver medal (1): 2023

Club Euro Winners Cup Winner (3): 2017, 2018, 2019 Runner-up (4): 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022 Mundialito de Clubes Winner (3): 2017, 2019, 2020 Runner-up (2): 2012, 2021

Individual FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (1): Bronze Ball: 2019, 2025 Beach Soccer Stars (4): World's best player: 2022, 2024 World dream team: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Rising star: 2015 Euro Beach Soccer League (2): Superfinal: Best player: 2016 Regular season stages: Best player: 2018 (x1) Mundialito de Clubes (1): Best player: 2019 FPF Quinas de Ouro (1): Beach soccer player of the year: 2023

Orders