After becoming a member of from Mexican aspect Chiapas in 2012 for €8.8 million, Jackson Martinez featured in 90 Primeira Liga video games for Porto, scoring 67 targets over three seasons.
In his first season on the membership, he was the league’s prime scorer as he helped his aspect go unbeaten and win their third consecutive title.
Martinez repeated his heroics the next yr, changing into the primary participant to be the division’s prime scorer in consecutive seasons since Mario Jardel topped the chart 4 instances in a row between 1996 and 2000.
The Colombian’s greatest efficiency got here in its place in opposition to Shakhtar in a Champions League group stage recreation in 2014-15. The ahead scored twice in 4 minutes to assist Porto pull degree after going two right down to the Ukraine aspect.
On the finish of that season, Atletico Madrid got here calling and paid a hefty €35m for him.