Martin Braithwaite

Martin Braithwaite
Personal information
Full name Martin Braithwaite Christensen
Date of birth (1991-06-05) 5 June 1991
Place of birth Esbjerg, Denmark
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Winger, Forward
Club information
Current team
 Toulouse
Number 9
Youth career
SGI
Esbjerg fB
2007 FC Midtjylland
2007–2009 Esbjerg fB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Esbjerg fB 88 (17)
2013– Toulouse 108 (30)
National team‡
2008 Denmark U17 3 (0)
2009–2010 Denmark U19 11 (2)
2012–2013 Denmark U21 2 (0)
2013– Denmark 14 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:28, 14 October 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 03:49, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

Martin Braithwaite Christensen (born 5 June 1991) is a Danish footballer who plays as a forward for French side Toulouse in Ligue 1 and the Danish national team. Braithwaite is of Guyanese descent.

Career

Braithwaite started his youth career with Esbjerg before spending a short time at FC Midtjylland's sports academy. He moved back to Esbjerg after only a short time, signing a three-year youth contract in 2007[1] before going on trials with both Reggina and Newcastle.[2][3] He made his Esbjerg debut in 2009, making 63 Superligaen appearances for the club and scoring 12 goals, including nine in the 2012-13 season during which he appeared in every league game for the club.[4] He won the Danish Cup with the club in 2012-13, scoring two goals in the semi-final second leg defeat of Brøndby IF.

Following his impressive displays for Esbjerg in the 2013 Danish Superliga spring season and the Danish Cup he was called up to the Danish national squad in the summer of 2013. At the same time he was being rumoured to be attracting the interest of a number of European clubs including Auxerre, Rennes, Celtic and Hull City.[5][6][7]

On 14 August 2013, whilst away on national duty for a friendly international against Poland, DR reported that Braithwaite had been sold to French club Toulouse FC for an estimated DKK 15 million (roughly €2 million).[8] Braithwaite started the match and scored Denmark's second goal.

International career

Having already represented several Danish national youth teams, in the summer of 2012 Braithwaite was offered the chance to represent Guyana, being eligible through his Guyanese father. He declined the offer[9] and went on to make his senior debut for the Danish national team in June 2013 in a friendly against Georgia, starting the game and playing the first half. He remained in the squad for the 2014 World Cup qualification match against Armenia.[10] Braithwaite scored his first international goal in his second match in a friendly in August 2013 against Poland.

International goals

Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.
№ Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 August 2013 PGE Arena Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland  Poland 2–1 2–3 Friendly

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 May 2016[11]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Esbjerg FB 2009–10 10000———100
2010–11 16020———180
2011–12 26510———275
2012–13 33952———3811
2013–14 4300———43
Total 89178200——9719
Toulouse 2013–14 3272120——368
2014–15 3461010——366
2015–16 36112231——4013
Total 102245361——11328
Career total 1914113561——21047

    References

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