Martin Braithwaite

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Martin Braithwaite
Personal information
Full name Martin Braithwaite Christensen
Date of birth (1991-06-05) 5 June 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Esbjerg, Denmark
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger, Forward
Team 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)
International career‡
2008 Denmark U17 3 (0)
2009–2010 Denmark U19 11 (2)
2012–2013 Denmark U21 2 (0)
2013– Denmark 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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.[citation needed]

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 10 0 0 0 — — — 10 0
2010–11 16 0 2 0 — — — 18 0
2011–12 26 5 1 0 — — — 27 5
2012–13 33 9 5 2 — — — 38 11
2013–14 4 3 0 0 — — — 4 3
Total 89 17 8 2 0 0 — — 97 19
Toulouse 2013–14 32 7 2 1 2 0 — — 36 8
2014–15 34 6 1 0 1 0 — — 36 6
2015–16 36 11 2 2 3 1 — — 40 13
Total 102 24 5 3 6 1 — — 113 28
Career total 191 41 13 5 6 1 — — 210 47

References

  1. ^ "Esbjerg skriver med Braithwaite"
  2. ^ "Reggina tester Esbjerg-talenter"
  3. ^ "Esbjerg talent glad for engelsk prøvetræning"
  4. ^ Martin Braithwaite, Danskfodbold.com. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
  5. ^ "Medie: EfB'er varm i England og Skotland"
  6. ^ "Braithwaite kender til fransk interesse"
  7. ^ "Celtic and Hull City keen on Esbjerg's Braithwaite"
  8. ^ "Martin Braithwaite til Toulouse | DR | Sport"
  9. ^ "Esbjerg-profil takker nej til landshold"
  10. ^ "EfB-duo og Stryger i Olsens hat"
  11. ^ "MARTIN BRAITHWAITE L'EQUIPE Profile". L'Equipe. Retrieved 26 February 2016.

External links

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