Martin Braithwaite
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Braithwaite Christensen | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | 136 | (35) |
| 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 20 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 03:49, 14 October 2015 (UTC) |
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Martin Braithwaite Christensen (born 5 June 1991) is a Danish footballer who plays as a forward for and captains French side Toulouse in Ligue 1 and the Danish national team. Braithwaite is of Guyanese descent.
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 before going on trials with both Reggina and Newcastle. 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. 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.
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). Braithwaite started the match and scored Denmark's second goal.
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