Martin Braithwaite
 Braithwaite in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Christensen Braithwaite[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Esbjerg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker, Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Grêmio | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SGI | |||
| 2003–2007 | Esbjerg fB | ||
| 2007 | Midtjylland | ||
| 2007–2009 | Esbjerg fB | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Esbjerg fB | 89 | (18) |
| 2013–2017 | Toulouse | 136 | (35) |
| 2017–2019 | Middlesbrough | 36 | (8) |
| 2018 | → Bordeaux (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| 2019 | → Leganés (loan) | 19 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Leganés | 24 | (6) |
| 2020–2022 | Barcelona | 58 | (10) |
| 2022–2024 | Espanyol | 70 | (32) |
| 2024– | Grêmio | 5 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Denmark U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Denmark U19 | 11 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Denmark U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013– | Denmark | 69 | (10) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:03, 7 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Martin Christensen Braithwaite (/ˈbræθweɪt/;[3] born 5 June 1991) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Brasileirão club Grêmio and the Denmark national team. He plays mainly as a striker, but he can also play as a winger.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Esbjerg fB | 2009–10 | Danish Superliga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
| 2011–12 | Danish 1st Division | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 5 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Danish Superliga | 33 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 38 | 11 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 89 | 17 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 97 | 19 | |||||
| Toulouse | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 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 | — | — | 41 | 14 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 136 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 149 | 40 | ||||
| Middlesbrough | 2017–18 | Championship | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 9 | ||||
| Bordeaux (loan) | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 4 | ||
| Leganés (loan) | 2018–19 | La Liga | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 5 | |||
| Leganés | 2019–20 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 27 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 10 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 48 | 13 | |||||
| Barcelona | 2019–20 | La Liga | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 6[c] | 3 | 2[d] | 0 | 42 | 7 | |||
| 2021–22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |||
| Total | 44 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 10 | |||
| Espanyol | 2022–23 | La Liga | 31 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 10 | |||
| 2023–24 | Segunda División | 39 | 22 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4[e] | 0 | 45 | 22 | |||
| Total | 70 | 32 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 78 | 32 | ||||
| Grêmio | 2024 | Série A | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[f] | 0 | — | 7 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 437 | 115 | 31 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 491 | 131 | ||
- ↑ Includes Danish Cup, Coupe de France, FA Cup, Copa del Rey
- ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in Supercopa de España
- ↑ Appearances in Segunda División promotion play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
International
- As of match played 7 September 2023[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2013 | 5 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 10 | |
- Denmark's score listed first, score column indicates score after each Braithwaite goal.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 August 2013 | PGE Arena Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland | 2 |  Poland | 2–1 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 2 | 16 October 2018 | MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark | 27 |  Austria | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 16 November 2018 | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | 28 |  Wales | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B |
| 4 | 10 June 2019 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | 33 |  Georgia | 5–1 | 5–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
| 5 | 15 October 2019 | Aalborg Stadium, Aalborg, Denmark | 37 |  Luxembourg | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 15 November 2019 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | 38 |  Gibraltar | 3–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
| 7 | 18 November 2019 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland | 39 |  Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
| 8 | 25 March 2021 | Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel | 47 |  Israel | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 6 June 2021 | Brøndby Stadium, Brøndby, Denmark | 50 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 10 | 26 June 2021 | Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 54 | Wales | 4–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 |
Honours
Esbjerg fB
Barcelona
- Copa del Rey: 2020–21[8]
Individual
- Segunda División Player of the Month: February 2024[9]
- Segunda División Top scorer: 2023–24
References
- ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Middlesbrough" (PDF). English Football League. p. 23. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Denmark" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ↑ "Martin Braithwaite explica cómo se pronuncia su nombre y ¡reacciona a nuestro vídeo!". Sport (in Spanish). 7 March 2020. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ↑ "MARTIN BRAITHWAITE L'EQUIPE Profile". L'Equipe. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- ↑ Martin Braithwaite at Soccerway
- 1 2 Martin Braithwaite at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1 2 "Martin Braithwaite". footballdatabase.eu.
- ↑ Lowe, Sid (17 April 2021). "Messi stars as Barcelona thrash Athletic Bilbao to lift Copa del Rey". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ↑ "Martin Braithwaite named LALIGA HYPERMOTION Player of the Month for February". 1 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.