Martin Chrien (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmartiŋ ˈxrɪen]; born 8 September 1995) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays for Podbrezová[1] as a midfielder.
.jpg) Chrien with Dukla Banská Bystrica in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Chrien | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Banská Bystrica, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Podbrezová | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dukla Banská Bystrica | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Dukla Banská Bystrica | 29 | (5) |
| 2014–2017 | Viktoria Plzeň | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Dynamo České Budějovice (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Zbrojovka Brno (loan) | 24 | (3) |
| 2016 | → Ružomberok (loan) | 17 | (5) |
| 2017 | Benfica | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Benfica B | 29 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Santa Clara (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2021 | Mezőkövesd | 25 | (1) |
| 2022 | Pohronie | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2026 | Ružomberok | 96 | (12) |
| 2026- | Podbrezová | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Slovakia U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2018 | Slovakia U21 | 21 | (6) |
| 2019 | Slovakia | 1 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2019 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Banská Bystrica, Chrien made his professional debut for the local club Dukla Banská Bystrica against Košice on 1 December. 2012.[2][3]
On 14 May 2014, he signed a four-year contract with Czech club Viktoria Plzeň, joining the senior team at the start of the 2014–15 Czech First League.[4]
On 29 June 2017, Chrien moved to Portugal and signed a five-year contract with defending champions Benfica Lisbon.[5] The same year on 20 August, he made his 2017–18 Primeira Liga debut against Belenenses in a 5–0 victory, coming on in the 71st minute of the match.[6] Due to lack of enough playing time, Chrien was linked with a loan move to Croatian clubs Hajduk Split[7] and Osijek.[8]
Chrien spent the 2018–19 season with Santa Clara, who returned to the top division after 15 years of absence.[9]
In January 2020, Chrien signed with Mezőkövesd as a free agent, following low play in Benfica in 2020.[10]
International career
editChrien received his first call-up to the Slovak senior squad by Pavel Hapal for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying fixture against Hungary and Wales.[11] On 7 June 2019, Chrien debuted in a friendly match against Jordan as a starter, scoring the second goal which ended in a 5–1 victory for the Slovaks.[12]
International goals
edit- As of 7 June 2019 (Slovakia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Chrien goal)
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 June 2019 | Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia |  Jordan | 2–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
Notes and references
edit- ↑ https://sportnet.sme.sk/spravy/futbal-chrien-odchadza-z-ruzomberka-do-podbrezovej-nike-liga-2025-2026/
- ↑ "Dukla Banská Bystrica 1–2 Košice". Soccerway. 1 December 2012.
- ↑ "FK Dukla Banská Bystrica - FC VSS Košice | Detail zápasu". Niké liga. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ "Chrien odchádza z Banskej Bystrice a bude ďalším Slovákom v Plzni". Profutbal (in Slovak). 14 May 2014. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014.
- ↑ "Martin Chrien assina por cinco épocas" [Martin Chrien signs for five seasons]. S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 29 June 2017.
- ↑ "Chrien debutoval za Benficu pro vysokom triumfe nad Belenenses". Teraz.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ↑ "Slovák v chorvátskej lige? Chriena lanári Hajduk Split". ProFutbal (in Slovak). Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ↑ "Ništa od dolaska mladog slovačkog reprezentativca Chriena u NK Osijek!". Republika (in Croatian). Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ↑ "Martin Chrien odišiel na ročné hosťovanie z Lisabonu do portugalského klubu C.D. Santa Clara". Webnoviny.sk (in Slovak). 17 August 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ↑ "Középpályások érkeztek | Mezőkövesd Zsóry | Hivatalos Oldal". Mezőkövesd SE (in Hungarian). Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ↑ "Hapal oznámil nomináciu bez Škrtela a spol. Kapitánsku pásku prevzal Hamšík". Pravda. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ↑ "Slováci v príprave porazili Jordánsko 5–1". Postoj (in Slovak). 7 June 2019.
External links
edit- Martin Chrien at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Martin Chrien at Soccerway
- Martin Chrien – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Martin Chrien at National-Football-Teams.com
