Martin Braithwaite
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Braithwaite in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Christensen Braithwaite | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Esbjerg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| 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 | (17) |
| 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 | 44 | (5) |
| 2022–2024 | Espanyol | 70 | (32) |
| 2024– | Grêmio | 37 | (18) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Denmark U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Denmark U19 | 11 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Denmark U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013– | Denmark | 69 | (10) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:24, 13 June 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:03, 7 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Martin Christensen Braithwaite (/ˈbræθweɪt/; born 5 June 1991) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Grêmio and the Denmark national team. He plays mainly as a striker, but he can also play as a winger.
Having begun his career at Esbjerg fB, he went on to play for Toulouse and Bordeaux in Ligue 1, and Leganés, Barcelona and Espanyol of La Liga. He also spent two years in England with Middlesbrough.
Braithwaite made his senior international debut for Denmark in 2013 and has earned over 60 caps. He was part of their squads at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2020 and 2022 FIFA World Cup, reaching the semi-finals of the 2020 tournament.