Martin Braithwaite

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.

Martin Braithwaite

Braithwaite in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Martin Christensen Braithwaite[1]
Date of birth	(1991-06-05) 5 June 1991 (age 34)
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)

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 September 2024^[4][5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

1. Includes Danish Cup, Coupe de France, FA Cup, Copa del Rey
2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
4. Appearances in Supercopa de España
5. Appearances in Segunda División promotion play-offs
6. Appearances in Copa Libertadores

International

As of match played 7 September 2023^[6]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

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]

List of international goals scored by Martin Braithwaite

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

• Danish Cup: 2012–13^[7]
• Danish 1st Division: 2011–12^[7]

Barcelona

• Copa del Rey: 2020–21^[8]

Individual

• Segunda División Player of the Month: February 2024^[9]
• Segunda División Top scorer: 2023–24