Martin Chrien
Slovak professional footballer
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Martin Chrien (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈmartiŋ ˈxrɪen]; born 8 September 1995) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays for MFK Ružomberok as a midfielder.
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Chrien with Dukla Banská Bystrica in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| 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 | Ružomberok | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| 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– | Ružomberok | 83 | (11) |
| 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 12 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2019 | |||
Club career
Born in Banská Bystrica, Chrien made his professional debut for the local club Dukla Banská Bystrica against Košice on 1 December 2012.[1][better source needed]
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.[2]
On 29 June 2017, Chrien moved to Portugal and signed a five-year contract with defending champions Benfica Lisbon.[3] 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.[4] Due to lack of enough playing time, Chrien was linked with a loan move to Croatian clubs Hajduk Split[5] and Osijek.[6]
Chrien spent the 2018–19 season with Santa Clara, who returned to the top division after 15 years of absence.[7]
In January 2020, Chrien signed with Mezőkövesd as a free agent, following low play in Benfica in 2020.[8]
International career
Chrien received his first call-up to the Slovak senior squad by Pavel Hapal for UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying fixture against Hungary and Wales.[9] 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.[10]
International goals
- 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 |
