Martin Braithwaite
Career snapshot
Career highs
Born the same day
Shares 1991-06-05 · 6 players total
| Full name | Martin Braithwaite |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Martin Christensen Braithwaite |
| Date of birth | 1991-06-05 (34 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Esbjerg, Denmark |
| Citizenship | Denmark Guyana |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 177.00 m |
| Current club | Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense |
| Joined | 2024-07-31 |
| Contract expires | 2027-12-31 |
| Agent | Dirk Hebel |
| Outfitter | Nike |
Percentile rank vs 1175 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 23/24. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCD Espanyol Barcelona | 2 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 78 | 32 | 5 | 399 |
| FC Barcelona | 3 | 19/20 | 21/22 | 58 | 10 | 5 | 1,288 |
| Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense | 2 | 2024 | 2025 | 54 | 23 | 5 | 983 |
| CD Leganés | 2 | 18/19 | 19/20 | 48 | 13 | 8 | 952 |
| Middlesbrough FC | 2 | 17/18 | 18/19 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 770 |
| FC Girondins Bordeaux | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 229 |
| FC Toulouse | 4 | 13/14 | 16/17 | 149 | 40 | 15 | 1,756 |
| Esbjerg fB | 5 | 09/10 | 13/14 | 97 | 19 | 11 | 1,088 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 2ª División | RCD Espanyol Barcelona | 39 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 152 |
| 23/24 | Copa del Rey | RCD Espanyol Barcelona | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Promoción a LaLiga | RCD Espanyol Barcelona | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Copa del Rey | RCD Espanyol Barcelona | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | LaLiga | RCD Espanyol Barcelona | 31 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 247 |
| 21/22 | Copa del Rey | FC Barcelona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Europa League | FC Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | LaLiga | FC Barcelona | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 118 |
| 2025 | Campeonato Gaúcho | Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 124 |
| 2025 | Copa do Brasil | Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 |
| 2025 | Copa Sudamericana | Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 297 |
| 2025 | Série A | Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 235 |
| 2024 | Libertadores | Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Série A | Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 184 |
| 20/21 | Champions League | FC Barcelona | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| 20/21 | Copa del Rey | FC Barcelona | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 108 |
| 20/21 | LaLiga | FC Barcelona | 29 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 581 |
| 20/21 | Supercopa | FC Barcelona | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Copa del Rey | CD Leganés | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 |
| 19/20 | LaLiga | FC Barcelona | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 403 |
| 19/20 | LaLiga | CD Leganés | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 322 |
| 18/19 | Championship | Middlesbrough FC | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 370 |
| 18/19 | Copa del Rey | CD Leganés | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 18/19 | EFL Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | LaLiga | CD Leganés | 19 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 352 |
| 17/18 | Championship | Middlesbrough FC | 19 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 279 |
| 17/18 | FA Cup | Middlesbrough FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 |
| 17/18 | Ligue 1 | FC Girondins Bordeaux | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 229 |
| 16/17 | Coupe de France | FC Toulouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Coupe de la Ligue | FC Toulouse | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 16/17 | Ligue 1 | FC Toulouse | 34 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 268 |
| 15/16 | Coupe de France | FC Toulouse | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| 15/16 | Coupe de la Ligue | FC Toulouse | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 129 |
| 15/16 | Ligue 1 | FC Toulouse | 36 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 267 |
| 14/15 | Coupe de France | FC Toulouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Coupe de la Ligue | FC Toulouse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Ligue 1 | FC Toulouse | 34 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 353 |
| 13/14 | Coupe de France | FC Toulouse | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 13/14 | Coupe de la Ligue | FC Toulouse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Ligue 1 | FC Toulouse | 32 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 372 |
| 13/14 | Superliga | Esbjerg fB | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 118 |
| 12/13 | DBU Pokalen | Esbjerg fB | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 237 |
| 12/13 | Superliga | Esbjerg fB | 33 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 316 |
| 11/12 | 1.Division | Esbjerg fB | 26 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 417 |
| 11/12 | DBU Pokalen | Esbjerg fB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | DBU Pokalen | Esbjerg fB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Superliga | Esbjerg fB | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | SAS Ligaen | Esbjerg fB | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Esbjerg Youth | FCM Youth | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 07/08 | 2008-01-01 | FCM Youth | Esbjerg fB U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Esbjerg fB U19 | Esbjerg fB | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-08-16 | Esbjerg fB | Toulouse | Transfer | 850000 | €2.00m |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-13 | Toulouse | Middlesbrough | Transfer | 7500000 | €11.30m |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-31 | Middlesbrough | G. Bordeaux | Loan | 7500000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-06-30 | G. Bordeaux | Middlesbrough | Return from loan | 8000000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-03 | Middlesbrough | CD Leganés | Loan | 8000000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-06-30 | CD Leganés | Middlesbrough | Return from loan | 8000000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-25 | Middlesbrough | CD Leganés | Transfer | 8000000 | €5.00m |
| 19/20 | 2020-02-20 | CD Leganés | Barcelona | Transfer | 10000000 | €18.00m |
| 22/23 | 2022-09-01 | Barcelona | Espanyol | Transfer | 6000000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-31 | Espanyol | Grêmio | Transfer | 3200000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | Broken fibula | 2011-03-20 | 2011-06-30 | 103 | 36 |
| 15/16 | Adductor pain | 2015-12-06 | 2015-12-17 | 12 | 2 |
| 20/21 | Muscle injury | 2020-09-20 | 2020-09-30 | 11 | 1 |
| 20/21 | Quarantine | 2020-11-10 | 2020-11-13 | 4 | 1 |
| 20/21 | Hamstring injury | 2021-02-09 | 2021-02-16 | 8 | 3 |
| 20/21 | Ankle injury | 2021-04-20 | 2021-05-04 | 15 | 4 |
| 21/22 | Knee injury | 2021-08-30 | 2022-01-20 | 144 | 33 |
| 21/22 | Corona virus | 2022-04-29 | 2022-05-06 | 8 | 1 |
| 22/23 | Dead leg | 2023-05-18 | 2023-05-23 | 6 | 1 |
| 23/24 | Muscle injury | 2023-08-26 | 2023-09-03 | 9 | 2 |
| 24/25 | Adductor injury | 2025-03-17 | 2025-04-01 | 16 | 1 |
| 24/25 | ankle sprain | 2025-04-03 | 2025-04-07 | 5 | 2 |
| 25/26 | Ankle injury | 2025-07-11 | 2025-07-18 | 8 | 2 |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.70m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €12.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €850k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #28076 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #21741 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #20902 | — | 11 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #20901 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #16783 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3436 | #9 | 69 | 10 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Trejo | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Wissam Ben Yedder | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Adrien Regattin | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Lukas Hradecky | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steeve Yago | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jakob Ankersen | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Javi Puado | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Leandro Cabrera | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Issiaga Sylla | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Uros Spajic | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tongo Doumbia | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yann Bodiger | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kasper Schmeichel | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Eriksen | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sergi Gómez | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 2ª División | RCD Espanyol Barcelona | 22 | 39 |
| 16/17 | Ligue 1 | FC Toulouse | 11 | 34 |
| 15/16 | Ligue 1 | FC Toulouse | 11 | 36 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | Ligue 1 | FC Toulouse | 8 | 32 |
| 18/19 | LaLiga | CD Leganés | 7 | 19 |
| 12/13 | Superliga | Esbjerg fB | 4 | 33 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | 2019-06-30 | CD Leganés | Middlesbrough | Return from loan | — | €8.00m |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-03 | Middlesbrough | CD Leganés | Loan | — | €8.00m |
| 17/18 | 2018-06-30 | G. Bordeaux | Middlesbrough | Return from loan | — | €8.00m |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-31 | Middlesbrough | G. Bordeaux | Loan | — | €7.50m |
Teams faced most often by Martin Braithwaite's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sevilla FC | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 70 | 37 | +33 | 62% |
| Atlético Madrid | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 38% |
| Athletic Club | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 55 | 20 | +35 | 59% |
| Valencia CF | 32 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 47% |
| Villarreal CF | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 66 | 40 | +26 | 63% |
| Getafe CF | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 57 | 21 | +36 | 57% |
| Espanyol Barcelona | 28 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 16 | +37 | 68% |
| Levante UD | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 62 | 30 | +32 | 57% |
| SD Eibar | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 24 | +29 | 50% |
| Real Madrid | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 50 | -9 | 35% |
| Granada CF | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 21 | +29 | 60% |
| Real Sociedad | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 32 | +12 | 52% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | Senior debut season | |
| 11/12 | First senior goal | |
| 16/17 | Goal #50 (career) | |
| 2024 | Goal #100 (career) | |
| 23/24 | Goal #150 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 45 | 152 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.37 |
| 22/23 | 33 | 247 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2.19 |
| 2025 | 34 | 799 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 |
| 2024 | 20 | 184 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.47 |
| 20/21 | 42 | 767 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.47 |
| 19/20 | 38 | 823 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 18/19 | 40 | 902 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 17/18 | 35 | 629 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.86 |
| 16/17 | 36 | 388 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.39 |
| 15/16 | 41 | 463 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 13/14 | 40 | 670 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 12/13 | 38 | 553 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 |
| 10/11 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
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Frequently asked about Martin Braithwaite
Who is Martin Braithwaite?
Martin Braithwaite is a Denmark professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense.
How old is Martin Braithwaite?
Martin Braithwaite is 34 years old. He was born on June 5, 1991 in Esbjerg.
What position does Martin Braithwaite play?
Martin Braithwaite plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Martin Braithwaite play for?
Martin Braithwaite currently plays for Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense.
How many career goals has Martin Braithwaite scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Martin Braithwaite has scored 150 goals in 538 appearances.
What is Martin Braithwaite's market value?
Martin Braithwaite's most recent reported market value is €2.00m.