Christopher Martins


Christopher Martins Pereira is a Luxembourgish international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss club Young Boys.

Club career

Martins is a youth exponent from Racing FC in Luxembourg City. He transferred to the Lyon Academy in 2013.
Martins made his Lyon debut on 10 September 2017 in a Ligue 1 match against Guingamp. He started the match and was replaced by Jordan Ferri after 51 minutes in a 2–1 home win.
In June 2019 he signed for Swiss club Young Boys.

International career

Martins represented Luxembourg at youth international levels, playing for them in the under-17, under-19, and under-21 age groups.
He was eligible to represent both Luxembourg and Cape Verde at international level; he rejected a call-up from Luxembourg's senior team in March 2013 as he had not decided which nation he wished to represent. After being called up again by Luxembourg, he made his debut on 8 September 2014, at the age of 17.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 September 2018Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg4–04–02018-19 UEFA Nations League D