| Christopher Martins | |
| Fullname: | Christopher Martins Pereira[1] |
| Birth Date: | 19 February 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg[2] |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Spartak Moscow |
| Clubnumber: | 35 |
| Youthclubs1: | Racing FC |
| Years1: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs1: | Racing FC |
| Caps1: | 8 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2013–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Lyon B |
| Caps2: | 45 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs3: | Lyon |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs4: | → Bourg-Péronnas (loan) |
| Caps4: | 17 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs5: | → Troyes (loan) |
| Caps5: | 30 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs6: | Young Boys |
| Caps6: | 48 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Years7: | 2022 |
| Clubs7: | → Spartak Moscow (loan) |
| Caps7: | 10 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2022– |
| Clubs8: | Spartak Moscow |
| Caps8: | 46 |
| Goals8: | 6 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | Luxembourg U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam2: | Luxembourg U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam3: | Luxembourg U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2014– |
| Nationalteam4: | Luxembourg |
| Nationalcaps4: | 68 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 18 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 9 June 2024 |
Christopher Martins Pereira (born 19 February 1997) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or central midfielder for Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow and the Luxembourg national team.
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.[3] In June 2019 he signed for Swiss club Young Boys.[4] He won both the 2019-20 and 2020-21 Swiss Super Leagues with the club.
On 31 January 2022, he joined Russian giants Spartak Moscow on a short-term loan.[5] In their announcement of the transfer, Young Boys said that Spartak was expected to buy him out at the conclusion of the loan.[6] Martins won the Russian Cup on 29 May 2022, with him starting in the 2-1 final victory against Dynamo Moscow in what is known as the Oldest Russian derby. On 3 June 2022, Spartak confirmed Martins' permanent transfer, and his signing until 2026.[7]
Martins represented Luxembourg at youth international levels, playing for them in the under-17, under-19, and under-21 age groups. Martins was eligible to represent France.[8]
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.[8] [9] After being called up again by Luxembourg, he made his debut on 8 September 2014, at the age of 17.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Racing-Union | 2012–13 | Luxembourg National Division | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Lyon B | 2013–14 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | CFA 2 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||||
| 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| 2016–17 | CFA 2 | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
| 2017–18 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 45 | 2 | — | — | — | 45 | 2 | ||||||
| Lyon | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| FBBP01 (loan) | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Troyes (loan) | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| Young Boys | 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 48 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 0 | – | 68 | 5 | ||||
| Young Boys U21 | 2019–20 | 1. Liga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Spartak Moscow (loan) | 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Spartak Moscow | 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 4 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 5 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 9 | |||
| Career total | 206 | 16 | 30 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 254 | 21 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | 2014 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 68 | 1 | ||
Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Martins goal.
Young Boys
Spartak Moscow