Martin Christensen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Christensen | ||
| Date of birth | 23 December 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Ishøj, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HB Køge (youth coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Herfølge | 55 | (4) |
| 2007–2009 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Heracles Almelo (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Lyngby (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Rimini Calcio | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Haugesund | 14 | (0) |
| 2011 | SønderjyskE | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | HB Køge | 46 | (1) |
| 2012–2015 | Åtvidabergs FF | 83 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Helsingborgs IF | 37 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | HB Køge | 20 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Denmark U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Denmark U19 | 10 | (1) |
| 2006 | Denmark U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Denmark U21 | 12 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Martin Christensen (born 23 December 1987) is a Danish former professional footballer. He played 28 games and scored three goals for various Danish national youth teams from 2005 to 2008.
Career
[edit]Christensen started his senior career with Herfølge Boldklub. He signed for English club Charlton Athletic from in June 2007 for an initial £250,000, which could potentially rise to £350,000.[1] He made his first Charlton appearance in a friendly match against Welling United. He joined Dutch team Heracles Almelo on a loan deal in January 2008.[2] In January 2009, he was loaned out to Danish club Lyngby BK until the end of the season. On 20 August 2009, he joined Italian Prima Divisione club Rimini Calcio on a permanent deal, without making a single first team appearance for Charlton.[3] He signed a 1+1 contract.[4] In February 2010, Christensen signed a three-year contract with Haugesund FK in the Norwegian Premier League.[5]
He had a brief spell at SønderjyskE in spring 2011, but moved to HB Køge in April 2011.[6]
Christensen returned to HB Køge in the summer 2018.[7] At the end of the season, he retired and continued at Køge as a youth coach.[8]
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ "Danish winger Mart two". Charlton Athletic FC. 8 March 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2007.
- ^ "Dane goes Dutch". Charlton Athletic FC. 5 January 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Martin Christensen at Soccerbase
- ^ "Il Rimini si assicura CHRISTENSEN !" (in Italian). Rimini Calcio FC. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Martin Christensen har signert for FKH Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Haugesund FK, 14 February 2010
- ^ Polle klar for HB Køge, bold.dk, 1 April 2011
- ^ Martin Polle vender tilbage til HB Køge‚ bold.dk, 1 February 2018
- ^ Martin Polle stiller støvlerne på hylden, bold.dk, 23 May 2019
External links
[edit]- Martin Christensen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Martin Christensen at Soccerway