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Martin Chrien
Slovak professional footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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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]
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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)
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