| Martin Chrien | |
| Fullname: | Martin Chrien |
| Birth Date: | 8 September 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Banská Bystrica, Slovakia |
| Height: | 1.82 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Ružomberok |
| Clubnumber: | 30 |
| Youthclubs1: | Dukla Banská Bystrica |
| Years1: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Dukla Banská Bystrica |
| Caps1: | 29 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2014–2017 |
| Clubs2: | Viktoria Plzeň |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015 |
| Clubs3: | → Dynamo České Budějovice (loan) |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs4: | → Zbrojovka Brno (loan) |
| Caps4: | 24 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2016 |
| Clubs5: | → Ružomberok (loan) |
| Caps5: | 17 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 2017 |
| Clubs6: | Benfica |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs7: | Benfica B |
| Caps7: | 29 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs8: | → Santa Clara (loan) |
| Caps8: | 18 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2021 |
| Clubs9: | Mezőkövesd |
| Caps9: | 25 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2022 |
| Clubs10: | Pohronie |
| Caps10: | 7 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2022– |
| Clubs11: | Ružomberok |
| Caps11: | 54 |
| Goals11: | 6 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 7 June 2019 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2014–2018 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 21 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 6 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | Slovakia |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 26 June 2024 |
Martin Chrien (in Slovak pronounced as /ˈmartiŋ ˈxrɪen/; born 8 September 1995) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays for MFK Ružomberok as a midfielder.
Born in Banská Bystrica, Chrien made his professional debut for the local club Dukla Banská Bystrica against Košice on 1 December 2012.[1]
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]
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]
(Slovakia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Chrien goal)