Christopher Martins Pereira

Christopher Martins Pereira
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Martins Pereira
Date of birth19 February 1997
Place of birthLuxembourg, Luxembourg
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Lyon B
Number39
Youth career
Racing FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2012–2013Racing FC8(0)
2013–Lyon B15(2)
National team‡
Luxembourg U17
Luxembourg U19
Luxembourg U21
2014–Luxembourg4(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:41, 16 March 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:41, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

Christopher Martins Pereira (born 19 February 1997) is a Luxembourgian international footballer who plays for French club Lyon B, as a midfielder.

Club career

Martins Pereira has played club football for Racing FC and Lyon B.[1][2]

International career

Martins Pereira represented Luxembourg at youth international levels, playing for them in the under-17, under-19, and under-21 age groups.[2][3]

Martins Pereira 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.[4][5] After being called-up again by Luxembourg, he made his debut on 8 September 2014, at the age of 17.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Christopher Martins Pereira". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Christopher Martins Pereira profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Christopher Martins Pereira – UEFA competition record
  4. ↑ "Christopher Martins-Pereira convoqué avec le Luxembourg" (in French). Le Libéro Lyon. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "L'énigme Christopher Martins-Pereira" (in French). Le Libéro Lyon. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  6. ↑ Didier Hiégel (8 September 2014). "De l'audace, de l'audace encore de l'audace" (in French). Luxemburger Wort. Retrieved 24 September 2014.