Martin Christensen

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Martin Christensen

| image = MartinChristensen.jpg

| height = 1.80 m

| fullname = Martin Christensen

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|12|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ishøj, Denmark

| currentclub = HB Køge (youth coach)

| clubnumber =

| position = Midfielder

| years1 = 2004–2007

| years2 = 2007–2009

| years3 = 2008

| years4 = 2009

| years5 = 2009–2010

| years6 = 2010–2011

| years7 = 2011

| years8 = 2011–2012

| years9 = 2012–2015

| years10= 2016–2017

| years11= 2018–2019

| clubs1 = Herfølge

| clubs2 = Charlton Athletic

| clubs3 = → Heracles Almelo (loan)

| clubs4 = → Lyngby (loan)

| clubs5 = Rimini Calcio

| clubs6 = Haugesund

| clubs7 = SønderjyskE

| clubs8 = HB Køge

| clubs9 = Åtvidabergs FF

| clubs10= Helsingborgs IF

| clubs11= HB Køge

| caps1 = 55

| caps2 = 0

| caps3 = 11

| caps4 = 9

| caps5 = 4

| caps6 = 14

| caps7 = 0

| caps8 = 46

| caps9 = 83

| caps10= 37

| caps11= 20

| goals1 = 4

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 1

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 1

| goals9 = 2

| goals10= 1

| goals11= 1

| nationalyears1 = 2005

| nationalyears2 = 2005–2006

| nationalyears3 = 2006

| nationalyears4 = 2007–2008

| nationalteam1 = Denmark U18

| nationalteam2 = Denmark U19

| nationalteam3 = Denmark U20

| nationalteam4 = Denmark U21

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalcaps2 = 10

| nationalcaps3 = 5

| nationalcaps4 = 12

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalgoals4 = 2

| club-update =

| nationalteam-update =

}}

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

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.{{cite news |title=Danish winger Mart two |url=http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=30517 |publisher=Charlton Athletic FC |date=8 March 2007 |accessdate=8 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927175824/http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=30517 |archivedate=27 September 2007}} 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.{{cite news |title=Dane goes Dutch |url=http://www.cafc.co.uk/newsview.ink?nid=31773 |publisher=Charlton Athletic FC |date=5 January 2008 |accessdate=5 January 2008}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 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.{{soccerbase|id=46589|name=Martin Christensen}} He signed a 1+1 contract.{{cite news |url=http://www.riminicalcio.com/_vti_g1_nwArt.aspx?idnews=3239 |title=Il Rimini si assicura CHRISTENSEN ! |date=20 August 2009 |accessdate=24 August 2009 |publisher=Rimini Calcio FC |language=Italian}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In February 2010, Christensen signed a three-year contract with Haugesund FK in the Norwegian Premier League.[http://www.fkh.no/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=809&Itemid=221 Martin Christensen har signert for FKH] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724175611/http://www.fkh.no/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=809&Itemid=221 |date=24 July 2011 }}, Haugesund FK, 14 February 2010

He had a brief spell at SønderjyskE in spring 2011, but moved to HB Køge in April 2011.[http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Polle-klar-for-HB-Koege Polle klar for HB Køge], bold.dk, 1 April 2011

Christensen returned to HB Køge in the summer 2018.[https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/martin-polle-vender-tilbage-til-hb-koege/ Martin Polle vender tilbage til HB Køge]‚ bold.dk, 1 February 2018 At the end of the season, he retired and continued at Køge as a youth coach.[https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/martin-polle-stiller-stoevlerne-paa-hylden/ Martin Polle stiller støvlerne på hylden], bold.dk, 23 May 2019