Christopher Martins Pereira

Christopher Martins Pereira

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Martins Pereira
Date of birth	19 February 1997
Place of birth	Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Lyon B
Number	39
Youth career
	Racing FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Racing FC	8	(0)
2013–	Lyon II	25	(2)
National team^‡
	Luxembourg U17
	Luxembourg U19
	Luxembourg U21
2014–	Luxembourg	10	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:14, 14 May 2016 (UTC). ‡ 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. 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.