Martin Braithwaite is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a striker and occasionally a winger. He recently signed with the Spanish club Espanyol and is also a Denmark National Football Team member. Earlier, Braithwaite Leganes, Middlesbrough, and Toulouse.
The Danish forwarder Martin was also picked for the Russia World Cup 2018 in 23 man squad for the Danish national team.
Martin Braithwaite has an estimated net worth of more than $10 Million. Although, He is a professional football player by profession but is a business partner of the Danish-born, American-based real estate developer Gareth Roger James Smith. His portfolio could be more than $100 Million.
The Danish forward completed his move to top-tier Spanish Barcelona from Leganes for €18 million. His release clause was set to €300 million but was lowered for the immediate signing. He reportedly earned around $40,000 a week at Leganes and will receive the same amount as his salary from Barcelona.
Braithwaite's annual salary is reported to be about $1.9 million in 2020. A reliable player and a good family man, Martin Braithwaite's current net worth is unknown.
His wage rate for Bordeaux was estimated to be €22,000. His weekly wage was £30,000 for Middlesbrough and more than €15,240 for the French club, Toulouse previously. From his above weekly wages, his salary can be assumed to be more than €1.1 million that he earned annually as a salary from Bordeaux.
He is also actively involved with humanitarian organizations and gives his time to various charities and trusts. During his time with the French club, Toulouse, he pledged to donate €1000 to charity for every goal he scored during the season.
Martin Braithwaite is happily married and currently enjoys his life with his family. He is married to a French Journalist and TV show host Anne-Laure Louis. Martin and Anne met through a TV report and married in the summer of 2019 in Ibiza.
The couple is blessed with three children and is expecting their fourth child, a son with a due date in April. He is a highly devoted family man.
A genuinely inspirational player with good moral values, a loving heart, and a great spirit Martin Braithwaite is a true inspiration for all who want to make a career in Football.
Braithwaite is of Guyanese ethnicity and was born on June 5, 1991, in Esbjerg, Denmark, to parents: mother, Heidi Braithwaite, and father, Keith Braithwaite. He was born and raised in Denmark.
Martin Braithwaite started his career playing in the youth ranks of local Danish clubs like SGI, Esberg FB, and FC Midtjylland.
After finishing his youth career at Esbjerg fB, he made his debut for the main team during season 2009. His team won the Danish Cup in the 2012/13 season, with him scoring two crucial goals for the team against Brondby IF in the semi-final.
With his impressive play at the Danish club, Braithwaite attracted many European top-level clubs such as Auxerre, Rennes, Hull City, and Celtic. He scored seventeen goals in 88 matches during his time at the club.
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He was signed to the French football club, Toulouse FC, on August 2013 for a reported fee of approx. €2 million.
The Danish striker signed a four-year contract with Middlesbrough club for around £9 million.
He made his debut for the English team at a league match against Wolverhampton Wanderers on August 5, 2017, and scored his maiden goal for the English club against Brentford on September 30, 2017.
He was loaned to the French football club on January 31, 2018, for the rest of the season. He then joined Leganes on loan in 2019. He later signed a permanent deal with Leganes in 2019.
Braithwaite played with Leganes for a season and was signed by Barcelona, triggering the release clause, which was reported to be €18 million. He made his debut against Eibar, assisting Lionel Messi to win the match 5-0.
Though he was eligible to play for Guyana, he opted for Denmark. After representing Denmark in their U-17, U-18, and U-21 teams, he made his debut senior side against Georgia in a friendly match in June 2013.
Braithwaite scored his first international goal for Denmark against Poland in a friendly match in August 2013.
He was one of the critical strikers along with Yussuf Poulsen and Andreas Cornelius, and several players such as Christian Eriksen, Pione Sisto, Andreas Christensen, Jens Larsen, captain Simon Kjaer as well as vice-captain William Kvist played significant in Denmark qualifying for 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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