Christopher Martins Pereira (born 19 February 1997) is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or central midfielder for Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow and the Luxembourg national team.

Club career

Martins is a youth exponent from Racing FC in Luxembourg City. He transferred to the Lyon Academy in 2013.

Martins made his Lyon debut on 10 September 2017 in a Ligue 1 match against Guingamp. He started the match and was replaced by Jordan Ferri after 51 minutes in a 2–1 home win.

Martins in 2018.

In June 2019 he signed for Swiss club Young Boys. He won both the 2019-20 and 2020-21 Swiss Super Leagues with the club.

On 31 January 2022, he joined Russian giants Spartak Moscow on a short-term loan. In their announcement of the transfer, Young Boys said that Spartak was expected to buy him out at the conclusion of the loan. Martins won the Russian Cup on 29 May 2022, with him starting in the 2-1 final victory against Dynamo Moscow in what is known as the Oldest Russian derby. On 3 June 2022, Spartak confirmed Martins' permanent transfer, and his signing until 2026. On 14 July 2025, Martins's contract with Spartak was extended to June 2028.

International career

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

He was eligible to represent either Luxembourg, France, or 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. After being called up again by Luxembourg, he made his debut on 8 September 2014, at the age of 17.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 April 2026

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Racing-Union2012–13Luxembourg National Division80———80
Lyon B2013–14CFA 210———10
2014–15CFA 2142———142
2015–16CFA 2100———100
2016–17CFA 2180———180
2017–18CFA 210———10
2018–19CFA 210———10
Total452———452
Lyon2017–18Ligue 120—00—20
FBBP01 (loan)2017–18Ligue 217131—20222
Troyes (loan)2018–19Ligue 230210——312
Young Boys2019–20Swiss Super League2223130—283
2020–21Swiss Super League1120030—142
2021–22Swiss Super League15010100—260
Total48441160–685
Young Boys U212019–201. Liga10———10
Spartak Moscow (loan)2021–22Russian Premier League10140——141
Spartak Moscow2022–23Russian Premier League18251——233
2023–24Russian Premier League264111——375
2024–25Russian Premier League233106——339
2025–26Russian Premier League21381——294
Total8812349000012221
Career total2492246111602031333

International

As of 31 March 2026

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Luxembourg201440
201560
201670
201780
201881
201950
202020
202190
202260
202390
202490
202560
202620
Total811

Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Martins goal.

List of international goals scored by Christopher Martins
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 September 2018Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, LuxembourgMoldova4–04–02018–19 UEFA Nations League D

Honours

Young Boys

Spartak Moscow