Martín Cháves

Martín Cháves (born 12 May 1998) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Indian Super League club NorthEast United FC.[1][2][3]

Martín Cháves
Personal information
Full name Martín Nicolás Cháves García
Date of birth (1998-05-12) 12 May 1998
Place of birth Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 NorthEast United
Number 11
Youth career
2004–2007 Nacional de Colonia
2007–2013 Club Juventud Colonia
2013–2018 Peñarol
2017–2018 → Grêmio (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Juventud 0 (0)
2019– NorthEast United 18 (3)
National team‡
2014–2015 Uruguay U17 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2015

Club career

Cháves started his youth career in hometown Colonia del Sacramento with Nacional de Colonia and Juventud Colonia.[4] He soon moved to Montevideo where he joined academy of Uruguay's most successful club Peñarol. He failed to break into Peñarol's senior team and joined Brazilian club Grêmio on loan in 2017, where he was assigned to their reserve team.[5]

Uruguayan Primera División club Juventud announced the signing of Cháves on a permanent deal in January 2019. However he didn't received any playing minutes with their senior team in both Torneo Apertura and Torneo Intermedio.

On 29 August 2019, Cháves penned a one-year deal with Indian Super League side NorthEast United.[1]

International career

Cháves is a former Uruguay youth international and has represented his nation at 2015 South American U-17 Championship. He made his tournament debut on 15 March 2015 in a 1–0 win against Ecuador.[6] He played one more match in the tournament, as his side eventually finished fifth.

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References
  1. "Uruguayan youngster Martín Chaves signs for NorthEast". Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  2. "Exclusive: NorthEast United set to sign Uruguayan youngster Martin Chaves".
  3. "20 - MARTÍN CHAVES".
  4. "MARTÍN CHAVES ES NUEVO JUGADOR DEL NORTHEAST UNITED". Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  5. "Martín Chaves se va a Gremio". Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  6. "URUGUAY U17 VS. ECUADOR U17 1 - 0". Retrieved 13 October 2019.


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