Martin Chrien

Following his move to Ružomberok, Chrien's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→13), while his Rating eased 38→18. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Ružomberok · 3rd	20	2	6.52	16	8
2024/25	Ružomberok	22	4	6.77	—	—
2023/24	Ružomberok	27	4	6.7	—	—
2022/23	Ružomberok	27	2	—	—	—
2021/22	Mezokovesd-zsory	9	0	—	—	—
2021/22	Pohronie	7	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Slovakia · international

Side	Apps	G
Slovakia	1	1
Slovakia U21	10	6
Slovakia U19	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

M. Chrien is a 30-year-old centre-forward at Podbrezová, rated 17.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 119th of 150 on scout potential in the Super Liga. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (39.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.25 goal contributions per 90 (0.25 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Chrien.

Judged on this season alone, Chrien graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 11th of 18 of the 18 centre-forwards in the Super Liga, on 2 goals and 0 assists in 20 appearances (0.252 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 13).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 14th of 18 of the 18 centre-forwards in the Super Liga. At 30 Chrien is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.2 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential14th of 18 centre-forwards · Super Liga · 20 apps Current season11th of 18 centre-forwards · Super Liga · 20 apps 11th-best centre-forward in the Super Liga 119th in the Super Liga · potential 14th-highest potential centre-forward in the Super Liga

17.8

Ratingi

14th of 18 centre-forwards

12.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

39.6%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.25

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Podbrezová finished 6th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.1

Goals / app

2 goals in 20 appearances (0.1 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

Game time. Only 39.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.25 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 17.8, Chrien carries the 14th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Super Liga of 18 — though on just 20 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.25 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %39.6%

Available fixtures20 of 32

Goals / 900.252

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.252

Defensive actions / 901.388

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %50

Shot accuracy %44.4

Pass accuracy %68

Dribble success %29.4

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 903.029

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~2), then tapers with age. At 30, Chrien sits on 1.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Chrien's projected Rating — 17.8 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Super Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target4

Shots9

Passing

Assists0

Pass accuracy68%

Possession

Successful dribbles5

Dribble success29.4%

Fouls won4

Defending

Tackles5

Interceptions5

Blocks1—

Fouls committed20

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

PodbrezováJun 2026 – nowFree

RužomberokAug 2022 – Jun 2026Free

PPohronieuntil Aug 2022

Santa Clara(on loan)Aug 2018 – Aug 2022

BenficaJul 2017 – Aug 2018

Plzen(back from loan)Jan 2017 – Jul 2017

Ružomberok(on loan)Jul 2016 – Jan 2017

ZZbrojovka Brno(on loan)Jul 2015 – Jul 2016

ČČeské Budějovice(on loan)Jan 2015 – Jul 2015

Plzenuntil Jan 2015

About M. Chrien

Martin Chrien is a 30-year-old centre-forward who plays for Podbrezová, born on September 8, 1995 in Banská Bystrica, standing 188 cm tall. He is from Slovakia. Podbrezová currently sit 6th of 6 in the Super Liga.

This season

In the current season, M. Chrien has made 20 appearances with 2 goals and 0 assists across 713 minutes, averaging a 6.65 match rating over his last 4 rated games.

Recent matches

April 25, 2026: 1-3 loss away at FK Košice (64 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 18, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Komárno (64 minutes, 1 goal, 8.3 rating)
April 4, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Tatran Prešov (70 minutes, 5.9 rating)
March 21, 2026: 1-3 loss away at AS Trencin (13 minutes, 6.2 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Chrien at 17.8 with a Season form score of 12.6, ranking 119th of 150 centre-forwards in the Super Liga. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 3 career titles — among them the Cup and the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, M. Chrien has totalled 232 club appearances with 23 goals and 1 assist for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 27 appearances for Ružomberok.

M. Chrien's career has also included time at Ružomberok, PPohronie, Santa Clara, Benfica, Plzen, ZZbrojovka Brno and ČČeské Budějovice.

On the international stage, M. Chrien has represented Slovakia, Slovakia U21, Slovakia U19 — 14 caps and 7 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Podbrezová finished 6th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side

Watch points