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→15. 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	Pohronie	7	0	—	—	—
2021/22	Mezokovesd-zsory	9	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

Experienced headCentre-forward

M. Chrien is a 31-year-old centre-forward at Podbrezová, rated 15.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 119th of 152 on scout potential in the Super Liga. A seasoned veteran, 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 9th of 16 of the 16 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 15, 12th of 16 of the 16 centre-forwards in the Super Liga. At 31 Chrien is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.1 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential12th of 16 centre-forwards · Super Liga · 20 apps Current season9th of 16 centre-forwards · Super Liga · 20 apps 9th-best centre-forward in the Super Liga 119th in the Super Liga · potential 12th-highest potential centre-forward in the Super Liga

15.3

Ratingi

12th of 16 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.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 15.3, Chrien carries the 12th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Super Liga of 16 — 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). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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 31, Chrien sits on 1.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Chrien's projected Rating — 15.3 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

PPohronieFeb 2022 – Aug 2022Free

MMezokovesd-zsoryuntil Feb 2022

Santa Clara(on loan)Aug 2018 – Feb 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 6.52 match rating over his last 9 rated games.

When M. Chrien plays, Podbrezová's record this season is 4W-5D-5L — and his match ratings average 6.8 at home against 6.29 on the road.

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)
March 14, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs FK Košice (3 minutes)
February 22, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Slovan Bratislava (11 minutes, 6.6 rating)
February 14, 2026: 0-5 loss away at Podbrezová (55 minutes, 6.3 rating)
February 7, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Tatran Prešov (23 minutes, 6.5 rating)
December 13, 2025: 0-0 draw at home vs AS Trencin (76 minutes, 6.2 rating)
December 6, 2025: 2-1 win away at Žilina (61 minutes, 6.5 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Chrien at 15.3 with a Season form score of 12.6, ranking 119th of 152 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, MMezokovesd-zsory, 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