Martín Nicolás Cháves García (born 12 May 1998) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for I-League club Gokulam Kerala.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martín Nicolás Cháves García | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gokulam Kerala | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| 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) |
| 2019–2020 | NorthEast United | 18 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Rodos | 23 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Rajasthan United | 9 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Churchill Brothers | 30 | (7) |
| 2024– | Gokulam Kerala | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Uruguay U17 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:34, 10 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editCháves started his youth career in his hometown of Colonia del Sacramento with Nacional de Colonia and Juventud Colonia.[1] He soon moved to Montevideo where he joined the 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.[2]
Uruguayan Primera División club Juventud announced the signing of Cháves on a permanent deal in January 2019, however he didn't receive any game time with their senior team in both the Torneo Apertura and the Torneo Intermedio.[citation needed]
On 29 August 2019, Cháves penned a one-year deal with Indian Super League side NorthEast United.[3]
On 31 July 2021, Cháves joined Greek second division club Rodos.[4]
Rajasthan United
editIn August 2022, Cháves returned to India and signed with I-League club Rajasthan United on a one-year deal.[5][6] On 25 August, he made his debut for the club against East Bengal in the Durand Cup, which ended in a 0–0 stalemate. He came on as a 73rd-minute substitute for Lalremsanga.[7][8]
In November 2022, he helped his team to reach the final of the Baji Rout Cup in Odisha.[9] They later clinched the title defeating Churchill Brothers. On 12 January 2023, Rajasthan United confirmed that they had parted ways with Cháves. The club stated he had returned to Uruguay, citing personal reasons, in a bid to be close to his family. The post has since been deleted.[10]
Churchill Brothers
editOn 16 January 2023, Cháves put pen to paper on a deal until the end of the season.[11]
International career
editCháves is a former Uruguay youth international and represented his nation at the 2015 South American U-17 Championship. He made his tournament debut on 15 March 2015 in a 1–0 win against Ecuador.[12] He played one more match in the tournament, and his side eventually finished fifth.[citation needed]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 10 April 2024[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Juventud | 2019 | Uruguayan Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| NorthEast United | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | |
| Rodos | 2021–22 | Super League Greece 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |
| Rajasthan United | 2022–23 | I-League | 9 | 2 | 4[a] | 1 | — | 13 | 3 | |
| Churchill Brothers | 2022–23 | I-League | 8 | 2 | 4[b] | 2 | — | 12 | 4 | |
| 2023–24 | I-League | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 5 | ||
| Total | 30 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 | ||
| Gokulam Kerala | 2024–25 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 80 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 15 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Super Cup
Honours
editRajasthan United
- Baji Rout Cup: 2022[14]
References
edit- ^ "MARTÍN CHAVES ES NUEVO JUGADOR DEL NORTHEAST UNITED". Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Martín Chaves se va a Gremio". Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Uruguayan youngster Martín Chaves signs for NorthEast". Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Και τον παικταρά Martin Chavez η Ρόδος". 31 July 2021. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Rajasthan United rope in former Northeast United attacker Martin Chaves". halfwayfootball.com. 3 August 2022. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ Shivhare, Shashwat (6 November 2022). "Hero I-League to be a different proposition, says Rajasthan United Head Coach Pushpender Kundu". i-league.org. New Delhi: All India Football Federation Media Team. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "East Bengal await first win under Stephen Constantine". khelnow.com. 25 August 2022. Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "East Bengal 0 – 0 Rajasthan United". the-aiff.com. 25 August 2022. Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "FULL MATCH — Baji Rout Cup semis — Rajasthan charge into the final with a rout of Sreenidi". thefangarage.com. The Fan Garage. 6 November 2022. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ "Former Rajasthan United star Martin Chaves replaces Tana at Churchill Brothers in shock move". sportskeeda.com. 16 January 2023. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Former Rajasthan United star Martin Chaves replaces Tana at Churchill Brothers in shock move". sportskeeda.com. 16 January 2023. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "URUGUAY U17 VS. ECUADOR U17 1 - 0". Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ Martín Cháves at Soccerway
- ^ Sports Desk, The Bridge (8 November 2022). "Rajasthan United FC wins 2022 Baji Rout Cup". thebridge.in. The Bridge. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
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