Martín Cháves

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cháves and the second or maternal family name is García.

Martín Cháves
Personal information
Full name Martín Nicolás Cháves García
Date of birth (1998-05-12) 12 May 1998 (age 26)
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 6 (1)
International career
2014–2015 Uruguay U17 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:34, 15 January 2025 (UTC)

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.

Club career

Cháves 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

In 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

On 16 January 2023, Cháves put pen to paper on a deal until the end of the season.[11]

International career

Cháves 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

Club

As of 19 December 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 5 1 0 0 — 5 1
Career total 85 13 8 3 0 0 93 16
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Super Cup

Honours

Rajasthan United

  • Baji Rout Cup: 2022[14]

References

  1. ^ "MARTÍN CHAVES ES NUEVO JUGADOR DEL NORTHEAST UNITED". Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Martín Chaves se va a Gremio". Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Uruguayan youngster Martín Chaves signs for NorthEast". Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Και τον παικταρά Martin Chavez η Ρόδος". 31 July 2021. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "East Bengal 0 – 0 Rajasthan United". the-aiff.com. 25 August 2022. Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "URUGUAY U17 VS. ECUADOR U17 1 - 0". Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  13. ^ Martín Cháves at Soccerway
  14. ^ 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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