Christopher Hugh Martin (born 4 November 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Bristol Rovers.

Martin began his career at Norwich City, joining the club's books at the age of 10 and making his professional début at 18 in the 2006–07 season.

On his return to Norwich, he was an important first team player as the club recorded successive promotions from League One and the Championship in the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons.

Born in Beccles, Suffolk,[4] Martin was rewarded with a place on the bench for the game against Plymouth Argyle on 13 January 2007 after impressing in Norwich's FA Youth Cup run.

Along with Michael Spillane he joined Luton Town at the start of the 2008–09 season with Roeder famously naming the pair as "Tweedledum and Tweedledee".

Martin joined League Two club Luton Town on a season-long loan from Norwich two days prior to the start of the 2008–09 season.

Then, in the final minute of stoppage time, referee Trevor Kettle awarded Bradford a penalty after Martin allegedly tripped Steve Jones.

[23] The decision almost caused a riot in the stands and in the on-pitch "sort-of-brawl" that ensued,[24] Michael Spillane and Kevin Nicholls were booked for dissent and Martin was sent off for foul and abusive language.

He "burst forward to collect a cross from [Tom] Craddock, before taking the ball beyond the Iron defence with his first touch and beating [Joe] Murphy with his second.

[29] Martin played Luton's next match, a 0–0 draw with Lincoln City on 11 April, that meant they had to win their next game two days later against Chesterfield to avoid being relegated.

However, newly installed manager Paul Lambert began to start with Martin again and he scored his first goal of the season away to MK Dons after just 16 seconds.

Martin signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract in January 2010[32] and he finished the 2009–10 season with 23 goals in 48 appearances (40 starts and 8 sub appearances) including the winning goal against Leeds United at Carrow Road[33] which left the Canaries on the brink of an instant return to the Championship, with promotion later being confirmed with a 1–0 win away against Charlton Athletic.

With Norwich without a win and in 17th place, Martin and Holt were dropped as manager Paul Lambert switched to playing a single striker, Steve Morison.

[35] Derby County, Millwall and Nottingham Forest were all keen to sign him,[36] but on 15 November 2011, Martin joined Crystal Palace on loan until 2 January 2012.

His loan was subsequently extended until 4 February, with manager Dougie Freedman saying "He wasn't as match-fit as he could've been and needed his first month to get up to pace.

He played 71 minutes of a 1–0 League Cup win against Doncaster Rovers on 26 September, in what would turn out to be his final appearance in a Norwich shirt.

[48] Martin made his Derby debut in a 2–1 loss at Watford on 23 February, as a half time substitute for Michael Jacobs.

[50] He scored his first goal for Derby in the final game of his initial month, the club's second in their 2–1 win over local rivals Leicester City on 16 March.

[53][54] Manager Nigel Clough stated his intent to sign Martin on a permanent basis in the summer, with a deal reported to being close in early May.

Martin's downturn coincided with a poor run in form for Derby, who after rising to the top of the Championship at the end of February, won only two of their last thirteen league matches, to finish the season eighth and outside the playoffs by a single point.

Martin was again the club's leading goalscorer, as well as the joint-seventh highest scorer in the league, and manager Steve McClaren was sacked.

[71] After Steve McClaren returned as manager of Derby, he expressed his surprise that Martin had been allowed to leave on loan and indicated that he wanted to recall the player.

[74] Fulham refused to release Martin from the loan contract, with manager Slavisa Jokanovic saying that players could not "come in and out when you want".

[86] On 27 September 2023, Martin signed for Bristol Rovers on a short-term deal until January 2024 having been training with the League One club for a number of weeks.

[87] Having featured from the bench in the first match since joining the club,[88] an injury sustained by teammate John Marquis left Martin as the only registered striker for an estimated period of six weeks.

[90] On 24 January 2024, having scored ten goals in eighteen league matches, Martin signed a contract keeping him at the club for the remainder of the season with the option for a further year.

[96] On 29 October 2024, he made his return to first-team football, playing the first half of an EFL Trophy defeat to Exeter City.

[98] Martin's performances for Norwich in the 2006–07 season saw him win a place in the England Under-19 squad, in which he scored a debut goal in a 1–0 victory over Turkey on 21 March 2007.

He featured in England's 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite qualification campaign making his competitive début against Russia in May 2007.

[102] He scored his first international goal with the opener in a 6–0 win against Gibraltar in the final game of Scotland's unsuccessful UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign.