TRANSFERS: Martin Ontiveros Moves from Hamm-Benfica to Jeunesse Esch in Luxembourg Premier

Austin Texas native, mid-fielder Martin Ontiveros, has left BGL League club Hamm Benfica for rivals Jeunesse Esch after a year at the former. Martin and his brother Omar, who play's for CS Grevenmacher, also in BGL, are our 2 US players in Luxembourg.

Martin (24) left IMG Bradenton Academy in 2010 and joined the Akron Zips for a year before transferring to Furman. After school he joined PSA Elite for a short stint before traveling overseas to Europe, and Luxembourg.

Martin had 5 goals and 3 assists last season for Hamm Benfica in 24 league appearances, Hamm finished 9th in the 14 team BGL. Jeunesse would seem a step up, as they finished 1 spot out of a Euro place next season, entering the Europa League Qualification Round.

Good Luck to Martin with his new club

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