Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Martins (born 28 October 1984) is a Nigerian football player. He plays for Seattle Sounders FC and Nigeria national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 28 October 1984||
Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3] | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Wuhan Zall | ||
Number | 32 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2000 | Ebedei | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2001 | Reggiana | 2 | (0) |
2001–2006 | Inter Milan[2] | 88 | (28) |
2006–2009 | Newcastle United | 88 | (28) |
2009–2010 | VfL Wolfsburg | 16 | (6) |
2010–2012 | Rubin Kazan | 20 | (3) |
2011 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Levante | 21 | (7) |
2013–2015 | Seattle Sounders FC | 72 | (40) |
2016–2018 | Shanghai Shenhua | 40 | (19) |
2020 | Shanghai Shenhua | 4 | (0) |
2020– | Wuhan Zall | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2004–2015 | Nigeria | 42 | (18) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 September 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2015 |
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 March 2013.[4]
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other[nb 1] | Total | ||||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Italy | League | Coppa Italia | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
2000–01 | Reggiana | Serie C1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2001–02 | Internazionale | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2002–03 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | |||
2003–04 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 11 | |||
2004–05 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 6 | — | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 22 | |||
2005–06 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 13 | |||
England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
2006–07 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 33 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 17 |
2007–08 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 10 | ||
2008–09 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 | ||
Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | DFB Ligapokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
2009–10 | VfL Wolfsburg | Bundesliga | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 |
Russia | League | Russian Cup | Premier League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
2010 | Rubin Kazan | Russian Premier League | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
2010–11 | Birmingham City (loan) | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Russia | League | Russian Cup | Premier League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
2011–12 | Rubin Kazan | Russian Premier League | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Copa de la Liga | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
2012–13 | Levante | La Liga | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 |
United States | League | U.S. Open Cup | League Cup | North America | Other | Total | ||||||||
2013 | Seattle Sounders FC | Major League Soccer | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
Country | Italy | 90 | 28 | 17 | 9 | — | 30 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 138 | 49 | ||
England | 92 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 37 | ||
Germany | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | ||
Russia | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
Spain | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 | ||
United States | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
Total | 246 | 75 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 62 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 342 | 109 | ||
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International career statistics
Nigeria national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2004 | 4 | 3 |
2005 | 4 | 6 |
2006 | 7 | 2 |
2007 | 5 | 2 |
2008 | 2 | 0 |
2009 | 3 | 2 |
2010 | 12 | 3 |
2012 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 38 | 18 |
Obafemi Martins Media
Martins celebrating after the 2011 Football League Cup Final
Martins (pictured with Levante in 2012) is known for celebrating a goal with a backflip
Martins at Seattle Tacoma International Airport upon arrival to Seattle Sounders FC in 2013
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 02 de marzo de 2013, en Valencia" [Minutes of the Match held on 2 March 2013, in Valencia] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)[dead link] - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Obafemi Martins". Archive. Inter Milan. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 4 June 2010. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ↑ "Obafemi Martins". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
- ↑ Obafemi Martins at National-Football-Teams.com