Obafemi Martins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Obafemi Martins

Nigerian association football player

Date of Birth: 28-Oct-1984

Place of Birth: Lagos, Nigeria

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Nigeria

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Obafemi Martins

  • Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins (born 28 October 1984) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward.
  • He is known for his speed on the ball.
  • After leaving Nigeria for Italy at age 16, he has since played for a number of top-division clubs around Europe.
  • He began his senior career in 2002 at Serie A club Inter Milan, before moving to Premier League club Newcastle United in 2006, and then to Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg in 2009.
  • Having joined Russian Premier League side Rubin Kazan in July 2010, they loaned him to Birmingham City in January 2011. In club football, Martins has won the Serie A title, the Italian Cup (twice), and the Italian Super Cup, all with Inter.
  • With Birmingham he scored the winning goal in the 2011 Football League Cup Final.
  • He has played European football with Inter, Newcastle and Wolfsburg, winning the UEFA Intertoto Cup with Newcastle.
  • His highest scoring league seasons so far have seen him score 11 goals in the 2004–05 Serie A, and 17 in both the 2006–07 Premier League and 2014 MLS.
  • In international football, Martins has been in the Nigerian squad for the Africa Cup of Nations in 2006, 2008 and 2010, and for the FIFA World Cup in 2010.
  • He played for Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer from 2013 to 2015, scoring 40 goals, before moving on to China. Martins had two brothers who also played football professionally.
  • His elder brother, Oladipupo Martins, played for Reggiana, Partizan and Innsbruck before retiring from football in 2009 due to heart problems.
  • He died on 8 August 2011 of a suspected heart attack in Lagos, Nigeria.
  • Martins' younger brother is John Ronan Martins.
  • The name "Obafemi" translates literally to "the king loves me" in the Yoruba language.

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