Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Akinwunmi Martinsis a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Shanghai Greenland Shenhua and the Nigeria national team. 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 the Italian Serie A club Inter Milan, before moving to the English Premier League club Newcastle in 2006, and then the German Bundesliga...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth28 October 1984
CityLagos, Nigeria
dedicate goals home mother nations scoring special time
It's interesting scoring two goals in the first time I was scoring in the Nations Cup. The goals are special to me and I want to dedicate them to my mother back home in Nigeria.