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Obafemi Martins

Martins in Newcastle United training kit, 9 July 2007
Personal information
Full nameObafemi Akinwunmi Martins
Date of birth28 October 1984(age 26)
Place of birthLagos, Nigeria
Height0 m ( ft in)
Playing positionStriker/Winger
Club information
Current clubRubin Kazan
Number28

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Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins (born 28 October 1984) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Rubin Kazan and the Nigeria national team.

After leaving Nigeria for Italy at age 16, he has since played for a number of top division clubs around Europe (UEFA). 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 club 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 Italian Serie A title, the Italian Cup (twice), and the 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 both the 2004 � 05 Serie A, and 2006 � 07 English Premier League. 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.

Martins has two brothers who also play football professionally: his elder brother, Oladipupo Olarotini Martins, and his younger brother John Ronan Martins. The name 'Obafemi' translates literally to 'the king loves me' in the Yoruba language.

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Compilation of Obafemi Martins for Newcastle up until the end of January 2007.
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Carling Cup Final 2011 - Arsenal 1 - 2 Birmingham / Obafemi Martins Goal Carling Cup Final 2011 - Arsenal 1 - 2 Birmingham / Obafemi Martins Goal
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The 2nd goal for Inter Milan during their 3-0 win over Galatasary on 1st August 2003. Goal scored by Obafemi Martins.
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Obafemi Martins .. Came to newcastle as a hero .. at the beginning he didn't make that huge impact .. but after a couple of weeks he heard his name in the stands of st. james park
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A great video and a battle between two promising youngsters. Ryan Babel of Ajax and Obafemi Martins of Newcastle (ex-Inter).
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Obafemi Martins' first goal for Nigeria (2004), scored when he was just 19. Beautiful action by Newcastle star.
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First goal for Inter Milan in their 3-0 over Galatasary on 1st August 2003. Scored by Obafemi Martins.
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Obafemi Martins two first seasons at St. James' Park
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One crazy goal
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A compilation showing Obafemi Martins in action for Newcastle United during his first season in England
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Wolves make contact with Birmingham City regarding Roger Johnson - Sunday Mercury Tweet this news
Sunday Mercury--From the end of January through to March he did not feature at all and was way down the pecking order after -Obafemi Martins- was drafted in from Rubin Kazan. Derbyshire was frustrated by a lack of opportunity and returned to Olympiakos wh - Date : Wed, 08 Jun 2011 08:49:41 GMT+00:00
Club Guide - Birmingham City - Southampton FC Tweet this news
Southampton FC--Winning the Carling Cup in March means that McLeish's side face European action next year as they also prepare for life in the second tier for the first time in three seasons. Aleksandr Hleb, -Obafemi Martins-, David Bentley, Matt Der - Date : Tue, 07 Jun 2011 06:41:50 GMT+00:00
Kevin Nolan: Don't question desire of players - ChronicleLive Tweet this news
ChronicleLive--All of that is a far cry from the uncertain scenes of the summer of 2009 which resulted in Habib Beye, Seb Bassong, -Obafemi Martins- and Damien Duff quitting St James' Park. Instead Nolan feels that steady progress can continue. ... - Date : Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:05:13 GMT+00:00
Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra may be set for switch to Leicester City - Scottish Daily Record Tweet this news
Scottish Daily Record--The St Andrews boss last week released veteran hitman Kevin Phillips while loan stars -Obafemi Martins- and Matt Derbyshire went back to their parent clubs. Brum's Championship rivals Bristol City are also rumoured to be intere - Date : Tue, 31 May 2011 06:26:24 GMT+00:00
Birmingham End of Season Report: Historic But Unwanted Double for Blues - FanHouse UK Tweet this news
FanHouse UK--January arrivals -Obafemi Martins-, David Bentley and Curtis Davies all proved to be misses rather than hits, either consigned to the treatment table or short of form, as McLeish's squad failed to cope. The nation expected them to get ou - Date : Mon, 30 May 2011 16:07:38 GMT+00:00
Brendan Rodgers joins list of iconic football celebrations - WalesOnline Tweet this news
WalesOnline--Great goal celebrations can become far more famous than the goals themselves. Jurgen Klinsmann's dive, for example, or -Obafemi Martins-' athletic back flips. Here, the Western Mail names 10 of the most memorable football celebratio - Date : Sat, 28 May 2011 07:53:44 GMT+00:00
Birmingham City chief scout pays price of relegation - The Birmingham Post Tweet this news
The Birmingham Post--The Hong Kong tycoon felt a change was needed after the disappointing impact overall of Aleksandr Hleb, Matt Derbyshire, -Obafemi Martins- and David Bentley, all of whom joined on loan. It was a ruthless call by Yeung, especially as i - Date : Thu, 26 May 2011 19:27:45 GMT+00:00
Kazan end Martins' Blues spell - BusinessGhana Tweet this news
BusinessGhana--Russian side Rubin Kazan have recalled Nigerian forward -Obafemi Martins- from relegated English Premier League side Birmingham City. The 26-year-old joined the Blues on loan in January, but underwent surgery for a stress fracture in April. - Date : Wed, 25 May 2011 20:35:12 GMT+00:00
Kazan end Martins' Blues spell - BBC Sport Tweet this news
BBC Sport--Russian side Rubin Kazan have recalled Nigerian forward -Obafemi Martins- from relegated English Premier League side Birmingham City. The 26-year-old joined the Blues on loan in January, but underwent surgery for a stress fracture ... - Date : Tue, 24 May 2011 16:28:46 GMT+00:00
The men Di Canio will bring with him - Swindon Advertiser Tweet this news
Swindon Advertiser--The Italian giants have an impressive pedigree of bringing through top quality youngsters, with the likes of Manchester City's Mario Balotelli and -Obafemi Martins-, formerly of Newcastle and most recently Birmingham, having come - Date : Wed, 25 May 2011 06:06:38 GMT+00:00

Awards
Preceded by
Mido
CAF Young Player of the Year
2003, 2004
Succeeded by
John Obi Mikel

Nigeria squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations Third Place

Enyeama, Yobo, Taiwo, Kanu, Odiah, Enakarhire, Utaka, Mikel, Martins, Okocha, Lawal, Ejide, Yussuf, Obinna, Obiefule, Oruma, Aghahowa, Obodo, Makinwa, Odemwingie, Nwaneri, Kaita, Aiyenugba
Coach : Eguavoen

Nigeria squad 2008 Africa Cup of Nations

Enyeama, Yobo, Taiwo, Kanu, Nwaneri, Shittu, Utaka, Yakubu, Martins, Mikel, Odemwingie, Ejide, Afolabi, Olofinjana, Uche, Etuhu, Makinwa, Obinna, Emeghara, Okonkwo, Eromoigbe, Apam, Aiyenugba
Coach : Vogts

Nigeria squad 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Third Place

Enyeama, Yobo, Taiwo, Kanu, Nwaneri, Shittu, Obasi, Yakubu, Martins, Mikel, Odemwingie, Ejide, Yussuf, Olofinjana, Kaita, Uche, Odiah, Obinna, Mohamed, Etuhu, Echiéjilé, Apam, Aiyenugba
Coach : Amodu

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