Obafemi Martins

**Obafemi Martins** (born 28 October 1984) is a Nigerian football player. He plays for Seattle Sounders FC and Nigeria national team.

## Career statistics

|colspan=3|Club performance|colspan=2|League|colspan=2|Cup|colspan=2|League Cup|colspan=2|Continental|colspan=2|Other|colspan=2|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||||
|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|||
|2009–10|VfL Wolfsburg|Bundesliga|16|6|1|0|0|0|8|0|0|0|25|6|
|2010|Rubin Kazan|Russian Premier League|12|2|0|0|0|0|5|0|0|0|17|2|
|2010–11|Birmingham City (loan)|Premier League|4|0|1|1|1|1|0|0|0|0|6|2|
|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|||
|2012–13|Levante|La Liga|21|7|3|0|0|0|3|2|0|0|27|9|
|2013|Seattle Sounders FC|Major League Soccer|6|3|1|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|7|3|
|colspan=15|||||||||||||||

## International career statistics

|colspan=3|Nigeria national team||
| --- | --- | --- |
|2004|4|3|
|2005|4|6|
|2006|7|2|
|2007|5|2|
|2008|2|0|
|2009|3|2|
|2010|12|3|
|2012|1|0|

## Related pages

- List of Nigerians

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Obafemi Martins
- **image**: Obafemi Martins.png
- **image size**: 180
- **fullname**: Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins
- **birth place**: Lagos, Nigeria
- **height**: 1.70 m
- **currentclub**: Wuhan Zall F.C., Wuhan Zall
- **clubnumber**: 32
- **position**: Forward (association football), Forward
- **youthyears1**: 1999–2000
- **youthclubs1**: F.C. Ebedei, Ebedei
- **years1**: 2000–2001
- **clubs1**: A.C. Reggiana 1919, Reggiana
- **caps1**: 2
- **goals1**: 0
- **years2**: 2001–2006
- **clubs2**: Inter Milan
- **caps2**: 88
- **goals2**: 28
- **years3**: 2006–2009
- **clubs3**: Newcastle United F.C., Newcastle United
- **caps3**: 88
- **goals3**: 28
- **years4**: 2009–2010
- **clubs4**: VfL Wolfsburg
- **caps4**: 16
- **goals4**: 6
- **years5**: 2010–2012
- **clubs5**: FC Rubin Kazan, Rubin Kazan
- **caps5**: 20
- **goals5**: 3
- **years6**: 2011
- **clubs6**: → Birmingham City F.C., Birmingham City (loan)
- **caps6**: 4
- **goals6**: 0
- **years7**: 2012–2013
- **clubs7**: Levante UD, Levante
- **caps7**: 21
- **goals7**: 7
- **years8**: 2013–2015
- **clubs8**: Seattle Sounders FC
- **caps8**: 72
- **goals8**: 40
- **years9**: 2016–2018
- **clubs9**: Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C., Shanghai Shenhua
- **caps9**: 40
- **goals9**: 19
- **years10**: 2020
- **clubs10**: Shanghai Greenland Shenhua F.C., Shanghai Shenhua
- **caps10**: 4
- **goals10**: 0
- **years11**: 2020–
- **clubs11**: Wuhan Zall F.C., Wuhan Zall
- **caps11**: 0
- **goals11**: 0
- **nationalyears1**: 2004–2015
- **nationalteam1**: Nigeria national football team, Nigeria
- **nationalcaps1**: 42
- **nationalgoals1**: 18
- **club-update**: 21 September 2020
- **nationalteam-update**: 19 November 2015