# Obafemi Martins

Obafemi Martins is a Nigerian footballer, born on 28 October 1984 in Lagos, Nigeria. Martins plays as a forward. Martins has scored 201 goals in 530 games for club and country and has won 10 trophies, including 1 league title.

## Martins's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 488 | 183 |
| Nigeria | 42 | 18 |
| Total | 530 | 201 |

Goals per game: 0.38.

## Martins's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 10
- League titles: 1
- Domestic cups: 9
- Individual awards: 6

### Inter Milan

- Serie A: 1 (2005–06)
- Coppa Italia: 2 (2004–05, 2005–06)
- Supercoppa Italiana: 1 (2005)

### Birmingham City

- Football League Cup: 1 (2010–11)

### Rubin Kazan

- Russian Cup: 1 (2011–12)
- Russian Super Cup: 1 (2012)

### Seattle Sounders FC

- MLS Supporters' Shield: 1 (2014)
- U.S. Open Cup: 1 (2014)

### Shanghai Shenhua

- Chinese FA Cup: 1 (2017)

### Individual

- CAF Most Promising Talent of the Year: 2 (2003, 2004)
- MLS Best XI: 1 (2014)
- MLS Goal of the Year: 1 (2014)
- MLS All-Star: 1 (2015)
- Chinese FA Cup top goalscorer: 1 (2017)

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 2000–2001: Reggiana, 2 games, 0 goals
2. 2001–2006: Inter Milan, 88 games, 28 goals
3. 2006–2009: Newcastle United, 88 games, 28 goals
4. 2009–2010: VfL Wolfsburg, 16 games, 6 goals
5. 2010–2012: Rubin Kazan, 20 games, 3 goals
6. 2011: Birmingham City (loan), 4 games, 0 goals
7. 2012–2013: Levante, 21 games, 7 goals
8. 2013–2015: Seattle Sounders, 72 games, 40 goals
9. 2016–2018: Shanghai Shenhua, 40 games, 19 goals
10. 2020: Shanghai Shenhua, 4 games, 0 goals
11. 2020: Wuhan, 6 games, 1 goal

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