MARTINS


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Full name: Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins
Date of birth: October 28, 1984
Birthplace: Lagos, Nigeria
Nationality: Nigerian
2nd nationality: Italian
EU passport: Yes
Height: 176 cms
Weight: 67 kgs

Club: Wolfsburg
Position: Striker [C]
Squad Number: 0
Contract expires: 30.06.2013
Previous clubs: Reggiana > Inter Milan > (£10.1m) Newcastle United > (€10m) Wolfsburg

International debut: May 2004, v Ireland
International Caps: 22
International Goals: 13
World Cups: South Africa 2010
Italian Cup (2005, 2006)
Italian Super Cup (2005)
Italian Serie A (2006)

African Young Footballer of the Year (2003)

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SeasonClubCountryLevelGPGS
2008-09 Newcastle United ENG A 24 8
2007-08 Newcastle United ENG A 31 9
2006-07 Newcastle United ENG A 33 11
2005-06 Inter Milan ITA A 28 8
2004-05 Inter Milan ITA A 30 11
2003-04 Inter Milan ITA A 25 7
2002-03 Inter Milan ITA A 4 1
2001-02 Inter Milan ITA A 38 23
2000-01 Reggiana ITA C 2 0
Career Totals:21578


FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010

DateVenueMatchMPGFASFCFSYCRC
22/06 Durban / Durban Stadium NGA 2:2 KOR 33 0 0 0 1 0 0
12/06 Johannesburg / Ellis Park Stadium ARG 1:0 NGA 38 0 0 0 1 0 0
Competition Totals:71000200
Competition Average:35.5000100

Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards


UEFA Champions League 2005-06

DateVenueMatchMPGFASFCFSYCRC
04/04 Estadio El Madrigal, Vila-real Villarreal 1:0 Internazionale 34 0 0 1 2 1 0
29/03 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Internazionale 2:1 Villarreal 62 1 0 2 3 0 0
14/03 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Internazionale 1:0 Ajax 84 0 0 2 1 0 0
22/02 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Ajax 2:2 Internazionale 25 0 0 0 1 0 0
06/12 Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow Rangers 1:1 Internazionale 90 0 0 0 3 0 0
01/11 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Internazionale 2:1 Porto 90 0 0 0 3 0 0
28/09 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Internazionale 1:0 Rangers 60 0 0 1 3 0 0
13/09 Tehelne Pole, Bratislava Artmedia 0:1 Internazionale 9 0 0 1 0 0 0
Competition Totals:4541071610
Competition Average:56.750.1300.8820.130

Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards


UEFA Champions League 2004-05

DateVenueMatchMPGFASFCFSYCRC
12/04 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Internazionale 0:3 Milan (forfeited) 24 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/04 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Milan 2:0 Internazionale 90 0 0 2 1 0 0
15/03 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Internazionale 3:1 Porto 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
23/02 Estadio do Dragao, Porto Porto 1:1 Internazionale 90 1 0 0 4 0 0
07/12 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Internazionale 3:0 Anderlecht 70 2 0 0 3 0 0
24/11 Weserstadion, Bremen Bremen 1:1 Internazionale 38 1 0 3 1 0 0
02/11 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan Internazionale 0:0 Valencia 78 0 0 0 0 0 0
29/09 Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Brussels Anderlecht 1:3 Internazionale 90 1 0 1 2 1 0
Competition Totals:4945061210
Competition Average:61.750.6300.751.50.130

Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards



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1984
Born October 28 in Lagos.
1998
Started his football career with hometown club FC Ebedei.
2000
Joins Reggiana AC, an Italian Serie C team.
2001
Signed by Internazionale for 750,000 euros.
2002
June: Wins Italian Championship with Inter's youth team. Scored 23 goals and was elected best player of the tournament's play-off phase.
December: Makes Serie A debut at the age of 18 in a 2-1 win against Parma.
2003
March: Becomes the youngest Inter player to have scored in European cup competitions with his goal against Bayer Leverkusen.
December: Named African Young Footballer of the Year.
2004
May: Scores on his Nigeria debut, a friendly game against Ireland.
2005
June: Wins Coppa Italia with Inter.
December: Extends his Internazionale contract by two years to June 2010.
2006
February: Member of the Nigerian team that reached the Africa Cup of Nations semifinals in Egypt.
August 22: Newcastle moved a step closer to signing Nigeria striker Obafemi Martins after agreeing a £10m deal with Inter Milan.
August 24: Martins completes Newcastle move, he joined NUFC for 10.1 million pounds and a five-year contract.
August 27: Made his premiership debut for Newcastle but was hurt after jumping for a header and landing awkwardly in the 60th minute. Newcastle having made already their 3 substitutions had to play the last 30 minutes with 10 men, Aston Villa won the match 2-0.
September 16: Martins scored his first ever goal for Newcastle United in their 2-0 victory at West Ham.
September 27: Obafemi Martins claimed his first goals at St James' Park as Newcastle booked their place in the UEFA Cup group stage with a 2-0 victory over Levadia Tallinn.
June 18: Escaped uninjured after being shot at while driving in Lagos. He was attacked by masked gunmen, hours after he returned home from Nigeria's Nations Cup qualifier against Niger.
2008
February: Represented Nigeria in the Africa Cup of Nations hosted by Ghana. He was part of the team that reached the quarter-finals but were defeated by Ghana 1-2.

Nigeria squad for the FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010

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