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Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Seattle Sounders FC 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 club VfL 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, 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 the 2004?05 Serie A, and 17 2006?07 English Premier League. [More at Wikipedia]
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October 28th, 1984 in Lagos (Age 39)
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Seattle Sounders FC (2013-) | Levante UD (2012-2013) | Birmingham City F.C. (2011) | Rubin Kazan (2010-2012) | VfL Wolfsburg (2009-2010) | Newcastle United F.C. (2006-2009) | VfL Wolfsburg (2006-2009) | Trabzonspor (2006-2009) | Nigeria national football team (2004-) | Football Club Internazionale Milano (2001-2006) | A.C. Reggiana 1919 (2000-2001) | F.C. Ebedei |
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2022/12/09
New Scanned Autograph (Bought/Probably Authentic (Certified/COA))
2022/03/08
New Scanned Autograph (Bought/Probably Authentic (Certified/COA))
2022/03/08
New Scanned Autograph (Bought/Probably Authentic (Certified/COA))
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