player · international archive · 2004–2010
Obafemi Martins
Be the first in the stands
Nigeriaalso in the record as Obafemi MARTINS · Photo: michael.kjaer · CC BY 2.0
Archive goals
14
for Nigeria · 2 from the spot
Matches scored in
8
1 hat-trick among them
Tournaments
3
most in the FIFA World Cup qualification (10)
Career span
2004–2010
first 2004-06-05 · last 2010-09-05
Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-08-31
In the line-ups
9 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2004–2010The archive holds 9 team sheets naming Obafemi Martins in Nigeria's starting line-up, from 2004-06-05 to 2010-09-05.
9 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
14 goals across 8 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 2004–2010| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-09-05 |  Madagascar | W2–0(h) | 20' | African Cup of Nations qualification | Calabar |
| 2010-01-20 |  Mozambique | W3–0(n) | 86' | African Cup of Nations | Lubango |
| 2009-11-14 |  Kenya | W3–2(a) | 60' 81' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Nairobi |
| 2006-01-31 |  Senegal | W2–1(n) | 79' 88' | African Cup of Nations | Port Said |
| 2005-10-08 |  Zimbabwe | W5–1(h) | 35' 75' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Abuja |
| 2005-09-04 |  Algeria | W5–2(a) | 20' (pen) 88' 90'hat-trick | FIFA World Cup qualification | Oran |
| 2005-06-05 |  Rwanda | D1–1(a) | 78' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Kigali |
| 2004-06-05 | Rwanda | W2–0(h) | 55' 88' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Abuja |
Honours
10 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updatedMarquee honours
Serie A
2005–06
| Team honours10 | ||||
| Serie A | ×1 | 2005–06 | Inter Milan | |
| Coppa Italia | ×2 | 2004–05, 2005–06 | Inter Milan | |
| Chinese FA Cup | ×1 | 2017 | Shanghai Shenhua | |
| Football League Cup | ×1 | 2010–11 | Birmingham City | |
| MLS Supporters' Shield | ×1 | 2014 | Seattle Sounders FC | |
| Russian Cup | ×1 | 2011–12 | Rubin Kazan | |
| Russian Super Cup | ×1 | 2012 | Rubin Kazan | |
| Supercoppa Italiana | ×1 | 2005 | Inter Milan | |
| U.S. Open Cup | ×1 | 2014 | Seattle Sounders FC | |
| Individual honours5 | ||||
| More honours · 5 | ||||
| CAF Most Promising Talent of the Year | ×2 | 2003, 2004 | ||
| MLS All-Star | 2015 | |||
| MLS Best XI | 2014 | |||
| MLS Goal of the Year | 2014 | |||
The Stands
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