Obafemi Martins
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"Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins" is a Nigerian Association football/footballer who plays as a Forward (association football)/forward for Seattle Sounders FC and the Nigeria national football team/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 List of top-division football clubs in UEFA countries/top-division clubs around Europe. He began his senior career in 2002 at the Italian Serie A club F.C. Internazionale Milano/Inter Milan, before moving to the English Premier League club Newcastle United F.C./Newcastle in 2006, and then the German Fußball-Bundesliga/Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg in 2009. Having joined Russian Premier League side Rubin Kazan in July 2010, they loan (sports)/loaned him to Birmingham City F.C./Birmingham City in January 2011.

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It's a great feeling and I'm now more confident. I think our people can expect more things from us.

I know if we qualify for the World Cup, my chance would be boosted, that is why I will give everything to ensure we make it to Germany .

It's interesting scoring two goals in the first time I was scoring in the Nations Cup. The goals are special to me and I want to dedicate them to my mother back home in Nigeria.

I am very happy to score two goals in such a big game. I would like to thank my coach for standing by me in such a big game.