Ex-Super Eagles star, Obafemi Martins worked so hard to become the top player he is today. Not many people know that his career almost did not get off the ground as a rejection in the hands of national team selectors on the eve of the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Trinidad and Tobago in 2001 took a major toll on his morale. However, Martins would pick up the pieces of not being considered good enough for the then coach Musa Abdullahi-led Golden Eaglets team to work his way to the top.

The once rejected stone would end up the head of the corner barely a decade later to become a highly sought after bride who had to be begged to lead the senior national team, the Super Eagles’, attack in 2004 when his fame in the colours of Italian Serie A team, Internazionale Milano spread far and wide.

The petite striker did not disappoint when he finally bowed to pressure from highly reverred quarters as he started banging goals for the Super Eagles with reckless abandon.

At the last count, Martins who latter came to be known as “Obagoal” by many on the account of his prolific goal-scoring ability, was edging close to breaking the legendary Rashidi Yekini’s record for the team.



His performances for club and country earned him promotion, endorsements and the cash. Today, almost at the twilight of his career, Obafemi Martins is a self-made man; having traversed the globe playing for some of football’s better known club sides. He holds the record of being Nigeria’s most transferred player- next only, of course to Nicolas Anelka(France) and Juan Sabastian Veron ( Argentina).

It is not in question that the stocky Nigerian forward has had a memorable career playing for Reggiana, Inter Milan (Italy), Newcastle United (England) VFL Wolfsburg (Germany), Rubin Kazan (Russia) Birmingham City (England) Levante (Spain), Seattle Sounders (USA) before joining his current Chinese Super League side, Shanghai Shenhua.

The 33-year old earns around N2.57 billion (about $6.6 million) annually playing for his current Chinese team.

Obafemi Martins is known to play as hard on the social circuit, as he does on the field of play. He was known to be romantically involved with Italian enfant terrible, Mario Balotelli’s sister when he starred for Birmingham a couple of years ago, and he is on the first name terms with some the world’s best-known celebrities.

The grapevine has it that he is a party freak who has the hots for clubbing and the good life.

He is also known to be hooked on expensive automobiles, which he drives around with pleasure each time he is in Nigeria on vacation.

To cap it all, Martins is a genuine lover of people as he endeavours to give back to the society through his foundation which supports the poor, needy and less privileged in the society.

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Issagoal.

So I am suppose to hate my life?