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Obafemi Martins

1984 - Today

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Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins (born 28 October 1984) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Obafemi Martins has received more than 2,692,028 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. Obafemi Martins is the 3,279th most popular soccer player (down from 3,118th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 36th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.25

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Obafemi Martins ranks 3,279 out of 16,880. Before him are Pablo Pacheco, Henry Johansen, Alfredo Zibechi, Stephen Appiah, Christian Wilhelmsson, and Friedel Rausch. After him are Carlos Reinoso, João Félix, Emil Pažický, Josef Hassmann, Antonio Mohamed, and Adrien Rabiot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Obafemi Martins ranks 89. Before him are Marouane Chamakh, Andra Day, Max Riemelt, Lindsey Vonn, Martin Škrtel, and Makoto Hasebe. After him are Andrea Casiraghi, Aljona Savchenko, Vitaly Petrov, Garrett Hedlund, Marshall Allman, and Yesung.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Obafemi Martins ranks 40 out of 236. Before him are Abdulsalami Abubakar (1942), Aliko Dangote (1957), Tijani Babangida (1973), Kelechi Iheanacho (1996), Taribo West (1974), and Emmanuel Amunike (1970). After him are Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (1924), Daniel Amokachi (1972), Abubakar Shekau (1974), Finidi George (1971), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912), and Sunday Oliseh (1974).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Nigeria

Among soccer players born in Nigeria, Obafemi Martins ranks 8. Before him are Rashidi Yekini (1963), Nwankwo Kanu (1976), Tijani Babangida (1973), Kelechi Iheanacho (1996), Taribo West (1974), and Emmanuel Amunike (1970). After him are Daniel Amokachi (1972), Finidi George (1971), Sunday Oliseh (1974), Victor Ikpeba (1973), Stephen Keshi (1962), and Uche Okechukwu (1967).

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