Obafemi Martins: Nigerian striker scores debut goal for Shanghai Shenhua

Martins in February moved to the Chinese Super League after swapping the Seattle Sounders for Shanghai Shenhua.
Obafemi Martins  Obafemi Martins opens goal account for Shanghai Shenhua (Getty Images )

Nigerian forward Obafemi Martins has opened his account for Chinese clubside, Shanghai Shenhua.

Martins in February moved to the Chinese Super League after swapping the Seattle Sounders for Shanghai Shenhua.
He netted a brace on Thursday, May 12 to help his new side beat Qingdao Jonoon 5-0 in the Chinese FA cup 3rd round at the Hongkou Stadium.
Obafemi Martins  Obafemi Martins
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Another African striker Demba Ba opened the scoring at the 11th minute. The Senegalese added a second in the 39th minute before Guarin Fredy made it three in the 59th minute.
Martins scored in the 56th minute via penalty and added another to make it 5 goals in the 72nd minutes of the encounter.

The striker is will earn over N1.4b ($6.6 million) in his first year at Chinese Super League side, Shanghai Shenhua.

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