How tall is Obafemi Martins?

Obafemi Martins's listed height is 170 cm (5'7"). He is taller than about 63% of men in Nigeria.

Where 170 cm sits among men in Nigeria

Taller than about 63% of men in Nigeria born in 1984 (average 167.9 cm).

Martins next to his teammates

Emre Belözoğlu is the same height than Obafemi Martins (170 cm), teammate at Inter Milan from 2001 to 2005.

About Obafemi Martins

Obafemi Martins is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was born on 28 October 1984 in Lagos and left Nigeria for Italy at age 16. He began his senior career in 2002 at Serie A club Inter Milan.

Martins moved to Newcastle United in 2006 and to Wolfsburg in 2009, then joined Rubin Kazan in 2010 and was loaned to Birmingham City in 2011. He spent a season with Levante, played for Seattle Sounders FC from 2013 to 2015, and then spent several years in the Chinese Super League with Shanghai Shenhua and Wuhan. At Inter he won the Serie A title, the Italian Cup twice and the Italian Super Cup, and with Birmingham he scored the winning goal in the 2011 League Cup final. He played at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2006, 2008 and 2010 and at the 2010 World Cup.

Martins has a listed height of 170 cm (5'7"). His Inter Milan teammate from 2001 to 2005, Emre Belözoğlu, has the same listed height, 170 cm (5'7"). His best league seasons were 17 goals in both the 2006 to 2007 Premier League and the 2014 MLS.

Frequently asked

How tall is Obafemi Martins in feet and inches? Obafemi Martins is 5'7" tall, which is 170 cm, 66.9 inches or 1.70 m.

How tall is Obafemi Martins compared to Emre Belözoğlu? Emre Belözoğlu is the same height than Obafemi Martins: 170 cm (5'7") vs 170 cm (5'7").

Is Obafemi Martins tall for men in Nigeria? At 170 cm he is taller than about 63% of men in Nigeria born in 1984, whose average height is 167.9 cm.

Sources

• Obafemi Martins on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Obafemi Martins on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 170 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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