When Levante signed Obafemi Martins, PES fetish player

Last update 12 July, 2024 by Alberto Llopis

There are players who transcend beyond the field of play. This is the case of Obafemi Martins, who signed for Levante in 2012. He was a fast Nigerian forward who stood out between the end of the first decade of the 2000 and mid of the second And why do we say that the good Oba transcended beyond the field? Because surely you signed him in the legendary PES.

Obafemi Martins' time at Levante UD

Obafemi Martins (Lagos, Nigeria, 28 October 1984) signed in September 2012 for the Levante for two seasons plus an optional one depending on its performance. Although his performance was so good, that barely lasted 6 months like granota until they came with money to sign it in March 2013. Precisely, Martins, He left in the run-up to the second leg of the Europa League round of 16 against what had been his team before Levante, the Russian Rubin Kazan. He arrived free after terminating that summer with the Russians and left for 3 millions to Seattle Sounders F. C.

In his step like granota, became one of the few players who have played in the 4 major European leagues and left 9 goals in 27 matches divided between LaLiga, the Europa League and the Copa del Rey. One of them to win the derby against Valencia, citizen rival of the granotas. Despite its great performance, He left a bitter taste in his mouth when he left in the middle of March at a time of the season when Levante enjoyed a comfortable position in the League and was rubbing shoulders in European competition with teams like Olympiakos, to whom he endorsed a 4-0 overall in the round of 32 tie.

Obafemi Martins, the fastest PES player

International with Nigeria and World Cup in South Africa 2010, Martins, He played for clubs like Inter Milan, Newcastle, Birmingham Wolfsburg, apart from the aforementioned Rubin Kazan. After the Seattle Sounders, He played Chinese football until his retirement in 2020 to the 36 years.

But if something stood out, it's because it's very very fast. So much so that he was the fastest player in PES (Pro Evolution Soccer) back in the years 2006-07-08, fact that caused him to always be a permanent signing in one of the best football video games in history. Not in vain, on his way through the Levant, He came out in the speed metrics with numbers well above the best Cristiano Ronaldo and other of the fastest soccer players of the moment. Definitely, Oba Martins was a player to remember.