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Nigerian striker scores debut goal for Shanghai Shenhua

Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Martins
Martins in February moved to the Chinese Super League after swapping the Seattle Sounders for Shanghai Shenhua.
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Nigerian forward

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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.

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.

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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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