Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bello Babatunde Martins | ||
Date of birth | 11 May 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Ido Ekiti, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Akwa United | ||
Number | 35 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2020 | Akwa United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2022 | Sunshine Stars | 26 | (3) |
2022 | Akwa United | 16 | (4) |
2022– | Future FC | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Nigeria | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2022 |
Bello Babatunde Martins (born 11 May 2003) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Future FC in the Egyptian Premier League. [1]
Bello made his professional debut for Sunshine Stars on the 13 June 2021, starting the NPFL game against Enugu Rangers. [2]
Midway through the following season, he switched to Akwa United, [3] the Nigerian League reining champions, where he quickly became one of the most prominent players. [4] [5]
Attracting the attention of clubs between Sweden and Egypt with his NPFL form, [6] he eventually signed for Egyptian Premier League side Future FC, in Octobre 2022. [7]
Babatunde Bello was first called to the Nigeria national football team in May 2022 for the friendly matches against Mexico and Ecuador. [8] [9] [10]
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