Bello Babatunde Martins (born 11 May 2003) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Akwa United.[1]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Bello Babatunde Martins | ||
Date of birth | (2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 (age 19) | ||
Place of birth | Ido Ekiti, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Akwa United | ||
Number | 35 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2020 | Akwa United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2022 | Sunshine Stars | 26 | (3) |
2022– | Akwa United | 10 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
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 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]
Babatunde Bello was first called to the Nigeria football team in May 2022 for the friendly matches against Mexico and Ecuador.[6][7][8]
![]() ![]() | This biographical article related to a football midfielder from Nigeria is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |