Ranti Martins
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ranti Martins Soleye | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 5 September 1986||
Place of birth | Agege, Lagos, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Asante Kotoko | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004 |
King Faisal Babes | 0 | (0) |
2004–2012 |
Dempo | 164 | (146) |
2012–2014 |
Prayag United | 40 | (31) |
2013 |
→ Rangdajied United (loan) | 8 | (8) |
2014–2016 |
East Bengal FC | 36 | (29) |
2014 | → Goa (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2016 |
Penang FA | 10 | (4) |
2017 | SGFC Eagles Maryland | ||
Total | 265 | (218) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2017 |
Ranti Martins Soleye (born 5 September 1986) is a Nigerian former professional
Club career
Nigeria & Ghana
Martins as a teenager went to Anwar-L-Islam College in
Dempo
In 2004 Martins signed for
The next season after the
Martins then became one of the top scorers in the first season of the newly started
Martins then finally finished as the top scorer in the I-League after scoring 28 goals during the 2010–11 season but he could not help Dempo win the title as Dempo finished in third place.[21] Martins then became the top scorer again in the I-League the next season, the 2011–12 season, with 32 goals and he also helped Dempo win the I-League title.[22]
United
2012–13 season
On 12 May 2012 it was officially confirmed that Martins had signed with big spenders,
Martins then scored a double for Prayag United against
Martins opened up his 2013 account on 9 January 2013 when he scored the second goal for Prayag United against
Martins then went on the finish the season in emphatic form by scoring a goal in each of his last seven games of the season. The first goal came against Air India while the second came against
After the season concluded Martins was awarded the "Best Player of the I-League" award by the All India Football Federation as well as the "Best Forward" award.[43]
2013–14 season
Following his impressive first season with
Martins then went a month before scoring his next two goals, a brace, against
Rangdajied United (loan)
On 14 February 2014 it was confirmed that Martins would sign on loan with fellow
He scored his first brace for the club on 29 March against
East Bengal
On 30 April 2014 it was announced that Martins had signed a two-year contract with
On 18 January 2015, Martins scored his first goal for the club in his league debut against
On 12 May 2016 it was announced that Martins was not in the plans of the returning East Bengal head coach, Trevor Morgan, and that he would be leaving the club.[56]
Penang FA
After playing for twelve years in
Maryland SGFC Eagles
On 2 January 2017 it was announced that Martins has successfully penned a deal with Maryland-based SGFC Eagles which features in the American Soccer League. American Soccer League (ASL) is a developmental league that provides American soccer players with professional playing opportunities as well as a direct pathway into the major soccer leagues around the world. The club is being run by soccer enthusiast Americans. The SGFC has won all the titles in the amateur league in the northeast of America before being drafted by the American Professional Soccer league.[58]
International career
Martins, despite playing in the Indian I-League, believes that he has what it takes to play for his birth country Nigeria. According to Martins he had a chance to play for the Nigerian U20s but AFC Cup commitments and the Dempo president failing to tell Martins on time stopped that from happening. Martins also said that at one point an official from the Nigeria Football Federation arrived in India to watch him play a match and that he would be watching Martins.[6]
Martins also hit back at the question of how he would get a call-up if he was playing in the Indian league, a league considered lower standard for the Nigeria national team, by saying "I know that many people will begin to say that what is in India league, but I want to say here that the league in India is very strong. It is stronger than what we have in Nigeria because it is improving every season. More so, I want the handlers of the national team to look at the quality of the individuals and not where they play. I know my quality as a striker and I want the coaches, particularly Stephen Keshi to give an opportunity to prove myself. I won't disappoint him."[9]
Chance to play for Ghana
In 2003, Martins was using a Ghanaian passport from which his agent gave him and at one point he was offered the chance to join the Ghana U17s for the 2005 African U-17 Championship qualifiers. However Martins rejected the offer due to his loyalty towards Nigeria. Otherwise he might have been a Ghanaian International footballer.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 March 2016[59]
Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup and CFL | AFC | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dempo[60]
|
2004–05 | NFL | 49 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 2 | 66 | 22 |
2005–06 | NFL | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | |||
2006–07 | NFL | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 19 | |||
2007–08 | I-League | 18 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10[a] | 8 | 31 | 21 | |
2008–09 | I-League | 22 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7[a] | 5 | 33 | 20 | |
2009–10 | I-League | 25 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 20 | |
2010–11 | I-League | 25 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7[a] | 3 | 35 | 34 | |
2011–12 | I-League | 25 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 32 | |
Total | 164 | 146 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 18 | 219 | 183 | ||
Prayag United
|
2012–13 | I-League | 25 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 26 |
2013–14 | I-League | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 5 | |
Total | 40 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 32 | ||
Rangdajied United (loan)
|
2013–14 | I-League | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 8 |
Goa (loan) | 2014 | Indian Super League | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
East Bengal
|
2014–15 | I-League | 20 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 6[a] | 4 | 36 | 29 |
2015–16 | I-League | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | |
Total | 36 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 60 | 43 | ||
Career total | 255 | 214 | 30 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 34 | 22 | 338 | 266 |
Honours
Dempo[61]
- National Football League: 2004–05, 2006–07; runner-up: 2003–04
- I-League: 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12
- Federation Cup: 2004
- 2006
Prayag United
Individual
- National Football League India Golden Boot: 2005–06[62][63][64]
- I-League Golden Boot: 2010–11, 2011–12 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16
- I-League Best Player: 2012–13[65]
Records
- Most individual goals in a match of I-League: 7 (Dempo vs Air India in 2010–11)[66]
- Maximum number of goals in one edition of I-League: 32, in 2011–12.[66]
See also
- List of foreign players for SC East Bengal
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External links
- Ranti Martins at FBref.com
- Ranti Martins at Soccerway.com
- Ranti Martins at Global Sports Archive
- Ranti Martins at Global Sports Archive