Obafemi Martins makes MLS Best Eleven

Nigerian striker Obafemi Martin has made the 11-man list of outstanding players in the Major League Soccer for the recently concluded 2013/2014 season.

The former Inter Milan striker joins was named along with colleague Chad Marshall who has made the MLS Best IX before.

Obagoal as he called netted seventeen times to be the club's highest goal scorer.

Here's the list below: 

 

Goalkeeper- Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)

 

Defenders- Bobby Boswell (D.C. United), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), Chad Marshall (Seattle Sounders FC)

 

Midfielders- Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy), Pedro Morales (Vancouver Whitecaps FC), Diego Valeri (Portland Timbers)

 

Strikers- Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy), Obafemi Martins (Seattle Sounders FC), Bradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls)

It's Obagoal's Birthday: What a year for Obafemi Martins. Story in Pictures

His club Seattle Sounders won the MLS Supporters Shield, Won The Player of the Month Award in August and being nominated for same award for October. He and his club also won the US Open Cup in September 2014.

Do you now agree it's indeed a happy Birthday for Obagoal? Many Happy Return to the goal poacher.

All Photos on this post from Instagram/obagoal

Obafemi Martins voted player of the month

Seattle Sounders striker, Obafemi Martins, has been announced as MLS player of the month after beatingLandon Donovan to bag the award.

The Nigerian popularly referred to as Obagoal had a run of  five goals and one assist in five games catapulted him to the nomination list.

Obagoal had a total 58.43 percent of the votes to surpass Landon Donovan, August's Player of the month winner, who finished with 13.56 percent.

Martins' honor marks the second time a Sounder has taken home this award in 2014, with his strike partner Clint Dempsey having claimed the April edition.

Seattle presently sit top of both the MLS Western Conference and Supporters' Shield standings, level with Donovan's Galaxy.