Ranti Martins
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ranti Martins Soleye | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Agege, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Penang FA | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Anwar-L-Islam College | |||
| Asante Kotoko | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | King Faisal Babes | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2012 | Dempo | 160 | (147) |
| 2012–2014 | United | 40 | (30) |
| 2013 | → Rangdajied United (loan) | 8 | (8) |
| 2014–2016 | East Bengal | 36 | (29) |
| 2014 | → Goa (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2016 | Penang FA | 3 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:42, 12 March 2016 (UTC). |
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Ranti Martins Soleye (born 5 September 1986) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Penang FA in the Malaysia Super League. Martins is one of the best foreign players to play in the Indian I-League, with a record 214 goals across all seasons. He set a single-season record for goals in the I-League by scoring 32 goals during the 2011–12 season for Dempo.
Martins as a teenager went to Anwar-L-Islam College in Agege, Lagos where he played for the football club in the Principal Cup and the Shell Cup. He then moved to Ghana where he joined Asante Kotoko Football Academy. He stayed at the Academy till 2004 before moving to King Faisal Babes in the Ghana Premier League.
In 2004 Martins signed for Dempo S.C. of the National Football League. His first tournament was the 2004 Federation Cup which Dempo won. After playing his first season with Dempo during the 2004–05 Martins finished the season as the 2nd top scorer at 15 goals, behind Dudu Omagbemi who had 21 goals. He did however lead Dempo to the championship that very season as well. Martins made his debut in the AFC Cup during the 2005 version of the cup against Al Ahed of Lebanon on 9 March 2005. Dempo lost the match 0–1.
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