Kevin Martins

{{short description|Italian footballer (born 2005)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kevin Martins

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Kevin Maussi Martins

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|01|31|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Milan, Italy

| height =

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Monza

| clubnumber = 55

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2018

| youthclubs1 = AC Milan

| youthyears2 = 2018–2023

| youthclubs2 = Inter Milan

| youthyears3 = 2023–

| youthclubs3 = Monza

| years1 = 2024–

| clubs1 = Monza

| caps1 = 6

| goals1 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2019

| nationalteam1 = Italy U15

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| club-update = 15:58, 01 February 2025 (UTC).

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Kevin Maussi Martins (born 31 January 2005) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a winger for {{Italian football updater|Monza}} club Monza.

Club career

Martins began his youth career at AC Milan, before switching to cross-city rivals Inter Milan's youth setup in 2018.{{cite web |date=16 December 2020 |title=Kevin Martins, il figlio di Oba Oba già protagonista all'Inter |url=https://www.goal.com/it/notizie/kevin-martins-il-figlio-di-oba-oba-gia-protagonista-allinter/2o9uypx0j0pg1gw320tzqsyxu |access-date=2 January 2021 |website=Goal.com |language=it}} In January 2023, he joined Monza's youth team.{{Cite web |last=Campanale |first=Susy |date=26 September 2024 |title=Kevin Martins, son of legendary Inter striker Obafemi, makes senior Monza debut at 19 |url=https://football-italia.net/kevin-martins-son-inter-striker-obafemi-monza/ |access-date=27 September 2024 |website=Football Italia |language=}}

On 26 September 2024, Martins made his senior debut for Monza as a starter in a 3–1 win against Brescia in the Coppa Italia; he played the full 90 minutes and assisted the first goal.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-27 |title=Obafemi Martins’ son, Kevin Maussi Martins, shines on senior debut for Monza |url=https://sportsration.com/obafemi-martins-son-kevin-maussi-martins-shines-on-senior-debut-for-monza/ |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=SportsRation |language=en-US}}

International career

Born in Italy and of Nigerian and Ghanaian descent, Martins holds Italian and Nigerian citizenship.

In November 2019, Martins made his national-team debut for Italy U15, scoring directly from a corner kick in a 4–1 win against Portugal.

Personal life

Martins is the son of former Nigerian footballer Obafemi Martins and Ghanaian-Italian Abigail Barwuah, who is also the sister of footballer Mario Balotelli.{{Cite web |date=2020-02-14 |title=Meet Kevin Maussi Martins; Obafemi Martins' son who is also Mario Balotelli nephew |url=https://sportsration.com/meet-kevin-maussi-martins-obafemi-martins-son-who-is-also-mario-balotelli-nephew/ |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=SportsRation |language=en-US}}

Career statistics

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|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

! rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Season

! colspan="3" |League

! colspan="2" |Coppa Italia

! colspan="2" |Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Monza

|2024–25

|Serie A

|6

02080
colspan="3" |Career total

!6

02080

See also

References

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