# Kevin Martins
**Kevin Martins** (Kevin Maussi Martins, born 2005 in Milan) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Monza, currently on loan at [Serie C](https://www.edgepedia.org/serie-c) club US Sambenedettese.[1](https://www.transfermarkt.it/kevin-martins/profil/spieler/724069) • [2](https://sportbaseline.com/player/kevin-martins-724069) He is the son of the former Inter and Nigeria striker [Obafemi Martins](https://www.edgepedia.org/obafemi-martins).[3](https://football-italia.net/kevin-martins-son-inter-striker-obafemi-monza/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name / born | Kevin Maussi Martins, 2005, Milan[1](https://www.transfermarkt.it/kevin-martins/profil/spieler/724069) |
| Position | Right winger (attack); 180 cm, right-footed, shirt number 70[4](https://www.sofascore.com/football/player/kevin-martins/1547260) |
| Club | Monza, contract until June 30, 2028; on loan at Sambenedettese from September 1, 2025[4](https://www.sofascore.com/football/player/kevin-martins/1547260) |
| Serie A record | 9 appearances, 1 start, 183 minutes, 0 goals, 1 assist for Monza in 2024-25[5](https://fbref.com/en/players/c1451401/) |
| Senior debut | September 26, 2024, Coppa Italia against Brescia, with an assist for the opening goal[6](https://www.gazzetta.it/calcio/squadre/monza/notizie/28-09-2024/kevin-martins-il-figlio-di-oba-oba-nel-monza_amp.shtml) |
| Youth career | AC Milan youth from age 8, Inter youth from 2018, Monza from January 2023[6](https://www.gazzetta.it/calcio/squadre/monza/notizie/28-09-2024/kevin-martins-il-figlio-di-oba-oba-nel-monza_amp.shtml) • [3](https://football-italia.net/kevin-martins-son-inter-striker-obafemi-monza/) |
| International | Italy U15, 3 caps and 1 goal in November 2019 friendlies[7](https://www.transfermarkt.com/kevin-martins/nationalmannschaft/spieler/724069) |
## Family and youth career
Martins was born in Milan in 2005 while his father Obafemi Martins was playing for Inter.[3](https://football-italia.net/kevin-martins-son-inter-striker-obafemi-monza/) His father, a Nigerian striker, made 135 appearances and scored 49 goals for Inter between 2002 and 2006.[8](https://www.fcinter1908.it/copertina/fcin1908-scouting-martins/) His mother Zelie is a singer and actress, and is Togolese by origin; Kevin holds both Italian and Nigerian citizenship and chose to represent Italy at youth level.[8](https://www.fcinter1908.it/copertina/fcin1908-scouting-martins/) • [3](https://football-italia.net/kevin-martins-son-inter-striker-obafemi-monza/)
**Youth pathway.** He entered the [AC Milan](https://www.edgepedia.org/ac-milan) youth sector at age 8, identified by Mauro Bianchessi, then a youth official at Milan and later director of Monza's youth sector.[6](https://www.gazzetta.it/calcio/squadre/monza/notizie/28-09-2024/kevin-martins-il-figlio-di-oba-oba-nel-monza_amp.shtml) Milan released him in 2018 at age 13, and he signed for Inter's academy a few days later, following his father's old club.[6](https://www.gazzetta.it/calcio/squadre/monza/notizie/28-09-2024/kevin-martins-il-figlio-di-oba-oba-nel-monza_amp.shtml) • [8](https://www.fcinter1908.it/copertina/fcin1908-scouting-martins/) In early 2023 he left Inter and joined Monza, where chief executive Adriano Galliani registered him in February 2023 on the strength of Bianchessi's assessments.[6](https://www.gazzetta.it/calcio/squadre/monza/notizie/28-09-2024/kevin-martins-il-figlio-di-oba-oba-nel-monza_amp.shtml)
## Monza and senior debut
At Monza he began with the Under-18 side for six months and then moved to the Primavera (under-19) team, where coach Oscar Brevi converted him into a full-line right winger capable of both defensive and attacking work.[6](https://www.gazzetta.it/calcio/squadre/monza/notizie/28-09-2024/kevin-martins-il-figlio-di-oba-oba-nel-monza_amp.shtml) After a positive Primavera performance against Lazio, first-team coach [Alessandro Nesta](https://www.edgepedia.org/alessandro-nesta) included him in the senior squad.[6](https://www.gazzetta.it/calcio/squadre/monza/notizie/28-09-2024/kevin-martins-il-figlio-di-oba-oba-nel-monza_amp.shtml)
His senior debut came on September 26, 2024, in a [Coppa Italia](https://www.edgepedia.org/coppa-italia) match against Brescia at the U-Power Stadium, where Nesta picked the 19-year-old in the starting eleven.[3](https://football-italia.net/kevin-martins-son-inter-striker-obafemi-monza/) Five minutes in he built the attack on the right that ended with the cross for Georgios Kyriakopoulos's opening goal, Monza's first in a 3-1 win.[6](https://www.gazzetta.it/calcio/squadre/monza/notizie/28-09-2024/kevin-martins-il-figlio-di-oba-oba-nel-monza_amp.shtml)
In the 2024-25 [Serie A](https://www.edgepedia.org/serie-a) season, which Monza finished in 20th place, Martins made 9 league appearances with 1 start, playing 183 minutes without scoring and recording 1 assist.[5](https://fbref.com/en/players/c1451401/) His assist came in the 2-1 home defeat to Parma on December 28, 2024.[9](https://football-italia.net/player/kevin-martins/)
## Loan to Sambenedettese
On September 1, 2025, Martins joined US Sambenedettese of Serie C on loan, with Monza extending his contract to June 30, 2028 shortly beforehand.[4](https://www.sofascore.com/football/player/kevin-martins/1547260) In the [2025-26 Serie C](https://www.edgepedia.org/2025-26-serie-c) season he made 8 appearances, 7 of them as a substitute, for 205 minutes without a goal or an assist, and received 1 yellow card.[10](https://theanalyst.com/players/4412/kevin-martins/career)
## Playing style
Scouting coverage in 2020 described him as a quick forward in his father's mold but with a different physical profile: right-footed where Obafemi is left-footed, taller and with a higher center of gravity, with good long-range shooting and the ability to play both as a striker and as an offensive winger.[8](https://www.fcinter1908.it/copertina/fcin1908-scouting-martins/) Monza's youth director credited the conversion to a wide-right role with developing his defensive phase and his crossing for strikers.[6](https://www.gazzetta.it/calcio/squadre/monza/notizie/28-09-2024/kevin-martins-il-figlio-di-oba-oba-nel-monza_amp.shtml)
## References
1. [Kevin Martins - Profilo giocatore, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.it/kevin-martins/profil/spieler/724069)
2. [Kevin Martins - Profile, Stats, Transfers, SportBaseline](https://sportbaseline.com/player/kevin-martins-724069)
3. [Kevin Martins, son of legendary Inter striker Obafemi, makes senior Monza debut at 19, Football Italia](https://football-italia.net/kevin-martins-son-inter-striker-obafemi-monza/)
4. [Kevin Martins stats and ratings, Sofascore](https://www.sofascore.com/football/player/kevin-martins/1547260)
5. [Kevin Martins Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, FBref](https://fbref.com/en/players/c1451401/)
6. [Kevin Martins, il figlio di Oba Oba nel Monza, Gazzetta.it](https://www.gazzetta.it/calcio/squadre/monza/notizie/28-09-2024/kevin-martins-il-figlio-di-oba-oba-nel-monza_amp.shtml)
7. [Kevin Martins - National team, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.com/kevin-martins/nationalmannschaft/spieler/724069)
8. [FCIN1908 Scouting - Martins jr, sulle orme di papà a ritmo di trap, FCInter1908](https://www.fcinter1908.it/copertina/fcin1908-scouting-martins/)
9. [Kevin Martins News, Stats, Rumours, Transfers & Jersey, Football Italia](https://football-italia.net/player/kevin-martins/)
10. [Kevin Martins Career History, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/4412/kevin-martins/career)
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