Chido Obi-Martin

Chidozie Obi-Martin (born 29 November 2007), commonly known as Chido Obi,^[2] is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United.

Chido Obi-Martin

Personal information
Full name	Chidozie Obi-Martin[1]
Date of birth	(2007-11-29) 29 November 2007 (age 17)[1]
Place of birth	Glostrup, Denmark[1]
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Manchester United
Number	56
Youth career
	KB
2022–2024	Arsenal
2024–	Manchester United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2025–	Manchester United	5	(0)
International career‡
2022–2023	Denmark U16	8	(4)
2023	England U16	2	(0)
2023–2024	Denmark U17	19	(12)
2024–	Denmark U18	4	(2)
2025–	Denmark U21	1	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Denmark UEFA European Under-17 Championship 2024 Cyprus
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:26, 27 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:03, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

Early life

Obi-Martin was born in Glostrup, a Copenhagen suburb, to Nigerian Igbo parents.^[3]

Club career

Arsenal

Having started his career in Denmark with local side KB, Obi-Martin moved to England as a child, going on to join the academy of Arsenal at the age of fourteen.^[4][5] He progressed through the club's youth ranks, establishing himself as a prolific goal-scorer, and was promoted to the under-18 side at the age of fifteen. In his first start for the under-18 side, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 win against Southampton on 23 September 2023, earning comparisons to Nigerian international striker Victor Osimhen in Danish media.^[6]

The following month Obi-Martin made his first appearance for the club's under-21 side, while still fifteen.^[7] He continued his meteoric rise at Arsenal in early November 2023, being called up by first-team manager Mikel Arteta to join the senior side for training.^[8] Obi-Martin made international headlines on 18 November 2023, scoring ten goals as Arsenal beat Liverpool 14–3 at under-16 level.^[9][10][11] On 27 April 2024, Obi-Martin made headlines once again, scoring seven goals for Arsenal in their 9–0 win against Norwich City, taking his tally up to 24 goals in his previous seven games for Arsenal's under-18s.^[12] On 29 July 2024, Obi-Martin announced on his Instagram account his departure from Arsenal.^[13]

Manchester United

Linked with a move to fellow Premier League club Manchester United in the summer of 2024, the deal was concluded at the end of September.^[14][15] The following month, Obi-Martin was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2007 worldwide.^[16] On his first start, Obi-Martin scored a hat-trick in a 6–0 Under-18s win over Nottingham Forest.^[17]

Obi-Martin was named in a senior squad for the first time on 16 February 2025, making his senior debut as a 90th minute substitute for Casemiro in a 1–0 league defeat at Tottenham Hotspur.^[18][19]

International career

Eligible to represent Denmark, Nigeria or England at international level,^[20] Obi-Martin made five appearances in late 2022 for Denmark's under-16 team, before switching allegiance to England.^[21] He represented England twice at under-16 level in February 2023, against Cyprus and Scotland.^[22] However, in April of the same year he returned to the Danish under-16 team, scoring twice in three appearances.^[5] His prolific goal-scoring form earned him a call-up to the Denmark under-17 team, and he started Denmark's 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification campaign with two goals in his first three games.^[23]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 April 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester United	2024–25[24]	Premier League	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Career total			5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0

Honours

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2024^[25]