Martins Nnabugwu Ekwueme (born 10 February 1985 in

Aboh Mbaise Aboh Mbaise is a Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Aboh. It has an area of 184 km and a population of 194,779 at the 2006 census. There are different towns in Aboh-Mbaise such as Nguru, Uvuru, Mbu ...

) is a Nigerian-born

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professional

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who plays as a

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for KS Legnickie Pole.

Career

Club

Ekwueme first came to

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in the 2000–01 season after joining Jeziorak Iława. Following the 2006–07 season, he joined

Legia Warsaw Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning record 15 Ekstraklasa champions titles, a ...

. Then, on 31 August, he joined

Zagłębie Lubin Zagłębie Lubin S.A. () is a Polish professional football club based in Lubin. Founded in 1945 as ''OMTUR Lubin'', the club competes in the Ekstraklasa. History The football team was founded in 1945 as OMTUR Lubin by local members of the ''Yo ...

on a year loan deal. In the summer of 2010, he was traded to

. In July 2011 he was loaned to

Zawisza Bydgoszcz Zawisza Bydgoszcz () is a sports club from Bydgoszcz, Poland, founded in 1946. Its name commemorates a legendary Polish 15th-century knight, Zawisza Czarny (Zawisza the Black). The club holds many sections: football, track and field athletics, b ...

on a one-year deal. On 15 February 2014 he signed for Indian side

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Honours

Wisła Kraków *

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 cl ...

: 2003–04, 2004–05 Legia Warsaw *

Polish Cup The Polish Cup in football ( pl, Puchar Polski w piłce nożnej ) is an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs, held continuously from 1950, and is the second most important national title in Polish football after the Ekstraklasa title. ...

: 2007–08

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ekwueme, Martins 1985 births Living people Nigerian men's footballers Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Sportspeople from Imo State Men's association football midfielders Jeziorak Iława players Polonia Warsaw players Wisła Kraków players Legia Warsaw players Zagłębie Lubin players SK Sigma Olomouc players Zawisza Bydgoszcz players Flota Świnoujście players LZS Piotrówka players Lechia Zielona Góra players Górnik Polkowice players Czech First League players Ekstraklasa players I liga players II liga players III liga players Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in India Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in India Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Naturalized citizens of Poland