Babatunde Bello

Not to be confused with Babatounde Bello.

Bello Babatunde Martins (born 11 May 2003) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Future FC in the Egyptian Premier League.^[1]

Babatunde Bello

Personal information
Full name	Bello Babatunde Martins
Date of birth	(2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth	Ido Ekiti, Nigeria
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Akwa United
Number	35
Youth career
0000–2020	Akwa United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Sunshine Stars	26	(3)
2022	Akwa United	16	(4)
2022–	Future FC	1	(0)
International career‡
2022–	Nigeria	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 June 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2022

Club career

Bello made his professional debut for Sunshine Stars on the 13 June 2021, starting the NPFL game against Enugu Rangers.^[2]

Midway through the following season, he switched to Akwa United,^[3] the Nigerian League reining champions, where he quickly became one of the most prominent players.^[4][5]

Attracting the attention of clubs between Sweden and Egypt with his NPFL form,^[6] he eventually signed for Egyptian Premier League side Future FC, in Octobre 2022.^[7]

International career

Babatunde Bello was first called to the Nigeria national football team in May 2022 for the friendly matches against Mexico and Ecuador.^[8][9][10]