Obafemi Martins made his much-awaited return to football in Shanghai Shenhua’s 2-0 loss to Guangzhou Evergrande in Saturday’s Chinese Super League game.
The 35-year-old has been without a club since 2018 when he left the Flower of Shanghai after suffering a hamstring injury.
On recovering from the problem, the Nigeria international has been keeping fit and proved himself during trials with the Shanghai-based club.
The forward was subsequently re-signed by the Hongkou Football Stadium outfit as a direct replacement for his compatriot Odion Ighalo.
Ighalo, who joined the Flower of Shanghai in February 2019, moved to Premier League club Manchester United on loan in January 2020.