Nigerian footballer and Shanghai Greenland Shenhua striker, Obafemi Martins has undergone a successful surgery on his ruptured quadriceps tendon in the United Kingdom.

The former Newcastle United star suffered the injury during Shanghai Shenhua’s Asian Champions League game against Kashima Antlers which ended 2-2 in midweek.

Shanghai Shenhua’s Instagram account posted a picture of the striker in bed with his right leg strapped. “Martins had a successful surgery in the UK,” the account wrote.

The club also confirmed that the striker will be out of action for up to seven months.