Only six players in Newcastle's history have scored more than Solano in European football. He made his debut as substitute during the Magpies 2-1 win over Partizan Belgrade in 1998 and scored his first goal in Sir Bobby Robson's first game as Newcastle manager the following season, the 2-0 win in Sofia.
Martins missed the first four games of the current campaign, making his European debut against Levadia Talinn of Estonia. Scoring a brace in the second leg.
NEWCASTLE UNITED'S EUROPEAN GOALSCORERS
29 goals ALAN SHEARER.
12 SHOLA AMEOBI.
11 CRAIG BELLAMY.
10 WYN DAVIES.
9 BRYAN ROBSON; TINO ASPRILLA.
7 NOBBY SOLANO.
6 LAURENT ROBERT; OBA MARTINS.
5 JIMMY SCOTT; GARY SPEED; PATRICK KLUIVERT; KIERON DYER.
4 BOBBY MONCUR; ROBERT LEE; ANDY COLE; PETER BEARDSLEY; LES FERDINAND; JOHN BERESFORD; LOMANA LUA LUA; LEE BOWYER; TITUS BRAMBLE; ANTOINE SIBIERSKI.
3 TOMMY GIBB; ALAN GOWLING.
2 ALAN FOGGON; KEITH DYSON; TOMMY CRAIG; TEMURI KETSBAIA; SILVO MARIC; HUGO VIANA; JAMES MILNER; ALBERT LUQUE.
1 JACKIE SINCLAIR; BENNIE ARENTOFT; DUNCAN FERGUSON; WAYNE QUINN; ANDY GRIFFIN; PAUL CANNEL; SCOTT SELLARS; STEVE WATSON; RUEL FOX; AARON HUGES; ROBBIE ELLIOTT; PHILIPPE ALBERT; DAVID GINOLA; JOHN BARNES; STUART PEARCE; NIKOS DABIZAS; PAUL ROBINSON, DARREN AMBROSE, JERMAINE JENAS; MICHAEL CHOPRA; CHARLES N'ZOGBIA; EMRE; STEVE TAYLOR; SMILJANIC (FC Basel, og); DINDELEUX (Zulte, og); STEINSSON (AZ Alkmaar, og).
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Tino will long be remembered for his hat-trick against Barcelona in the Champions League, but unjustly blamed for costing United the Premier title in 1996 after the team was 12 points clear of Man U at one stage. Signed from Parma. Born in Tula Valle in Colombia. Colombian international. Returned to Parma when he left Newcastle and there was a period when he almost joined Darlington, but spoilt his chances when he asked Darlo chairman George Reynoulds if he "had a big cock?" Yes, he was a character.