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Nigeria · 2015–23Victor Osimhen
Rating
88
Caps
51
Goals
35
Life
1998
Clubs
Lille OSC, SSC Napoli, Galatasaray S.K.
Honours
African Footballer of the Year
#6
Editorial rank of 33 for Nigeria
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The protective mask dates from November 2021, when a collision at Inter fractured his cheekbone and eye socket, and he says it stays on for the rest of his career. Osimhen won Serie A with Napoli in 2023 and the capocannoniere with 26 goals, the most an African has scored in a season there, was African Footballer of the Year, has two Süper Lig titles with Galatasaray, and scored a record ten at the 2015 Under-17 World Cup. Career record: 51 caps and 35 goals for Nigeria; club career at Lille OSC, SSC Napoli, Galatasaray S.K.; honours include African Footballer of the Year.
Career record
| 2017–2019 | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 2018–2019 | Royal Charleroi S.C. |
| 2019–2020 | Lille OSC |
| 2020–2025 | SSC Napoli |
| 2024–2025 | Galatasaray S.K. |
| Nigeria | 51 caps, 35 goals |
Shared the era
Nigeria legends whose careers overlapped Osimhen's