Osimhen is Galatasaray's fifth highest-scoring foreign player in history
Galatasaray's Nigerian star Victor Osimhen has become the fifth highest-scoring foreign player in the history of the yellow-and-red club.
The Yellow-Red team visited Dutch representative Ajax yesterday in the fourth week of the Champions League. Osimhen, who scored Galatasaray's goals in the 3-0 victory, achieved another important statistic.
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Playing his 52nd official match for the Yellow-Red team, Osimhen reached a total of 46 goals for Galatasaray with his hat trick yesterday. The Nigerian striker surpassed Wesley Sneijder, who scored 45 goals, to enter the top 5 most prolific foreign players in club history. The list of the club's top foreign goal scorers is led by Gheorghe Hagi with 72 goals, followed by Mauro Icardi with 67, Milan Baros with 61, and Bafetimbi Gomis with 51.
Top of the Champions League scoring charts
Victor Osimhen tops the Champions League scoring charts with 6 goals. This season, Osimhen has scored 1 goal against English side Liverpool, 2 against Norwegian team Bodo/Glimt, and 3 against Ajax, making him the top scorer in the first four weeks of the Champions League. The Nigerian striker is followed by Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe, Bayern Munich's Harry Kane, and Manchester City's Erling Haaland, each with five goals.
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Victor Osimhen tops the Champions League scoring charts
Victor Osimhen tops the Champions League scoring charts with 6 goals. This season, Osimhen has scored 1 goal against English side Liverpool, 2 against Norwegian team Bodo/Glimt, and 3 against Ajax, making him the top scorer in the Champions League's first four weeks. Scored his 12th goal in European competitions in the yellow-and-red jersey
Victor Osimhen has reached 12 goals in European competitions with Galatasaray.
The 26-year-old star striker, now in his second season with the yellow-and-red team, played in his 10th European cup match. Having scored 9 goals in the previous 9 matches, Osimhen closed out the 10th match with 3 goals, bringing his total to 12. Osimhen surpassed Mario Jardel and Gheorghe Hagi, who each scored 11 goals, in the ranking of foreign players with the most goals in Europe wearing the yellow-and-red jersey. The Nigerian star is now tied for the top spot in this category with Milan Baros and Shabani Nonda, who each have 12 goals.
He was named “Man of the Match” three times in the Champions League
Victor Osimhen was named “man of the match” in three consecutive Champions League games this season. The Nigerian striker earned the award for his impressive performances in back-to-back Champions League matches against Liverpool, Bodo/Glimt, and Ajax.
