07.04.2025 16:10
Galatasaray's loan star Victor Osimhen scored 28 goals in 32 matches while wearing the yellow-red jersey. The 26-year-old Nigerian forward, who had his most prolific season with Napoli, scored 31 goals in 39 matches during the 2022-2023 season, leading them to victory in Serie A. If he manages to score 4 more goals in the remainder of the season, he will break his career record.
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Victor Osimhen, who was surprisingly loaned from Italy's Napoli team at the beginning of the season, is playing an important role in Cimbom's championship struggle with the goals he scores. The Nigerian striker is very close to having the best season of his career in the yellow-red jersey.
32 SCORING 28 GOALS IN 32 MATCHES
This season, Victor Osimhen has shown a successful performance in the yellow-red jersey, scoring 28 goals in 32 matches across all competitions, getting very close to the season in which he scored the most goals in his career. The 26-year-old forward will break his career record if he scores 4 more goals in the remaining matches of the season.
CAREER SEASON AT NAPOLI: 39 MATCHES, 31 GOALS
Victor Osimhen had his best season in his career while wearing the Napoli jersey during the period when he became the Serie A champion. Osimhen, who celebrated the championship joy with Napoli in the 2022-2023 season, scored 26 goals in 32 league matches. He reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League with the Italian representative, scoring 5 goals in 6 matches in this organization. The Nigerian striker did not contribute to the score in one match he played in the Coppa Italia. In that season, Osimhen scored 31 goals in 39 matches.
SCORED 20 GOALS IN THE SUPER LEAGUE
Victor Osimhen scored 20 goals in the Super League this season. The Nigerian star played in 23 matches in the league with the yellow-red jersey. Osimhen, who celebrated a goal in 13 of those matches, shook the opponent's nets a total of 20 times. In those matches, Osimhen made a hat-trick against Onvo Antalyaspor, scored two goals in 5 matches, and one goal in 7 matches.
AT THE TOP OF THE GOAL SCORING RACE
Having shaken the opponent's nets 20 times in the league this season, Osimhen is at the top of the goal-scoring race. Victor Osimhen, who scored 20 goals in 23 matches in the Super League, is the league's top scorer. The Nigerian star is followed by Krzysztof Piatek from RAMS Başakşehir with 19 goals and Simon Banza from Trabzonspor with 17 goals.
SHOWED GOOD PERFORMANCE IN EUROPE
Osimhen's successful performance in the UEFA Europa League was not enough for the yellow-reds to advance to the next round. The Nigerian star scored 6 goals in 7 matches in the Europa League this season. Osimhen, who did not score in the first two matches, shook the opponent's nets in the following 5 matches. The 26-year-old striker scored two goals against Tottenham and AZ Alkmaar, and one goal against Dinamo Kiev and Ajax, totaling 6 goals.
SCORED 3 GOALS IN DERBIES
Victor Osimhen scored 3 goals in 5 derbies against Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş. In the 10th week of the league, Osimhen scored 1 goal in the 2-1 victory against Beşiktaş, and he also scored 2 goals in the match played against Fenerbahçe in the Ziraat Turkey Cup at Ülker Stadium.
LOVES TO OPEN THE SCORING
Victor Osimhen opened the scoring in 9 of his 28 goals. This season, Osimhen, who scored a total of 28 goals across all competitions, was the player who scored the first goal in 9 matches. The Nigerian striker broke the deadlock 8 times in the Super League matches and was also the player who scored the first goal in the Fenerbahçe derby in the Ziraat Turkey Cup. In the 9 matches where Osimhen opened the scoring, the yellow-red team won 7 times, while they drew 3-3 with Kasımpaşa twice.
FILLED IN FOR MAURO ICARDI
Victor Osimhen carried the scoring burden in the absence of Mauro Icardi, who ended the season due to injury. Icardi, who played a leading role in the successes of the last 2 seasons in the yellow-red team, ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in the match against Tottenham in the UEFA Europa League on November 7, 2024. Osimhen, who emerged as a key player in Galatasaray, which did not get the desired performance from Michy Batshuayi, became the name that carried the team in Icardi's absence. The Nigerian striker scored 28 goals in 32 matches across all competitions and became the top scorer of his team this season.
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