29.12.2025 23:20
Galatasaray's star Victor Osimhen, who scored 46 goals in a year with both his club and national team, has entered the ranks of the top 5 goal scorers in the world. Osimhen surpassed Argentine footballer Lionel Messi in terms of the number of matches played.
Victor Osimhen, who has broken many records at Galatasaray, managed to break another record in the last days of 2025.
ENTERED THE TOP 4 IN THE WORLD
Osimhen, competing for his country Nigeria in the Africa Cup of Nations, shook the opponent's nets in the match against Tunisia, scoring his 46th goal in 2025. With this goal, he found himself in fourth place when examining the goals scored by players playing in the world's top 20 leagues during club and national team matches throughout 2025.
LEFT LIONEL MESSI BEHIND
In the list where Kylian Mbappe from Real Madrid is at the top with 66 goals, Harry Kane from Bayern Munich is in second place with 60 goals. In third place is a player from Manchester City who scored 57 goals. Messi, who scored 46 goals in 54 matches for Inter Miami and Argentina, lost his 4th place to Osimhen, who reached the same number of goals in 51 matches.
WILL MAKE HISTORY WITH 5 GOALS
Osimhen, who has scored 32 goals for the national team, is also chasing a record in his country. Rashidi Yekini, one of Nigeria's legendary players, is at the top of the list with 37 goals. If Osimhen finds 5 more goals while wearing the national team jersey, he will become his country's all-time top scorer.