Victor Osimhen has been nominated for the world's best footballer award.

Galatasaray's Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen has been nominated for the world's best footballer award by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics.

OSIMHEN IN THE 30-MAN LIST

The candidates for the world's best footballer award organized by IFFHS for the year 2024 have been announced. Victor Osimhen is also included in the 30-man candidate list. Here is the candidate list;

• Erling Haaland
• Jude Bellingham
• Kylian Mbappe
• Phil Foden
• Bukayo Saka
• Florian Wirtz
• Jamal Musiala
• Rodri
• Lamine Yamal
• Declan Rice
• Cole Palmer
• Harry Kane
• Martin Odegaard
• William Saliba
• Ruben Dias
• Nico Williams
• Toni Kroos
• Dani Olmo
• Dani Carvajal
• Fabian Ruiz
• Cody Gakpo
• Vinicius Junior
• Federico Valverde
• Rodrygo
• Lautaro Martinez
• Victor Osimhen
• James Rodriguez
• Ademola Lookman
• Akram Afif
• Alphonso Davies

HIS OVERHEAD KICK SHOOK THE WORLD

Osimhen, who scored a sensational goal in the last match against Antalyaspor, made headlines in both Turkey and the world with his overhead kick. Moreover, the Nigerian forward jumped to a height of 2.32 meters. This goal is among the two overhead kick goals that surpassed the 2.30-meter barrier in the history of world football. The 25-year-old striker also came very close to Cristiano Ronaldo's goal, which is the highest overhead kick goal in history, scored at 2.38 meters.

GALATASARAY PERFORMANCE

Victor Osimhen, who was loaned from the Italian team Napoli at the beginning of the season, started his career at Galatasaray like a dream. Osimhen played in 5 matches with Cimbom, 4 of which were in the starting eleven. The 25-year-old striker recorded 3 goals and 3 assists in these matches.