23.10.2026 14:10
A post made in 2015 about Galatasaray's star Victor Osimhen has drawn attention again. It has emerged that a football fan recommended the Nigerian footballer, who scored 10 goals in the U17 World Cup when he was only 16, to Şanlıurfaspor. The post about Osimhen, who years later became one of the important strikers in world football, surprised football fans.
A striking social media post about the early years of Nigerian star Victor Osimhen's career, who wears the Galatasaray jersey, has resurfaced. In the message dated November 10, 2015, it was seen that a football fan recommended Osimhen, who at that time was still preparing to make a name for himself in European football, to Şanlıurfaspor.
HE RECOMMENDED HIM TO ŞANLIURFASPOR IN 2015
In the post made by a user named Mehmet Emin Yıldız on X, a call was made to Şanlıurfaspor to transfer the Nigerian striker.
The post included the following statements:
"Şanlıurfaspor club, if you can get a 17-year-old boy named Victor Osimhen, get him. He scored 11 goals in the U17 World Cup."
YEARS LATER HE BECAME A GALATASARAY STAR
Osimhen, who played an important role in Nigeria's U17 World Cup championship in 2015, went on to become one of Europe's leading strikers in the following years. The star footballer, who wore the jerseys of Wolfsburg, Charleroi, Lille and Napoli, later transferred to Galatasaray. The fact that Osimhen was recommended to Şanlıurfaspor by a Turkish football fan while he was still at the beginning of his career drew attention again years later.
THE DETAIL IN THE POST DREW ATTENTION
Although the 2015 post stated that Osimhen scored 11 goals in the U17 World Cup, the Nigerian footballer had completed the tournament as top scorer with 10 goals. In addition, he was 16 years old on the date the post was made.