Victor Osimhen
(Victor James Osimhen)
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Born
1998 (27 years old)
Lagos, NigeriaPosition
Forward
Status
Active
Ethnicity
Black
Team Number
45
Height
186cm / 6'1"
Weight
172 lbs
Outfitter
Kit
Market Value
on loan
Wage Year
€100K
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Sport
SoccerTeam
Galatasaray
2nd Team
Nigeria
League
Turkish Super Lig
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Victor James Osimhen MFR (born 29 December 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Galatasaray on loan from Serie A club Napoli and the Nigeria national team. Considered one of the best strikers in the world, he is known for his elite finishing, pace, strength and athleticism.
Born in Nigeria, Osimhen began his senior career in Germany at VfL Wolfsburg in 2017. Following a season and a half at the club, he moved to Belgian side Charleroi on loan in 2018–19, before moving to France at Lille. He made his European football debut with the French club during the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League. In 2020, Osimhen transferred to Serie A club Napoli for a club-record fee of €70 million. He won the Serie A Best Young Player award in the 2021–22 season. He is the highest goalscoring African in the Serie A and currently holds the record for the most goals scored by an African in a single season.
Osimhen won the Golden Boot award at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which Nigeria won. He made his senior international debut in June 2017 and played at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. He is currently the ninth all-time highest goalscorer of the Nigeria national team.
0 goals scored in the current 2026-2027 Season
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 Turkish Super Lig |  Galatasaray | 2025-2026 | |
| Turkish Super Lig |  Galatasaray | 2024-2025 | |
 African Footballer of the Year |  Napoli | 2023 | |
 Italian Serie A Capocannoniere | Napoli | 2022-2023 | |
 Italian Serie A | Napoli | 2022-2023 |
Milestones
 UEFA Champions League Player Of The Match | Galatasaray | 2025-09-30 | |
 Serie A Footballer of the Year | Napoli | 2023-12-31 | |
| UEFA Champions League Player Of The Match | Napoli | 2023-09-20 | |
| UEFA Champions League Player Of The Match | Napoli | 2023-03-15 | |
 Serie A Hat-Trick | Napoli | 2022-10-29 |
Former Youth Teams
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Former Senior Teams
 Nigeria U17 | 2015 | International | - | - | |
 Nigeria U23 | 2015-2019 | International | - | - | |
 Wolfsburg | 2017-2019 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Charleroi | 2018-2019 | Loan | - | - | |
| Charleroi | 2019 | Permanent | - | - | |
 Lille | 2019-2020 | Permanent | - | - |
Former Club Staff
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Contracts
 Napoli | 2020-2025 | - |
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Collections
Africa Cup of Nations Goalscorers 2025
Statistics
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