Victor Osimhen Profile: Stats, Goals, & Career 2026/27

Victor Osimhen is a Nigerian footballer and Galatasaray striker who is also vice-captain of the Nigeria national team.
This KlinPredict player profile covers his biography, Galatasaray and Nigeria statistics, goals, assists, career record,
Champions League numbers, recent form, injuries, trophies, awards and playing style.

Last updated: 1 October 2026 · Statistics cross-checked against FotMob, Wikipedia, Soccerway/Flashscore and Nigerian and Turkish press reports where available.

Victor Osimhen at a Glance

Victor Osimhen, born on 29 December 1998 in Lagos, Nigeria, is a right-footed striker for Turkish champions
Galatasaray. He is known for his pace, aerial power and finishing, and wears No. 45 for Galatasaray and
No. 9 for Nigeria. At the start of October 2026, his 2026/27 Galatasaray record stands at
4 appearances, 6 goals and 2 assists, all in the Süper Lig, before an adductor strain suffered on 4 September
sidelined him. His senior Nigeria record stands at 51 matches and 35 goals, two short of Rashidi Yekini’s
national-team record of 37.

Osimhen Bio

2026/27 Galatasaray Stats

Osimhen scored in each of Galatasaray’s first four Süper Lig matches of 2026/27 before being forced off after 33 minutes
against Başakşehir on 4 September. He missed the Champions League opener, a 3–1 defeat at Sporting CP on 9 September,
as well as league matches against Kocaelispor and Trabzonspor. Minutes can differ by one or two between providers.

Recent Form

August 2026 was Osimhen’s most productive spell of the new season. He scored 6 goals and supplied 2 assists in four
Süper Lig appearances, including braces against Çorum and Erzurumspor. He also scored in pre-season friendlies against
Rennes and Villarreal. The adductor injury then interrupted the run, and he is now working his way back for the Champions League visit of Barcelona.

Scores are shown from Galatasaray’s perspective. Osimhen played 33 minutes against Başakşehir before the injury. The 9 May match clinched Galatasaray’s
26th Süper Lig title. Recent-form match statistics can vary by provider when assists and individual match events are classified differently.

2026/27 Underlying Numbers

FotMob’s data shows Osimhen taking 35 shots in 303 minutes, 32 of them inside the box and 17 of them headers, for 5.22 expected goals
and 0.78 expected assists. His six goals slightly outperform that xG, which is a typical early-season sample rather than a settled trend.

Champions League Stats & Records

*Career Champions League figures are derived from published European totals split by competition: 5 matches and 2 goals for Lille,
12 and 7 for Napoli, and 10 and 7 for Galatasaray. In 2025/26 he scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 win at Ajax on 5 November 2025,
a brace against Bodø/Glimt and a goal against Liverpool, whom Galatasaray later met again in the round of 16. Osimhen missed the 2026/27 opener at Sporting CP through injury, so his first
appearance of the campaign is expected against Barcelona on 13 October if he recovers in time.

Victor Osimhen Statistical Profile

In 2025/26, Osimhen recorded 22 goals in 33 appearances across all competitions: 15 in 22 Süper Lig matches, 7 in 10 Champions League
matches and none in his single Turkish Cup appearance. Assist totals differ slightly by provider, which is why a range is shown. His season was interrupted by
ankle, hamstring and knee problems and then a broken arm in March, yet Galatasaray still won a second consecutive league title.

Osimhen Season-by-Season Club Record

Totals are all-competition appearances and goals through 4 September 2026 as published in the season totals used by this profile.
Assists: 7 in 2024/25 (5 league, 1 Turkish Cup, 1 Europa League), 7–8 in 2025/26 and 2 so far in 2026/27; older-season assist figures vary
too much between providers to publish reliably. The 2024/25 total of 37 goals is the most by a foreign player in a single season in Turkey.

Senior Career Totals

*European totals combine the Champions League (16 goals) and the Europa League (10 goals). Career totals are as of 4 September 2026 and
exclude international matches.

Osimhen International Career — Nigeria

*Cap totals differ between providers; 51 appearances is the figure used here, while some databases list fewer. Goal totals agree at 35.

2026 Nigeria International Record

Nigeria did not reach the 2026 World Cup, losing the CAF play-off final to DR Congo on penalties on 16 November 2025, a match
Osimhen left at half-time injured. In his absence the Super Eagles beat Madagascar 2–1 on 25 September and lost 3–0 to Guinea-Bissau four days later. Nigeria
return to qualifying in November against Tanzania.

Injuries & Availability

Galatasaray described the September problem as a moderate-to-advanced strain in the right groin area. Reports on 1 October say he is due to resume
individual training this week and is expected to start on the bench against Kasımpaşa on 9 October, with the aim of being ready to start the Champions League
match against Barcelona on 13 October. Return dates are press reports, not club guarantees.

Transfers & Contract

Osimhen came through the Ultimate Strikers Academy in Lagos and joined Wolfsburg in January 2017 after his 2015 Under-17 World Cup
success. After loan and permanent spells in Belgium and France, Napoli signed him in July 2020 for a club-record fee. A failed summer 2024 move to Al-Ahli and a stalled Chelsea deal
led to a loan at Galatasaray, which became a permanent €75 million transfer, the highest fee in Turkish football history, on a contract running to June 2029.

Transfermarkt cut his market value from €75 million to €65 million on 1 October 2026, a four-year low. His peak valuation was €120 million
during his Napoli years.

Honours & Awards

Major Records & Milestones

• First African player to finish as Serie A top scorer; his 26 goals in 2022/23 beat Samuel Eto’o’s record for an African in a single Italian top-flight season.
• Overtook George Weah as the highest-scoring African in Serie A history in May 2023.
• First Nigerian in the Ballon d’Or top ten (8th in 2023) and first Nigerian African Footballer of the Year since Nwankwo Kanu in 1999.
• Scored 37 goals in 2024/25, the most by a foreign player in a single season in Turkey, passing Mário Jardel’s long-standing mark of 34.
• Fastest player in Galatasaray history to reach 50 goals, doing so in 59 appearances on 24 January 2026.
• Became the first foreign player to score a Champions League hat-trick for Galatasaray, at Ajax on 5 November 2025, and passed Obafemi Martins as Nigeria’s all-time top scorer in European competitions.
• Nigeria’s second all-time top scorer with 35 goals, behind Rashidi Yekini on 37.
• Scored 10 goals in seven games to win the Golden Boot and Silver Ball at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
• Signed for €75 million in 2025, the highest transfer fee in Turkish football history.

He was also top scorer in both the 2021 and 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaigns, scoring ten goals in the latter.

Playing Style, Strengths & Tactical Role

Osimhen is a right-footed centre-forward who attacks the space behind defences, wins duels in the air and finishes
with composure from a range of positions. At 185 cm with a strong, wide frame, he can also hold the ball up and bring teammates into play, and he presses actively
when his side lose possession. Nigeria coach Éric Chelle has called him the best striker in the world, and his style is often compared with Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland.

Career Development

Osimhen’s path has been far from conventional. Born in Lagos and raised in the Olusosun area, he sold items in traffic as a boy before his ten-goal run at the
2015 Under-17 World Cup brought a move to Wolfsburg. A difficult start in Germany was followed by a rebuilding loan at Charleroi (20 goals), an 18-goal season at Lille and then
Napoli, where he won the 2022/23 Scudetto and finished as Serie A’s top scorer. Despite a skull fracture in 2021 and a dispute with the club in 2024, he rebuilt his career at Galatasaray,
winning back-to-back league titles, a Turkish Cup and a domestic top-scorer award. The next step is staying fit: a string of muscle injuries and a broken arm have cost him matches in each of the last two seasons.

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Sources & Data Notes

This profile combines published statistical databases with club, federation and national press reporting. Season totals, assist figures, minutes
and cap counts may differ between providers because statistical companies use different definitions for assists, appearances and minutes. Injury return dates are press reports and can change.

• FotMob — Victor Osimhen player profile
• Wikipedia — Victor Osimhen career and honours

Data on this page is updated as new matches and official records become available. Always check the latest competition
and club figures before using statistics for time-sensitive analysis.