Galatasaray star Victor Osimhen shares the top spot in the scoring race
Galatasaray forward Victor Osimhen shared the top spot in the Süper Lig scoring race with his goals in the Fenerbahçe derby, while coming closer to the record of Icardi, the club history's highest-scoring foreign player.
Wearing the Galatasaray jersey, Victor Osimhen drew attention with his performance in the Fenerbahçe derby, taking another step closer to Mauro Icardi's club record and sharing the top spot in the Süper Lig top scorer race.
Galatasaray, under the management of Okan Buruk, defeated Fenerbahçe in the Süper Lig following their Champions League victory against Lille. 27-year-old Victor Osimhen, who put his team ahead with the goals he scored in the first half of the match, increased his number of goals in derbies played between the two teams over the last 15 years to 5, leaving Alex de Souza behind.
Having reached 8 goals in 7 Süper Lig matches this season after returning from injury and sharing the top spot in the scoring race, the Nigerian footballer has hit the back of the net a total of 68 times in the yellow-red jersey. With this statistic, he reduced the difference to 9 goals with Mauro Icardi's record of 77 goals, who holds the position of the club history's highest-scoring foreign player.
Producing 9 goals and 3 assists in 9 matches for Galatasaray across all competitions this season, Victor Osimhen's market value is listed at 65 million Euros.
Sources
- sabah.com.tr · Link