Victor Osimhen Stats This Season For Galatasaray

By Agboola Ibrahim

Victor Osimhen, Nigeria professional player and Galatasaray significant striker is having an incredible stats this season for the club Galatasaray.

In the last match versus Antalyaspor, Victor Osimhen who is just returning from injury has completed 7 goals contribution in 5 games for Galatasaray. He has now scored three goals and four assists in just five matches for the Turkish side since joining on loan from Napoli.

Victor Osimhen created an epic moment against Antalyaspor when he came off bench to score a legendary acrobatic and wrap up the match. The Nigerian forward started the match on the bench and replaced Mauro Icardi, who had already scored twice to put Galatasaray in control.

Victor's 13 minutes presence on the pitch witnessed two goals which one was ruled out as offside. The second goal was also called for VAR verification to check if the spectacular bicycle kick was through a foul. The VAR checking found no foul.

Speaking after the match, Victor Osimhen said:
“I wanted to do it the first time, but a player got in front of me. If I had touched it, it would’ve been a free kick, so I left it. I’ve wanted to score this goal for a long time, and it came at the perfect time—it’s ballistic.”

Speaking further, the Nigerian forward also expresses his desire to score as many goals as possible. He also expressed hope for his bicycle-kick goal to be selected for Pukas Award.

🗣️Victor Osimhen after the match: I want to score as many goals as I can for this team. Whenever I get the chance, I will fight for the team and also make assists.

My goal could be a candidate for the Puskas Award"