Outshining the legends: How Osimhen beat Messi, Ronaldo, Benzema, Drogba to first career 100

The Nigerian worldwide has been in sensational type for Napoli all season, and he reached a number of new landmarks in Reggio nell’Emilia on Friday evening

Tremendous Eagles striker Victor Osimhen climbed to dizzying new heights on Friday night following his objective in Napoli’s simple 2-0 victory over Sassuolo on the MAPEI Stadium – Città del Tricolore.

After good teammate Khvicha Kvaratskhelia nabbed the opener, Osimhen doubled Napoli’s benefit within the thirty third minute with an virtually inconceivable strike.

Holding off the problem of a Sassuolo defender, Osimhen created sufficient room to crash residence a right-footed effort from a decent angle that beat goalkeeper Consigli on his close to put up.

The strike was Osimhen’s 18 league objective of an distinctive marketing campaign, extending his lead on the high of the Serie A goalscorer chart to 6 objectives. His closest challengers, Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman and Inter Milan’s Lauraro Martinez, have every solely managed 12 objectives.

Apparently, that objective towards Sassuolo takes Victor Osimhen to 100 profession objectives since he turned an expert.

Not together with the eleven objectives he acquired for the Golden Eaglets on the best way to serving to Nigeria declare a fifth FIFA U17 World Cup in 2015, Osimhen has now bagged a century of objectives in 198 appearances for 3 golf equipment and his nation.

Residing with the legends

Remarkably, it has taken Osimhen fewer video games to achieve his first 100 objectives than PSG icon Lionel Messi (210 matches), Actual Madrid ace Karim Benzema (235), Chelsea legend Didier Drogba (236), AC Milan nice Zlatan Ibrahimovic (265), and Portuguese famous person Cristiano Ronaldo (301).

Regardless of representing 4 golf equipment to date, Osimhen’s objectives have been within the colors of three.

After leaving Wolfsburg with out scoring in 16 video games for the Germans, Osimhen notched 20 objectives in 36 appearances for Belgium’s RSC Charleroi.

The Nigerian striker discovered the again of the online 18 occasions in 38 video games for LOSC Lille, and, on the final depend, he has scored 47 objectives (and added 13 assists) in 85 matches for Napoli.

Osimhen has additionally registered 15 objectives in 23 appearances for Nigeria’s Tremendous Eagles.

The 24-year-old has scored in all however three of the competitors he has performed in, with the three being the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, and Coppa Italia.

Nonetheless, the previous Lille ahead has made his mark within the Serie A (42 objectives, probably the most of any Nigerian within the competitors), Ligue 1 (13 objectives), Jupiler Professional League (12), Champions League (3), Europa League (4), Coupe de la Ligue (2). Others embody the Coupe de France (1), Jupiler Professional League playoff Europa League (3), JPL Playoff II (4), and Beker van Belgie (1).

A number of particular person awards have flowed in Osimhen’s path after his wonderful scoring run, together with being awarded the 2022 Serie A Finest Younger Participant, 2020 Prix Marc-Vivien Foé, and 2020 Lille Participant of the Season, amongst others.

Barring a monumental collapse, Osimhen will win his first membership honour this season as his Napoli are favourites to raise a primary Serie A title in over thirty years.

The Neapolitans presently have a major 18-point lead over second-place Inter Milan on the high of the Italian league desk.