Minutes per goal: Napoli’s Osimhen goes past Mbappe, joins Haaland, Lewandowski on best list

The Nigeria worldwide is having fun with arguably the best season of his profession after turning into unstoppable within the Italian prime flight

Tremendous Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has turn out to be one of many world’s most reliable, most dependable, and most prolific aim scorers on the planet this season.

The Napoli frontman has smashed 12 objectives within the Italian Serie A regardless of making simply 14 appearances within the competitors. He additionally boasts 4 assists to deliver his aim contribution within the Italian prime elite division to 16, which is a formidable 36 per cent of Napoli’s 44 objectives this time period.

Curiously, Osimhen’s unimaginable aim output has come from just one,163 minutes spent on the pitch, which suggests the 24-year-old has discovered the again of the web each 96.9 minutes.

And in response to WhoScored, solely Manchester Metropolis’s Erling Haaland (66.7) and Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski (89.1) have wanted fewer minutes per aim in Europe’s prime 5 leagues for gamers who’ve seen over 1,000 minutes of motion.

⚽ Fewest minutes per aim in Europe’s Prime 5 Leagues of gamers to play 1000+ minutes this season:

? Erling Haaland (66.7)
? Robert Lewandowski (89.1)
? Victor Osimhen (96.9) pic.twitter.com/mGsIltarOE

— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) January 18, 2023

With Osimhen climbing to 3rd on the celebrated listing, he has gone previous French Ligue 1’s prime scorer Kylian Mbappe (with 13 objectives), and German Bundesliga’s main goal-getter Christopher Nkunku (12).

Whereas Haaland has not discovered his vary in any of his final three matches, Osimhen’s final league outing was a dominant show towards high-flying Juventus.

Osimhen netted a brace and added an help to assist Napoli hand a 5-1 humiliation to the Outdated Girl.

His contribution has helped Napoli set up a nine-point lead on the prime of the league desk and has made him one of the sought-after strikers on the continent.