Victor James Osimhen was born 29 December 1998 is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Galatasaray, on loan from Serie A club Napoli, and the Nigeria national team. He is known for his gait, strength and athleticism.
Born in ojota lagos state Nigeria , Osimhen began his senior career in Germany at VfL Wolfsburg in 2017.Following a season and a half at the club, he moved to Belgian side Charleroi on loan in 2018–2019, before moving to Ligue 1 with Lille, scoring eighteen goals in his sole season with the French club.
In 2020,victor Osimhen transferred to Serie A side Napoli for a club-record fee of €90 million and won the Serie A Best Youngest Player award in the 2021–2022 season. In his following campaign, he finished as the league’s top scorer with 26 goals, it,s record-high for an African player, as he helped Napoli win a first Serie A title in 33 years. .
Osimhen won the Golden Boot award at the 2015 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in the year 2015, and played at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2019 and 2023. He is currently the joint-second all-time highest goalscorer of the Nigeria national team. On 29 May 2023, Osimhen was made a Member of the Federal Republic by President Muhammadu Buhari,the Nigerian president.
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