Victor Osimhen

The boy from Lagos has gained notoriety for having a tremendous entourage going around with him, and of course such a large group calls for more than a pair of wheels!

Born on December 29th, 1998, in Lagos Nigeria, he began his career at local establishment Ultimate Strikers Academy. The forward caught the eyes of European scouts on the back of his performances in the 2015 FIFA U17 World Cup in Chile where he awarded both the Golden Boot and Silver Ball as Nigeria lifted the trophy. German Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg were the first to the youngsters signature and he joined them in January 2017. Unfortunately a host of niggling injures and confidence issues saw the once promising starlet struggle in the German top division and after two years which yielded only 12 appearances and 0 goals he moved away on loan to Belgian Pro League side Charleroi in an attempt resurrect his career. The 2018/19 season saw the striker come to fore once again with 20 goals in 36 appearances for the Belgian side which in turn led to a move to Ligue 1 side LOSC Lille the following season. Vicky hit the ground running in France with a brace in his debut as Lille dispatched of their opponents Nantes 2-1 in a league fixture. The striker’s 18 goals and 6 assists saw him voted ‘Lille Player of the Year’ by the fans. He would also open his account in the UEFA Champions League scoring in a 2-1 defeat against English opposition Chelsea. On July 31st, 2020, Serie A outfit SSC Napoli paid a club record fee of €70 million to secure the services of the Nigerian goal machine. During preseason Vicky scored back-to-back hat-tricks to show a glimpse of what the Naples’ faithful could come to expect.