Victor Osimhen

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Victor Osimhen
Personal information
Full name Victor James Osimhen
Date of birth (1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 VfL Wolfsburg
Number 18
Youth career
0000–2017 Ultimate Strikers Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– VfL Wolfsburg 1 (0)
International career‡
2015 Nigeria U17 7 (10)
2015 Nigeria U20 4 (1)
2017– Nigeria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:15, 13 May 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2017

Victor James Osimhen (born 29 December 1998) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for VfL Wolfsburg.[1]

Club career

Osimhen started his career at the Ultimate Strikers Academy, based in Lagos, Nigeria. In January 2016, after being noticed for his performances at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup, Osimhen committed to a pre-contract with VfL Wolfsburg, stipulating that he would officially join the club in January 2017.[2][3][4][5] On 5 January 2017, Osimhen officially signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with the club, lasting until June 2020.[6][7] On 13 May 2017, Osimhen made his Bundesliga debut for Wolfsburg, coming on as a substitute in the 59th minute in a 1–1 draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach.[8]

International career

Osimhen was named to the squad of the Nigeria under-17 team that won the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile, where Osimhen won the Golden Boot and Silver Ball awards.[9][10] His performances also earned him the CAF Youth Player of the Year award in 2015.[11] Osimhen made his senior debut for Nigeria in a 3–0 friendly win over Togo on 1 June 2017. [12]

Career statistics

As of 13 May 2017[13]
Club Season League Domestic cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VfL Wolfsburg 2016–17 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Honours

International

Nigeria U17

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Victor Osimhen". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Wolfsburg in deal for young Nigerian Victor Osimhen". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Wolfsburg reach agreement with Victor Osimhen". Goal.com. Perform Group. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Wolfsburg snap up Nigeria's U17 World Cup star Victor Osimhen". ESPN FC. ESPN Inc. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Victor Osimhen scores on Wolfsburg debut". Goal.com. Perform Group. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Wolfsburg sign Nigerian teenage striker Victor Osimhen". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Victor Osimhen: Wolfsburg switch was right move to begin my career". ESPN FC. ESPN Inc. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Nigeria wonderkid Victor Osimhen makes Wolfsburg debut". Goal.com. Perform Group. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Golden Eaglets retain their crown". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  10. ^ a b c "Osimhen and Nigeria the big winners". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  11. ^ a b "Osimhen wins Youth Player of the Year". cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Internationals (Sky Sports)". SkySports.
  13. ^ Victor Osimhen at Soccerway

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