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Galatasaray SK has signed V. Osimhen from Napoli for 75 millions

V. Osimhen

Victor James Osimhen
26
years
NGA
Nigeria
78
kgs
For
position
186
cms
45
shirt number
39.15
M.€
91
ELO

Born on 29 December 1998 in Lagos

Personal data
Country of birth
Nigeria Nigeria
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Africa
Region of birth
Africa Occidental
Career details
Status
World class
Current club
Galatasaray SK Galatasaray SK
Current competition
Turkish Süper Lig Turkish Süper Lig
Previous club
Napoli Napoli
Previous competition
Serie A Serie A
Historic team
Napoli Napoli
Historical competition
Serie A Serie A
Last number
45
Most common shirt number
9
Other shirt numbers
9, 15, 16, 21, 3, 13

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 38 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
1
Galatasaray SK
Galatasaray SK 95 36 30 5 1 91 31 +60
2
Fenerbahçe
Fenerbahçe 84 36 26 6 4 90 39 +51
3
Samsunspor
Samsunspor 64 36 19 7 10 55 41 +14
4
Beşiktaş
Beşiktaş 62 36 17 11 8 59 36 +23
5
İstanbul Başakşehir
İstanbul Başakşehir 54 36 16 6 14 60 56 +4

Position on the pitch

Main position
Forward 97%
Other positions
  • Right winger 3%
ST
RW
Football pitch

Attributes

90
pace
69
shot
64
pass
82
Dribbling
43
defence
84
physical

Rating progression

91 ▲ 91
106661 17
2760 17
7514 18
3015 19
1777 20
1192 24
Highest value in career
91 (2025)
Rankings
General
59º
Age
11º
By country
1º
By position
22º F
By position
13º ST ST

Evolution of market value

39 M€ ▲ 39.1
106661 17
2760 17
7514 18
3015 19
1777 20
1192 24
Highest value in career
41.4M (2024)
Rankings
General
298º
Age
34º
By country
1º
By position
80º F
By position
35º ST ST
Contract information
Start of contract
01/09/2020
End of contract
30/06/2026
FINAL YEAR OF CONTRACT
Contract length
04/08/2031
Last signing
30/06/2025
Total transfer window transactions
108M€

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
25/26 31/07/2025
Napoli
Napoli
Galatasaray SK
Galatasaray SK
75M Transfer
25/26 30/06/2025
Galatasaray SK
Galatasaray SK
Napoli
Napoli
End of loan
24/25 04/09/2024
Napoli
Napoli
Galatasaray SK
Galatasaray SK
Loan
23/24 23/12/2023
Napoli
Napoli
Escudo
Renewal
20/21 31/07/2020
Lille
Lille
Napoli
Napoli
70M Transfer
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 167M

Professional performance

Average number of goals
Calendar year 28
28
1
87
Last 6 months 22
23
1.05
88
Last 365 days 47
42
0.89
85
Last 3 years 130
96
0.74
83
Last 5 years 205
135
0.66
81
Career 313
187
0.6
77

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Galatasaray SK
Galatasaray SK
2024/25
41 37 7 8 0 41 38 3 3237' 26 8.7 85
Turkish Süper Lig
Turkish Süper Lig
30 26 5 4 0 30 28 2 2385' 26 8.8 85
Turkish Cup
Turkish Cup
4 5 1 1 0 4 3 1 258' 26 7.3 89
Europa League
Europa League
7 6 1 3 0 7 7 0 594' 26 6.8 83
Napoli
Napoli
2023/24
32 17 3 6 1 32 27 5 2475' 25 6.8 83
Napoli
Napoli
2022/23
39 31 4 5 0 39 35 4 3007' 24 8.1 82
Napoli
Napoli
2021/22
32 18 2 5 1 32 26 6 2315' 23 7.6 79
Napoli
Napoli
2020/21
30 10 3 5 1 30 19 11 1883' 22 6.5 74

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Napoli
Napoli
4 133 107 9680' 76 24
Galatasaray SK
Galatasaray SK
1 41 38 3237' 37 8
Lille
Lille
1 38 33 3012' 18 5
Charleroi
Charleroi
1 36 32 2935' 20 3
Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg
2 16 3 332' 0 1
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
Serie A
Serie A
4 108 91 8156' 65 20
Süper Lig
Süper Lig
1 30 28 2385' 26 4
Ligue 1
Ligue 1
1 27 25 2289' 13 4
Pro League
Pro League
1 25 22 2029' 12 1
Champions League
Champions League
3 17 15 1334' 9 3

For the national team

3785
41 times at International
1 once at U23
8 times at U17
26
Average number of goals
0.63
8
1
0
Other information
Times called up
49
Matches as a starter
34
Off the bench
7
Debut
1/6/2017
Age on debut
18.4 years
Last match
25/3/2025
Age in last game
26.2 years

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Nigeria
Nigeria
2025
2 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 164' 26 7.8 88
African WC Qual.
African WC Qual.
2 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 164' 26 7.8 88
Nigeria
Nigeria
2024
11 3 1 0 0 11 8 3 793' 25 6 81
Nigeria
Nigeria
2023
5 5 0 0 0 5 5 0 410' 24 6.5 83
Nigeria
Nigeria
2022
4 5 2 0 0 4 4 0 360' 23 7.5 79
Nigeria
Nigeria
2021
8 5 1 0 0 8 8 0 687' 22 6.7 77

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Nigeria
Nigeria
9 41 34 3086' 26 1
Nigeria U17
Nigeria U17
1 7 7 630' 10 1
Nigeria U23
Nigeria U23
1 1 0 27' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
CAF Qualifying
CAF Qualifying
7 16 12 1120' 17 0
WC Qual. Africa
WC Qual. Africa
3 10 10 865' 7 0
CAF
CAF
2 8 7 672' 1 0
World Cup U17
World Cup U17
1 7 7 630' 10 1
International Friendly
International Friendly
4 7 5 429' 1 1

Titles

  • 2
    Top scorer
    Top scorer
  • Under-17 World Cup champion
    Under-17 World Cup champion
  • Under-23 Africa Cup winner
    Under-23 Africa Cup winner

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day
First goal for the team
Galatasaray SK
Galatasaray SK
28 SEP. 24
25 years

Best performances