Victor Osimhen Achieves Goalscoring Feat No Ligue 1 Player Has Managed In 3 Years
Published: September 13, 2019Nigeria starlet Victor Osimhen was once again on target as Lille claimed a 2-1 win against Angers SCO on match day five in the French Ligue 1 on Friday.
In doing so, the former Wolfsburg striker became the first player to score 5 goals or more in his first 5 Ligue 1 games since Mario Balotelli in September-October 2016, according to the statisticians at OPTA.
Osimhen bagged a brace on the opening matchday against Nantes and scored twice again in his second consecutive home game vs Saint-étienne, before taking his tally to five league goals this evening.
Against Angers SCO, Lille took a one-goal lead into the break thanks to their Nigerian number 7, who bundled the ball home after goalkeeper Butelle spilled a shot taken by Jonathan Bamba.
Of the seven goals scored by Lille in the Ligue 1 so far this season, Osimhen has accounted for five goals (approximately 70 percent).
The 20-year-old opened his goalscoring account for the Super Eagles in Tuesday's 2-2 draw against Ukraine at the Dnipro Arena.
Igho Kingsley
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