Profile of Victor Osimhen: Religion, Career, Family and More!

GBS - Victor James Osimhen or better known as Victor Osimhen, born on 29 December 1998 is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Napoli and the Nigeria national team. Osimhen started his career at Ultimate Strikers Academy, based in Lagos, Nigeria. 

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CAREER

VfL Wolfsburg (2017 – 2019)

On 5 January 2017, Osimhen officially signed a three-and-a-half year contract with the club, lasting until June 2020. On 13 May, Osimhen made his Bundesliga debut for Wolfsburg, coming on as a 59th minute substitute in a 1–1 draw against Borussia Monchengladbach.

He made his full Bundesliga debut on 28 January 2018 against Hannover, playing the full 90 minutes in their 1–0 win.

On 22 August 2018, Osimhen joined Belgian club Charleroi on a season-long loan, after failing to score in 16 appearances for Wolfsburg.

Charleroi (2019)

Osimhen made his debut on September 1 against Excel Mouscron. Osimhen made his full debut on 22 September, scoring his first goal as a professional with a backheel against Waasland-Beveren.

After a successful spell with the Belgian side, playing 36 games and scoring 20 goals, Charleroi activated their option for Osimhen following his satisfactory performances while on loan.

Lille (2019 – 2020)

In July 2019, Osimhen signed with Lille OSC. On 11 August 2019, he made his Ligue 1 debut for the club, scoring twice in a 2–1 win against Nantes.

Osimhen was named the Ligue 1 Player of the Month for September 2019, having scored two goals and provided two assists in Lille's five league games.

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Osimhen scored his first goal in the UEFA Champions League on 2 October 2019, coming in a 1-2 home loss to English club Chelsea. The Nigerian finished the season as Lille's top scorer, with 13 goals in 25 Ligue 1 games, and 18 goals in all competitions.

Napoli (2020 – present)

On 31 July 2020, Serie A club Napoli announced the signing of Osimhen, for a fee of €70 million which could potentially rise to €80 million with add-ons.

On 17 October 2020, Osimhen scored his first goal for Napoli in a 4-1 win against Atalanta.

INTERNATIONAL CAREER

Osimhen was named in the Nigerian under-17 team squad that won the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile, where Osimhen won the Golden Boot and Silver Ball awards.

In March 2019, Osimhen was left out of the Super Eagles squad to represent the Nigeria U23 team as they trailed by two goals against their Libyan opponents and scored three goals in the return game against Libya in Asaba.

On 14 August 2019, the Nigerian national team coach, Gernot Rohr invited Osimhen to play a friendly match against Ukraine which was played on 10 September 2019 at the Dnipro Arena, Ukraine which ended in a 2–2 draw.

The following is Osimhen's history with the Nigerian national team since 2015:

• Nigeria U17 : 2015
• Nigeria U23 : 2015–2019
• Nigeria : 2017–until now

AWARD

Nigeria U17

• FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2015

Nigeria

• Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2019

Individual

• African U-17 Championship Golden Boot: 2015
• FIFA U-17 World Cup Golden Boot: 2015
• FIFA U-17 World Cup Silver Ball: 2015
• CAF Youth Player of the Year: 2015
• UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month: September 2019
• Prix ​​Marc-Vivien Foe: 2020
• Lille Player of the Season: 2019–20

Victor Osimhen's biodata and religion are of concern to Italian football lovers. Because he has successfully scored many goals for Napoli this season. The number 9 player at the pride of the City of Naples until the 22nd week of the Italian Serie A has scored 19 goals.

It is known that Victor Osimhen adheres to Christianity. He once uploaded a post on his personal Instagram account with the inscription of one of the verses in the Bible, Psalm 35. His dream of becoming a world footballer was not achieved as easily as turning his palm.

Victor Osimhen had to lose his beloved mother when he was little. It didn't stop there, he and his five siblings were forced to work on the streets to help meet the needs of the family. The father also had to lose his livelihood.

This condition did not make Victor Osimhen forget his dream of becoming a professional footballer. He often set aside a little money to finance his schooling. Apart from selling gallons of water, in his childhood he did not forget to make time to play soccer with his friends.

It was so difficult that Victor Osimhen had to wear used soccer shoes he found in a landfill. His life got better after he was called up to be included in the Nigeria U-17 national team squad which will compete in the 2015 U-17 World Cup in Chile.

Victor Osimhen successfully won the title of top scorer in this prestigious youth football event with 10 goals. Not only that, he also brought home the award as the best player in the 2015 U-17 World Cup.

One of the important figures in Victor Osimhen's success in the world of football is Emmanuel Amunike. The U-17 Nigerian national team coach has no doubts about the abilities of the young Nigerian players.

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