{"id":3418,"date":"2026-10-29T15:01:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T15:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/osimhen-nears-galatasarays-all-time-goalscoring-record-for-foreign-players\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T15:01:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T15:01:55","slug":"osimhen-nears-galatasarays-all-time-goalscoring-record-for-foreign-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/osimhen-nears-galatasarays-all-time-goalscoring-record-for-foreign-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Osimhen Nears Galatasaray\u2019s All-Time Goalscoring Record For Foreign Players"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Victor Osimhen is closing in on becoming Galatasaray\u2019s all-time leading foreign goalscorer following his impressive performances for the Turkish giants.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian international has scored 68 goals for the club, putting him third on Galatasaray\u2019s all-time scoring chart. <\/p>\n<p>Mauro Icardi currently leads the foreign goalscorers\u2019 ranking with 77 goals, while Romanian legend Gheorghe Hagi sits in second position with 72 strikes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/osimhen-dedicates-galatasarays-victory-over-fenerbahce-to-coach-buruk\/\">Osimhen Dedicates Galatasaray\u2019s Victory Over Fenerbah\u00e7e To Coach  Buruk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Osimhen moved a step closer to the record after netting a brace in Galatasaray\u2019s 2-1 derby victory over Fenerbah\u00e7e on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old has made an impressive start to the season, recording nine goals and three assists in nine appearances across all competitions for Okan Buruk\u2019s side.<\/p>\n<p>With his prolific form continuing, Osimhen will be eager to maintain his scoring run, climb further up Galatasaray\u2019s all-time goalscoring rankings and further cement his legacy at the Turkish giants.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Complete Sports<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victor Osimhen is closing in on becoming Galatasaray\u2019s all-time leading foreign goalscorer following his impressive performances for the Turkish giants. The Nigerian international has scored 68 goals for the club,&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3418"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3418\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}