Top Nigerian strikers in Europe this season

Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City)

Nigerian players have been doing well for their clubs this season and some have scored and got assists for the their various clubs. We take a look at some of the top strikers this season in Europe.

Akinkunmi Amoo plays for Hammarby in Sweden. The midfielder has been an integral part of Hammarby's good form this season. He scored his 8th goal of the season on Sunday and also got an assist in Hammarby's victory over Ostersunds FK.

The former Golden Eaglets star has 12 goal contributions this season. He has 8 goals and 4 assists for Hammarby.

Slovan Bratislava's Ezekiel Henty is in fine form and has scored 10 goals for the club this season. He has scored four goals in the Fortuna Liga, 2 in the Europa League qualifiers, 2 in the Champions League qualifiers and 2 in the Conference league.

In Spain, Umar Sadiq continued from where he stopped last season for UD Almeria. He has contributed 11 goals to Almeria, getting 8 goals and three assists. He will hope to keep scoring as Almeria strives to make a return to the La Liga.

Taiwo Awoniyi has been a revelation in the German Bundesliga. The former Liverpool player has now scored 11 goals for Union Berlin this season. He scored his 7th Bundesliga goal at the weekend. He scored two goals in the UEFA Conference League qualifiers and has scored 2 goals in the Conference League.

Former MFM of Lagos striker, Stephen Odey has found his form at Randers and he has scored 9 goals this season in the league and the UEFA Conference League.

Genk's Paul Onuachu has scored 11 goals this season although he has missed three penalties within this period. He has scored 9 goals in the Jupiler league and has scored one in the Europa League and the Champions League qualification series.

Napoli's Victor Osimhen has scored 9 goals this season. He has 5 goals in the Serie A and 4 in the Europa League.

Though he has not scored many goals this season, Kelechi Iheanacho has contributed to 8 goals. He has scored 3 goals and has 5 assists for Leicester, making him one of the top Nigerian forwards in Europe.

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Bethel Kalu is a passionate sports writer whose love for writing began as a young boy. He has been writing sports for 7 years has over 500 articles written by him.

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