Victor James Osimhen (born 29 December 1998) is a Nigerian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
striker
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for club
Napoli and the
Nigeria national team.
Born in Nigeria, Osimhen began his senior career in Germany at
VfL Wolfsburg in 2017. Following a season and a half at the club, he moved to Belgian side
Charleroi
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Lille
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. In 2020, Osimhen transferred to Serie A club Napoli for a club-record fee of €70 million. He won the
Serie A Best Young Player award in the 2021–22 season.
Osimhen won the Golden Boot award at the
2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup
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Host selection
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, which Nigeria won. He made his senior international debut in June 2017 and played at the
2019 Africa Cup of Nations
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Early life
Osimhen was born in
Lagos (but he grew up in Olusosun) to parents from