Victor Osimhen is a Nigerian professional footballer who currently plays for Serie A side SSC Napoli, check out his brief bio, age, height, salary and net worth, relationship, career, and more.
The 24-year-old striker is one the most prolific and rising young strikers with a proven goal record.
Victor Osimhen Napoli salary, contract, age, height, games stats, FIFA 23 rating
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Osimhen had quite a rough start with Bundesliga side Vfl Wolfsburg but has since become one of the most successful young strikers.
Victor Osimhen brief bio
Victor Osimhen was born on December 29, 1998, in Lagos, Nigeria. The 24-year-old currently lives in Naples, Italy. Vicky has a very close relationship with his sister Blessing and the pair are always up to mischief around the household. The pair admitted that growing up, they gave their mother a hard time.
Career and stats
Victor Osimhen began his footballing career at a local establishment called Ultimate Strikers Academy. The young forward impressed European scouts during his performances in the 2015 FIFA U17 World Cup in Chile. Nigeria lifted the trophy that year and Osimhen lifted both the Golden Boot and Silver Ball.
Victor Osimhen signed his first major contract with German Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg in January 2017. However, following a series of injuries and confidence issues, Victor struggled in the German top division. After spending two years in the league with just 12 appearances and 0 goals, the club loaned him out to Belgian Pro League side Charleroi.
This proved to be the perfect move as the Nigerian forward scored 20 goals in 36 appearances during the 2018/19 season with the Belgian side. His performances earned him a move to Ligue 1 side LOSC Lille in the following season. Vicky made an impressive run in France scoring a brace on his debut. The young striker scored 18 goals and 6 assists that season which won him the โLille Player of the Yearโ, voted by the fans.
He scored his first UEFA Champions League goal during a 2-1 defeat against English side Chelsea. Back in July 31, 2020, Serie A side SSC Napoli signed Victor Osimhen for a whopping club record fee of โฌ70 million.
Age and height
Victor Osimhen is currently 24-year-old and stands at height of 1.86m (6ft 1in).
Contract and salary
Victor Osimhen signed a 5-year contract with Napoli back in September 2020 for โฌ70 Million (ยฃ64.2 Million). Following his new contract, Osimhen earns a whopping annual salary of 5 Million Euro (4.6 Million Pound) per year. This means that Osimhen earns around โฌ24,787 (ยฃ22,729) per day and โฌ1,033 (ยฃ947) per hour.
| Per year | โฌ5,000,000 | ยฃ4,347,826 |
| Per month | โฌ416,667 | ยฃ362,319 |
| Per week | โฌ96,154 | ยฃ83,612 |
| Per day | โฌ13,699 | ยฃ11,912 |
| Per hour | โฌ570 | ยฃ496 |
| Per minute | โฌ10 | ยฃ8 |
Victor Osimhen net worth and market value
According to various sources, Victor Osimhen has an estimated net worth of around 27 Million Euro (24.8 Million Pound). The Nigerian born centre forward is one of the most in-demand players and has a market value of โฌ70 Million (ยฃ64.2 Million).
Relationship
Victor Osimhen is currently single and not in any relationship. Despite newspapers in Italy suggesting that Vicky currently lives with his girlfriend Stephanie in Naples there is no proof to back that report.
In FIFA 23, Osimhen has a rating of 83 and a potential of 89. View all his stats at FIFA Index.