Ighalo, Ideye Ahead of Osimhen, Ogbeche in 10 Active Nigerian Players With Most Career Goals

• Nigerian players are scattered abroad, plying their trade and making huge amounts of money
• Some of these footballers have continued to score goals for club and country
• Peter Utaka, who has netted 280 goals, leads the top 10 active Nigerian players with most career goals

Nigeria is blessed with an array of talents in football, and some have continued to get goals for country and their respective clubs.

No doubt, Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is currently in the form of his life, having scored 21 Serie A goals this season as he is leading the Partenopei to the Scudetto for the first time in over 30 years.

The 24-year-old has only racked up 106 career goals, and he is in ninth position in the top ten active Nigerian footballers with the most career goals.

AFCON 2013 sensation Brown Ideye is very much in active football as the 34-year-old currently plays for Kuwaiti Division One club Al-Yarmouk. He has 161 career goals so far.

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Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia striker Odion Ighalo has 231 career goals to his name.

The former Manchester United forward registered many Premier League goals for the Red Devils and Watford.

He also had a stint in China, where he featured for Changchun Yatai and Shanghai Shenhua before his move to Saudi Arabia.

Here we look at ten active Nigerian players with the most career goals

10. Sadiq Umar – 105 goals

9. Victor Osimhen – 106 goals

8. Cyriel Dessers – 111 goals

7. Simy Nwankwo – 118 goals

6. Tony Nwakaeme – 126 goals

5. Bartholomeu Ogbeche – 147 goals

4. Brown Ideye – 161 goals

3. Paul Onuachu – 167 goals

2. Odion Ighalo – 231 goals

1. Peter Utaka – 280 goals

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