Paul Onuachu Wins Süper Lig Goal of the Season Award After Stunning Overhead Kick for Trabzonspor

Super Eagles forward Paul Onuachu has collected another individual distinction from Turkish football, with his spectacular overhead kick for Trabzonspor being voted the most beautiful goal of the 2025-26 Süper Lig season through a fan poll.

The strike in question came on September 27, 2025, during the seventh matchday of the Turkish top-flight campaign. Meeting a cross delivered from the right flank by teammate Wagner Pina, the towering Nigerian converted with a gravity-defying acrobatic finish in the 35th minute to give Trabzonspor the lead against Fatih Karagümrük. The goal had previously been recognised as the best strike of September before ultimately claiming the season-long award.

Onuachu did not stop there. The 30-year-old went on to score a second goal in the same fixture, completing a brace as Trabzonspor edged out a dramatic 4-3 victory. The performance underlined the striker’s growing importance to the Black Sea club.

Across the full 2025-26 Süper Lig season, Onuachu finished with 22 league goals, placing him among the division’s leading scorers. His output proved central to Trabzonspor securing qualification for European competition — a significant achievement for a club that has historically used continental football as a marker of a successful domestic campaign. Trabzonspor, who won their last Süper Lig title in the 2021-22 season, have leaned heavily on Onuachu’s goal-threat to remain competitive at the top of Turkish football.

For Onuachu personally, the Goal of the Season award represents continued recognition of a career revival in Turkey. After a difficult spell at Southampton in the English Premier League during the 2022-23 season — in which he failed to score in the top flight — the Nigerian returned to form at Trabzonspor, where he had previously impressed on loan. The 2025-26 campaign now stands as arguably his most decorated individual season in Turkey.

At international level, the striker’s form will be closely monitored ahead of Nigeria’s involvement in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, scheduled to be co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico. With 22 Süper Lig goals and a string of individual accolades to his name, Onuachu will be pressing for a prominent role in the Super Eagles‘ attacking setup as the tournament approaches.

Standing at 2.01 metres, Onuachu has long been regarded as one of the most physically imposing strikers in European football. His ability to combine aerial dominance with technical moments of quality — as demonstrated by the award-winning overhead kick — makes him a distinctive option for both club and country heading into what promises to be a defining period of his career.