Süper Lig 26/27: Two Africans lead the scoring charts

20.09.26 13:00 Super Lig Turkey

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After scoring a hat-trick against Istanbul-based club Başakşehir, Gift Orban joined Victor Osimhen at the top of the Turkish league's scoring charts.

Gift Orban, a future “Super Eagle”?

The Nigerian stood out in the promoted side Amedspor's emphatic 5-0 victory. He drew level with his compatriot, who has also scored six goals this season.

With six goal contributions to his name (five goals and one assist), he is one of the most prolific Nigerian players in Europe this 2026-2027 season.

He would be an excellent addition to the Nigerian national team, which will soon be able to count on another top-level striker.

Now 24, Gift Orban plays for Amedspor on loan from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, with whom he is under contract until 2029.

A setback for Osimhen

After scoring twice against Corum FK (2-2), followed by another brace against Erzurumspor FK (0-4), the Super Eagle found the net against Göztepe (3-2) and Basaksehir (2-3).

The 27-year-old striker, who suffered a groin tear, scored in his second consecutive match this weekend against Kocaelispor (1-0), a few days after missing the match against Sporting CP (3-1) in the UEFA Champions League.

Good start to the season for Salah

The Lagos native could fall behind, especially as his absence is expected to continue until the next international break.

The Nigerian duo are ahead of Uzbekistan star Eldor Shomurodov, who has scored four goals for Istanbul Başakşehir, whose run of matches with at least one goal came to an end. Egypt's Mohamed Salah has also found the net four times.

Turkish Süper Lig scoring charts after five rounds:

1 - Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray): 6 goals in 4 matches

1 - Gift Orban (Amedspor): 6 goals in 5 matches

3 - Adrian Benedyczak (Kasimpaşa): 4 goals in 5 matches

4 - Mohamed Salah (Trabzonspor): 4 goals in 5 matches

5 - Eldor Shomurodov (Istanbul Başakşehir): 4 goals in 5 matches

6 - Juan (Göztepe): 4 goals in 5 matches

7 - Dušan Vlahović (Beşiktaş): 4 goals in 3 matches

8 - Jesús Ramírez (Çorum FK): 3 goals in 5 matches

9 - Alexandros Kyziridis (Çorum FK): 3 goals in 3 matches

10 - Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray): 2 goals in 5 matches

11 - Emrecan Bulut (Rizespor): 2 goals in 5 matches

12 - Vedat Muriqi (Fenerbahçe): 2 goals in 5 matches

13 - İlhan Fakılı (Beşiktaş): 2 goals in 5 matches

14 - Güven Yalçın (Kasimpaşa): 2 goals in 5 matches

15 - Mason Greenwood (Fenerbahçe): 2 goals in 5 matches

16 - Ermin Mahmic (Çorum FK): 2 goals in 3 matches

17 - Cengiz Ünder (Two clubs): 2 goals in 3 matches

18 - Eren Tozlu (Erzurumspor): 2 goals in 5 matches

19 - Kacper Kozłowski (Gaziantep FK): 2 goals in 5 matches

20 - Deian Sorescu (Gaziantep FK): 2 goals in 5 matches

21 - Paul Onuachu (Trabzonspor): 2 goals in 5 matches

22 - Vaclav Cerny (Beşiktaş): 2 goals in 5 matches

23 - Ali Sowe (Rizespor): 2 goals in 5 matches

24 - Dia Saba (Amedspor): 2 goals in 5 matches

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.

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