Trabzonspor: Paul Onuachu’s start to the season overshadowed by Mohamed Salah

Paul Onuachu has scored just 2 goals after 6 Süper Lig matchdays, both in the same game. While the Nigerian is still searching for his rhythm, Mohamed Salah has already scored 7 goals and moved to the top of the scoring charts with Trabzonspor.

Paul Onuachu is enduring a quiet start to the season with Trabzonspor. In 6 league appearances, the Nigerian striker has found the net in just one match. He scored a brace on September 6 against Gençlerbirliği, during his team’s 5-0 victory.

Since that match, Onuachu has not scored again in the Süper Lig. His statistics therefore remain at 2 goals after 6 matchdays. That record contrasts sharply with Mohamed Salah’s, as the Egyptian has become Trabzonspor’s most prominent attacking weapon since his arrival.

The contrast with last season

This dip in form is all the more notable given that Onuachu is coming off a particularly prolific season. In 2025-2026, he scored 22 league goals and finished as joint top scorer in the Süper Lig alongside Eldor Shomurodov.

The Nigerian had then occupied a central role in Trabzonspor’s attack. His finishing had made him one of the club’s leading attacking references. A few months later, the context has changed. Mohamed Salah’s arrival has reshuffled the attacking department.

Salah keeps scoring

The Egyptian quickly settled in. After 6 matchdays, he has 7 league goals and sits top of the scoring charts. His latest match illustrates this momentum. On September 19, against Galatasaray, Salah scored a hat-trick and provided an assist in Trabzonspor’s 4-0 victory. Another performance that further strengthened his influence in the club’s attack.

The contrast is now clear in the figures: 2 goals for Onuachu, all scored in a single match, compared with 7 for Salah after six matchdays. The season is still long for the Nigerian, but the start of the campaign has already changed Trabzonspor’s attacking hierarchy. Last season’s top scorer now finds himself in the shadow of a Salah who has quickly established himself at the forefront.

Nouya M'toama

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