UEFA Champions League: Victor Osimhen's historic hat-trick in five key stats

Victor Osimhen's historic hat-trick in five key stats

Europe 06 November 2025 at 06:48

UEFA Champions League: Victor Osimhen's historic hat-trick in five key stats

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By netting a hat-trick against Ajax Amsterdam, Victor Osimhen propelled Galatasaray to a 3-0 victory and moved the club up to ninth place in the Champions League standings with 9 points. But even more impressively, he shattered a series of records.

6: Having already scored against Liverpool and bagged a brace versus Bodo/Glimt, he now boasts 6 Champions League goals this season.

8: Osimhen has found the net in each of his last 8 European matches (5 in last season's Europa League and 3 in this year’s Champions League), closing in on Cristiano Ronaldo's record of scoring in 11 consecutive European games.

13: It's only the second time a Galatasaray player has ever notched a Champions League hat-trick, coming 13 years after Burak Yilmaz’s treble against Cluj in 2012.

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19: The former Napoli striker needed just 19 minutes to break down Ajax Amsterdam (scoring in the 59th, 66th, and 78th minutes).

25: It has been 25 years since a Nigerian player netted a Champions League hat-trick, with Osimhen following in the footsteps of Yakubu Ayegbeni for Maccabi Haifa in 2002. 25 is also Osimhen’s European goal tally, making him the top Nigerian scorer in European competitions, surpassing Obafemi Martins.