1998 - Today
Victor James Osimhen (born 29 December 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Napoli and the Nigeria national team. Known for his elite finishing, strength and athleticism, he is widely regarded as one of the best strikers in the world.Born in Nigeria, Osimhen began his senior career in Germany at VfL Wolfsburg in 2017. Following a season and a half at the club, he moved to Belgian side Charleroi on loan in 2018–19, before moving to France at Lille. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Victor Osimhen has received more than 2,729,224 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Victor Osimhen is the 5,293rd most popular soccer player (up from 6,194th in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from Nigeria (up from 78th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Victor Osimhen ranks 5,293 out of 16,880. Before her are David Odonkor, Jonathan dos Santos, Aksel V. Johannesen, Carlos Ruiz, Germán Pezzella, and Breno Borges. After her are Ronald Worm, Mario Lemina, Zé Elias, Fernando Álvez, Hugo Ibarra, and Senad Lulić.
1984 - Present
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 5,287
1990 - Present
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 5,288
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 5,289
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 5,290
1991 - Present
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 5,291
1989 - Present
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 5,292
1998 - Present
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 5,293
1953 - Present
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 5,294
1993 - Present
HPI: 39.12
Rank: 5,295
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.12
Rank: 5,296
1959 - Present
HPI: 39.12
Rank: 5,297
1974 - Present
HPI: 39.11
Rank: 5,298
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.11
Rank: 5,299
Among people born in 1998, Victor Osimhen ranks 29. Before her are Lance Stroll, Christian Pulisic, Dahyun, Federico Valverde, Jules Koundé, and Luca Zidane. After her are Cristian Romero, Ianis Hagi, Juice Wrld, Paris Jackson, Mimi Keene, and Casper Ruud.
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 23
1998 - Present
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 24
1998 - Present
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 25
1998 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 26
1998 - Present
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 27
1998 - Present
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 28
1998 - Present
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 29
1998 - Present
HPI: 38.14
Rank: 30
1998 - Present
HPI: 37.63
Rank: 31
1998 - 2019
HPI: 37.29
Rank: 32
1998 - Present
HPI: 36.94
Rank: 33
1998 - Present
HPI: 36.92
Rank: 34
1998 - Present
HPI: 36.84
Rank: 35
Among people born in Nigeria, Victor Osimhen ranks 69 out of 236. Before her are Odion Ighalo (1989), Anthony Olubunmi Okogie (1936), Celestine Babayaro (1978), Hauwa Ibrahim (1968), Michael Obiku (1968), and Kalu Uche (1982). After her are Mohammed Yusuf (1970), John Obi Mikel (1987), Emmanuel Olisadebe (1978), Joseph Yobo (1980), Emmanuel Emenike (1987), and John Utaka (1982).
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.09
Rank: 63
1936 - Present
HPI: 39.61
Rank: 64
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.52
Rank: 65
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.34
Rank: 66
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.30
Rank: 67
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.14
Rank: 68
1998 - Present
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 69
1970 - 2009
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 70
1987 - Present
HPI: 38.77
Rank: 71
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 72
1980 - Present
HPI: 38.35
Rank: 73
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 74
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 75
Among soccer players born in Nigeria, Victor Osimhen ranks 24. Before her are Victor Moses (1990), Ahmed Musa (1992), Odion Ighalo (1989), Celestine Babayaro (1978), Michael Obiku (1968), and Kalu Uche (1982). After her are John Obi Mikel (1987), Emmanuel Olisadebe (1978), Joseph Yobo (1980), Emmanuel Emenike (1987), John Utaka (1982), and Wilfred Agbonavbare (1966).
1990 - Present
HPI: 41.19
Rank: 18
1992 - Present
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 19
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.09
Rank: 20
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.52
Rank: 21
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.30
Rank: 22
1982 - Present
HPI: 39.14
Rank: 23
1998 - Present
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 24
1987 - Present
HPI: 38.77
Rank: 25
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 26
1980 - Present
HPI: 38.35
Rank: 27
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 28
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 29
1966 - 2015
HPI: 37.80
Rank: 30