Victor Osimhen Breaks Galatasaray Scoring Record with Brace

Victor Osimhen’s numbers at Galatasaray are starting to look like something from a club legend’s scrapbook, not a foreign import still in his prime.

On Friday night, the Nigeria international struck twice in a 4-0 win over Erzurum FK, another ruthless display from the Turkish champions and from their No. 9. Those two goals pushed Osimhen to 62 strikes in just 76 appearances for the Istanbul giants.

That tally carries weight. According to Turkish outlet A Spor, the brace lifts him above former fan favourite Milan Baros on Galatasaray’s all-time list of foreign scorers. Baros, the Czech Republic forward who lit up the club in his own era, finished with 61 goals. Osimhen has now left him behind.

He has not only been a finisher. Since arriving at Galatasaray, the 27-year-old has also laid on 16 assists, underlining how central he has become to the champions’ attacking structure.

Only two names now sit ahead of him on that foreign scorers chart, and they are giants of the club’s modern history. Mauro Icardi leads the way with 77 goals. Just behind him is Gheorghe Hagi, the Romanian icon whose 72 goals came wrapped in pure artistry.

Osimhen is closing in.

The timing of this surge matters. He has opened the new Süper Lig campaign in devastating form. His double against Erzurum FK took him to at least four goals across Galatasaray’s first two league fixtures, a blistering start that puts him in rare company.

The last man to do that in Galatasaray colours? Mario Jardel, back in the 2000/01 season, when the Brazilian was a one-man goal machine.

The comparison tells its own story. Osimhen is not just padding his stats in comfortable wins; he is hitting milestones that drag his name alongside some of the most feared forwards ever to wear the shirt.

With Icardi and Hagi now the only foreign players left to catch, the question is no longer whether Osimhen belongs among Galatasaray’s great imports. It is how quickly he plans to rewrite the list entirely.