Victor Osimhen Breaks Galatasaray Records with Latest Brace

Victor Osimhen is climbing Galatasaray’s record books at full speed, and he is not slowing down.

The Nigeria international struck twice in a commanding 4-0 win over Erzurum FK on Friday night, a performance that did more than just seal three points for the Turkish champions. Those goals pushed his tally to 62 in just 76 appearances for the club and lifted him into third place on Galatasaray’s all-time list of highest-scoring foreign players.

A Spor reported on X that Osimhen’s latest brace nudged him past former Czech Republic forward Milan Baros, who hit 61 goals during his own prolific spell in Istanbul. Baros had long been a benchmark for foreign strikers at the club. Osimhen has now left him behind.

At 27, the forward’s numbers are already formidable. Alongside his 62 goals, he has supplied 16 assists since arriving at Galatasaray, underlining that he is far more than a pure finisher. He creates, he links play, and he still ends up on the scoresheet with relentless regularity.

Only two foreign greats now stand above him. Mauro Icardi leads the way with 77 goals, while Gheorghe Hagi, the Romanian icon whose name still echoes around the club, sits second on 72. Osimhen is closing in on a pair of giants.

His form at the start of the new Süper Lig campaign only sharpens that sense of momentum. The two goals against Erzurum FK took his haul to at least four across Galatasaray’s opening two league matches. No foreign striker had managed that kind of start since Mario Jardel in the 2000/01 season. Matching Jardel in any scoring category is no small statement.

The numbers, the milestones, the company he now keeps – they all point in one direction. Osimhen is no longer just Galatasaray’s present. He is rapidly writing himself into their long-term legend, with Icardi’s and Hagi’s records now squarely in his sights.