Victor Osimhen of Napoli has been named the fourth best striker in Europe’s top flight leagues.
Osimhen, who has already missed five weeks this season due to a hamstring injury, has scored seven goals in eight league games for Napoli.
The Nigerian international averages a goal every 93 minutes in the Italian Serie A.
In the latest ranking by Italian Corriere dello Sport, the 23-year-old is behind the trio of Erling Haaland, Robert Lewandowski and Kylian Mbappe.
Manchester City and Norwegian international Haaland ranks first having scored 17 goals in his first 11 EPL games, averaging a goal every 55 minutes; Barcelona’s Lewandowski is in the second position having netted 13 goals in 12 games.
PSG’s Mbappe ranks third with 11 goals for the Ligue 1 leaders this season.
Osimhen is not the only Nigerian on the list as Lorient and Super Eagles striker, Terem Moffi is in the fifth position after scoring eight goals in 12 Ligue 1 games.
Others are RB Leipzig’s Christopher Nkunku in the sixth position, Fulham’s Aleksandar Mitrovic in the seventh position, and Tottenham’s Harry Kane in the eighth position.