Bundesliga winner Victor Boniface, better finisher than Man City’s Haaland, Liverpool’s Núñez – CIES

The Bayer Leverkusen striker is on his way to being considered among the finest centre-forwards in the game

Nigeria international Victor Boniface is one of the best centre-forwards in the world at the moment, Soccernet.ng reports.

According to a recent report by the CIES, Boniface ranks prominently among the top five strikers with the best shooting accuracy.

Among the over 13,000 players from 73 leagues around the world placed under watch between the beginning of April 2023 and the end of March 2024, Boniface is the fourth best among the top five leagues.

The Super Eagles striker is only behind Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane, Vfb Stuttgart’s Deniz Undav, and PSG’s Kylian Mbappe.

Boniface outshines Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez, Newcastle United’s Callum Wilson, Liverpool’s Darwin Núñez and Manchester City’s Erling Haaland.

However, Napoli striker Victor Osimhen and Barcelona forward Robert Lewandowski did not make the top ten.

Boniface, shining with Bayer Leverkusen

Despite being hampered by injury for about three months, Boniface remains Bayer Leverkusen’s highest goalscorer with 27 goal involvement in 26 games across all competitions.

The Nigerian forward has 11 goals and eight assists in the Bundesliga, five goals and one assist in the UEFA Europa League, and two goals in the DFB Pokal.

He opened the scoring from the penalty spot and assisted the second goal in a 5-0 win against Werder Bremen on Sunday, which confirmed Bayer Leverkusen as the Bundesliga champions for the first time in the club’s history.

Boniface is now considered one of the most valuable players in the Bayer Leverkusen squad.

The 23-year-old striker is now valued at €63.6 million, behind Florian Wirtz (€128.7m) and Jeremie Frimpong (€91.4m).

Interestingly, Bayer Leverkusen signed Boniface for €20.5 million from Union Saint Gilloise last summer.

This post was last modified on April 15, 2024 4:16 pm

Imhons Erons

Share
Published by
Imhons Erons

Recent Posts

WATCH: Lazio star Fisayo Dele-Bashiru dances in the face of racist insults in Lecce

Lazio midfielder Fisayo Dele-Bashiru became the latest victim of racial abuse in football during Lazio’s… Read More

45 minutes ago

“I am satisfied” – Home-based Super Eagles coach confident his side will seal CHAN spot

Head coach of the Super Eagles B team, Daniel Ogunmdede, has backed the home-based Nigerian… Read More

49 minutes ago

“Every game is a battle” – Nigeria’s Lookman warns Lazio after firing Atalanta to Empoli win

Super Eagles star Ademola Lookman has warned Lazio to be ready for battle when the… Read More

1 hour ago

NPFL: Shooting Stars end ugly 20-year record against Rangers as Remo Stars, Abia Warriors record big wins

Matchday 18 games of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) were played across the country… Read More

3 hours ago

What Tolu Arokodare said after helping Genk set a new club record with dominant win over Anderlecht

Tolu Arokodare has expressed his delight at being part of history-making at KRC Genk after… Read More

5 hours ago

Why PSG will not sign Victor Osimhen

French Ligue 1 champions PSG may decide against signing Super Eagles star Victor Osimhen, as… Read More

5 hours ago