The Champions League as it is fondly called, represents the biggest club competition in Europe. Nigeria continues to stake its reputation as one of the leading talent producing countries in the world, with multiple stars in the 2025/26 competition.
Leading the pack is Victor Osimhen, who on Tuesday night shattered a long-standing goalscoring record, when his winner against Liverpool lifted him to the summit as the Nigerian with the most goals in the competition’s history.
Who did the Galatasaray star man surpass to reach the top and what is his current goal-tally?
SportPremi highlights the top five highest-scoring Nigerians in the UEFA Champions League history;
5. Victor Ikpeba (7 goals):
Super Eagles legend Victor Ikpeba ranks as number five on this list with seven goals from 19 appearances. He scored his first goal in the competition for French side AS Monaco and achieved impressive feats with the club, earning him the nickname ‘Prince of Monaco’.
4. Julius Aghahowa (7 goals):
One of the three names tied on seven goals on this list, Julius Aghahowa netted seven goals in his playing career in the UEFA Champions League and in the qualifying stages.
The former Super Eagles striker represented Ukrainian outfit Shakhtar Donetsk in the competition, going on to make over 20 appearances for the club in European competitions.
3. Emmanuel Emenike (7 goals):
Next on the list is Emmanuel Emenike, whose tally of seven goals across UCL qualifying and group stages ranks him third. The Ex-Nigerian international played featured for the likes of Fenerbahce, Spartak Moscow and Olympiacos in the competition.
2. Obafemi Martins (9 goals):
Former Nigerian international Obafemi Martins was such a consistent goalscorer that he was popularly known as ‘Obagoal’ Martins.
Martins remains one of the greatest Nigerian players in history and he enjoyed a very impressive career, winning multiple laurels and trophies. He ended up with nine goals across appearances with Inter Milan and Rubin Kazan.
1. Victor Osimhen (10 goals):
With Victor Osimhen, Nigerian history is constantly rewritten as he continues to shatter Nigerian goalscoring records in Europe. The 26-year-old became the outright topscorer for Nigeria in UCL history on Tuesday night with his first half penalty for Galatasaray securing a remarkable 1-0 win over Liverpool.
With goals for Lille, Napoli and Galatasaray, Osimhen stands alone as the first Nigerian to score in the UCL for three teams.
At just 26, he has secured his place among Nigeria’s greatest players and his goal tally is surely going to increase further.
