Galatasaray striker, Victor Osimhen, on Wednesday, made history after his side’s 3-0 win against Ajax in the UEFA Champions League.
The Nigerian international scored a hat-trick to help Galatasaray defeat Ajax at the Johan Cruijff ArenA.
The 26-year-old opened the scoring for the visitors in the 59th minute with a header after a cross from Leroy Sané.
Osimhen then doubled Galatasaray’s advantage seven minutes later from the spot kick.
The former Napoli attacker completed his hat-trick in the 78th minute after scoring again from the spot.
Osimhen now has six goals in the Champions League after scoring against Bodo/Glimt (2) and Liverpool (1), respectively, in recent weeks.
However, according to Opta, Osimhen became the first player in Galatasaray’s history to score two goals in two consecutive Champions League matches.
His hat-trick against Ajax marks the first time a Galatasaray player has achieved the feat in European tournaments since Burak Yılmaz did so in 2012 against Cluj.
Also, Osimhen’s hat-trick makes him the first Nigerian player to score three goals in the Champions League since Yakubu Ayegbeni achieved the feat for Maccabi Haifa in a 3-0 win over Olympiacos in 2002.