Meet new Nigerian goal scoring machine in Bundesliga, Victor Boniface

New kid on the bloc, Nigerian forward, Victor Boniface has taken the Bundesliga by storm after netting consecutive braces for German side, Bayer 04 Leversekusen.

Boniface has scored  4 goals in just 3 appearances in his debut season in the bundesliga.

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Boniface has matched a record as only the third Bundesliga player to make a six-goal contribution in his first three Bundesliga games after netting a brace in Bayer 04 Leverkusen’s 5-1 win over Darmstadt on matchday 3.

The 22-year-old joined Leverkusen this summer from Royale Union SG and has had a fast start to his career in Germany.

He made an assist in his club’s first league game of the new season against RB Leipzig before he opened his Bundesliga account with 2 goals against Borussia Monchengladbach in their second game.

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On Saturday, Boniface continued his impressive start to life with Die Welkserf by netting his second brace in just three games.

The first goal was a beautiful chip after maneuvering his way past two Darmstadt defenders following a lightning Leverkusen’s counterattack.

His second would come just after the hour mark after being played through on goal by Florian Wirtz and the rampant forward made no mistake again to net his fourth goal in two matches.

Boniface still had time to assist German International Jonas Hofman’s first goal for the club to set Leverkusen to a comfortable victory over the newcomers at the Bay Arena.

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Boniface was joint-top scorer in the UEFA Europa League last season.

Following these impressive outings in his first three Bundesliga games, Boniface has now joined former Borussia Dortmund strikers Erling Haaland and Paco Alcacer as the only three players to register six-goal contributions in their first three games.
Following his heroics for his German side in his debut season, Boniface has earned himself a call up to the national team as Nigeria is set to face Sao Tome and Principe in a dead rubber game in AFCON qualifying fixture this weekend.
Meanwhile, Bayern Leverkusen have congratulated Boniface on his first call up to the national team.
The post reads “Victor #Boniface is nominated for the Nigerian national team for the first time.
Congratulations, Vic! reads a tweet on the club’s Twitter handle.

 

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