Out of curiosity, many football fans like you wonder what Haaland vs Osimhen stats look like.
Erling Haaland and Victor Osimhen need no introduction. Both household names are generally considered as two of the game’s finest players and goal scorers.
Putting the ball in the back of the net is the biggest feat in football and these two under-25 superstars are champions of doing exactly that.
Who the better player is of the pair is a topic of discussion among fans and pundits alike. To this question, this article will provide an answer, backed by comparing both players’ football statistics to date.
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Summary of Haaland Career Stats
Born on July 21, 2000, the Norwegian started his footballing journey in the academy of his hometown club, Bryne at the age of five. During the 2015/16 season, he impressed while playing for Bryne’s reserve team scoring 18 goals in 14 appearances.
He signed for Molde in 2017 where he spent two seasons before moving to Austrian Bundesliga side Red Bull Salzburg in January 2019 where he won two league titles and one Austrian cup. In December of 2019, Haaland moved to Borussia Dortmund in Germany, where he won the DFB- Pokal in 2020/21.
And in the summer of 2022, he signed for Manchester City where he was instrumental in the club winning a continental treble in his debut campaign.
The Norwegian exact career numbers to date are displayed in the table below.
| Team | Appearances | Goals | Assists | Titles | Goal per game ratio (Average) |
| Bryne FK | 16 | – | – | – | – |
| Molde | 50 | 20 | 6 | – | 0.4 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 27 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1.07 |
| Borussia Dortmund | 89 | 86 | 23 | 1 | 0.97 |
| Manchester City | 62 | 60 | 11 | 4 | 0.97 |
| Norway | 26 | 25 | 3 | – | 0.96 |
| Total | 270 | 220 | 50 | 7 | 0.73 |
Haaland individual accolades
| Competition / Team | Award | Year / Season |
| Eliteserien (Norwegian League) | Best young player | 2018 |
| Eliteserien (Norwegian League) | Best young player | 2020 |
| Norway | Player of the year | 2020 |
| Norway | Player of the year | 2021 |
| Norway | Player of the year | 2022 |
| Austria | Player of the year | 2019 |
| UEFA Champions League | Borussia Dortmund | 20/21 |
| Borrusia Dortmund | Striker of the year | 20/21 |
| UEFA Nations League B | Top goalscorer | 20/21 |
| Borussia Dortmund | Striker of the year | 21/22 |
| UEFA Nations League B | Top goalscorer | 22/23 |
| UEFA Champions League | Top goalscorer | 22/23 |
| English Premier League | Top goalscorer | 22/23 |
| Manchester City | UEFA best player in Europe | 2023 |
| England | Player of the year | 2023 |
With 270 goals and assists in 270 appearances, 7 titles, and 15 outstanding individual awards, the Norwegian is certainly a force to be reckoned with.
Still just 23 years old, it is reasonable to expect more from the elite marksman; who is already delivering in the English Premier League so far this season.
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Summary of Career Osimhen Stats
Born on 29 December 1998, the Nigerian began his senior career in Germany at VfL Wolfsburg in 2017. Following a season and a half at the club, he moved to Belgian side Charleroi on loan in 2018/19, before moving to France at Lille.
Osimhen made his European football debut with the French club during the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League. In 2020, Osimhen transferred to Serie A club Napoli for a club-record fee of €70 million. He is the highest goal-scoring African in the Serie A and currently holds the record for the most goals scored by an African in a single season.
See below a summary of Osimhen career stats.
| Team | Appearances | Goals | Assists | Titles | Goal per game ratio (Average) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfsburg | 16 | – | – | – | |
| Charleroi | 36 | 20 | 4 | 0.56 | |
| LOSC Lille | 38 | 18 | 6 | 0.47 | |
| SSC Napoli | 106 | 62 | 15 | 1 | 0.58 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 20 | 8 | 0.74 | |
| Total | 221 | 117 | 33 | 1 | 0.47 |
Osimhen individual accolades
| Competition / Team | Award | Year / Season |
| Seria A | Africa Cup of Nations qualification | 22/23 |
| Africa Cup on Nations qualification | Top goalscorer | 21/22 |
| Seria A | Best young player | 2022 |
| Napoli | Striker of the year | 22/23 |
With 150 goals and assists in 221 appearances, the Nigerian has displayed more competence in front of goal and team productivity than many. And at just 24 years of age, these numbers are sure to pile up.
Haaland vs Osimhen Stats Comparison
Having considered Haaland and Osimhen individual stats, now it’s time to compare both players.
Below are the stats that compare Haaland vs Osimhen Stats.
| Stats | Haaland | Osimhen |
|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 270 | 221 |
| Goals | 220 | 117 |
| Assists | 50 | 33 |
| Individual award | 15 | 4 |
| Titles | 7 | 1 |
| Average goal per game | 0.73 | 0.47 |
Numbers don’t lie they say. The Norwegian trumps the Nigerian in all areas of comparison including market value. Judging by the numbers, Erling Haaland is a better player than Victor Osimhen. Having no senior international title is the only thing both players have in common.
Conclusion
Goals win games and for a striker, anything other than scoring goals is extra.
From this Haaland vs Osimhen stats comparison, it is clear that Haaland has more career goals and averages a higher goal-to-game ratio than Osimhen. The Man City star is a serious contender for the 2023 Ballon d’Or award alongside Messi. Many believe he should emerge winner despite Lionel Messi’s World Cup conquest. Come what may, the Norwegian will find himself on the podiums of every award this year; whether as best or second best.
All this is not being said to take credit away from the Nigerian. Osimhen has arguably been one of the best goal-scorers in the game in the last couple of years and is easily ranked in the top five centre-forwards in world football.
At the moment, the Napoli star’s exploits in front of goal are still miles behind that of the Man City attacker. Maybe swapping the blues of Napoli for the whites of Real Madrid or the reds of Bayern Munich is what the Nigerian require to truly compete with the insane numbers of the Norwegian – only time will tell. But at the time of this inscription, Erling Haaland remains a better footballer than Victor Osimhen.
