Top scorers, most appearances, UEFA Champions League successes: Who are Nigeria’s most successful UEFA players? – UEFA.com

60: Nwankwo Kanu (Ajax, Arsenal)
59: John Obi Mikel (Chelsea)
36: Obafemi Martins (Internazionale Milano, Wolfsburg, Rubin)
35: Taye Taiwo (Marseille, AC Milan, Dynamo Kyiv)
29: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moskva, Leicester)
28: Efe Ambrose (Celtic)
26: Julius Aghahowa (Shakhtar Donetsk)
26: Atanda Ayila Yussuf (Dynamo Kyiv)
25: Chidi Odiah (Sheriff, CSKA Moskva)
21: Céléstine Babayaro (Anderlecht, Chelsea)
21: Viktor Ikpeba (Monaco, Borussia Dortmund)

Obafemi Martins: after scoring a UEFA Cup goal for Newcastle in 2006©Getty Images

10: Obafemi Martins (Internazionale Milano, Wolfsburg, Rubin)
7: Julius Aghahowa  (Shakhtar Donetsk)
7: Emmanuel Emenike (Spartak Moskva, Fenerbahçe, Olympiacos)
7: Viktor Ikpeba (Monaco, Borussia Dortmund)
7: Ayegbeni Yakubu (Maccabi Haifa)
6: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moskva, Leicester)
5: Brown Ideye (Dynamo Kyiv, Olympiacos)
5: Nwankwo Kanu (Ajax, Arsenal)
5: Emmanuel Bonaventure (Club Brugge)
4: Anthony Nwakaeme (Hapoel Beer-Sheva)
4: Michael Obiku (Feyenoord, Anorthosis Famagusta)

Most appearances by a Nigerian player in UEFA club competition*

Nwankwo Kanu celebrates a UEFA Champions League goal for Arsenal in 2000Getty Images

81: Nwankwo Kanu (Ajax, Internazionale Milano, Arsenal, Portsmouth)
78: Taye Taiwo (Marseille, AC Milan, Dynamo Kyiv, Bursaspor, HJK Helsinki, RoPS Rovaniemi)
70: John Obi Mikel (Chelsea, Trabzonspor)
63: Obafemi Martins (Internazionale Milano, Newcastle, Wolfsburg, Rubin, Levante)
53: Céléstine Babayaro (Anderlecht, Chelsea, Newcastle United)
52: Jay-Jay Okocha (Eintracht Frankfurt, Fenerbahçe, Paris Saint-Germain, Bolton Wanderers)
52: Peter Olayinka (Skënderbeu, Zulte Waregem, Slavia Praha)
51: Shola Ameobi (Newcastle United)
51: Atanda Ayila Yussuf (Dynamo Kyiv, Metalist Kharkiv)
50: Finidi George (Ajax, Real Betis, Ipswich Town, RCD Mallorca)
50: Vincent Enyeama (Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv, Maccabi Tel-Aviv, LOSC)

Top-scoring Nigerians in UEFA club competition*

23: Obafemi Martins (Internazionale Milano, Newcastle United, Wolfsburg, Rubin, Levante)
15: Shola Ameobi (Newcastle United)
15: Viktor Ikpeba (RFC Liège, Monaco, Borussia Dortmund)
13: Jay-Jay Okocha (Eintracht Frankfurt, Fenerbahçe, Paris Saint-Germain, Bolton Wanderers)
13: Ayegbeni Yakubu (Maccabi Haifa, Middlesbrough, Everton)
12: Michael Obiku  (Anorthosis Famagusta, Feyenoord, APOEL)
12: Paul Onuachu (Midtjylland, Genk)
11: Joseph Akpala (Club Brugge, Kardemir Karabükspor)
11: Leke James (Aalesund, Molde, Sivasspor)
11: Olarenwaju Kayode (Austria Wien, Shakhtar, Sivasspor)

Nigerian landmarks

Stephen Keshi tangles with Sampdoria’s Roberto Mancini in the 1990 Cup Winners’ Cup final©Getty Images

First Nigerian player to play in a major UEFA club competition final

Stephen Keshi (Sampdoria 2-0 Anderlecht, 1990 European Cup Winners’ Cup)

Nigerians who have won a European Champion Clubs’ Cup/UEFA Champions League final
Finidi George & Nwankwo Kanu (Ajax 1-0 AC Milan, 1995)
Jon Obi Mikel (Bayern München 1-1 Chelsea, aet, Chelsea win 4-3 on pens, 2012)

Nigerians who have won a UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League final
Taribo West (Lazio 0-3 Internazionale Milano, 1998)
Chidi Odiah (Sporting CP 1-3 CSKA Moskva, 2005)

Nigerian players who have scored hat-tricks in UEFA club competitions*
Jay-Jay Okocha (Frankfurt 5-1 Iraklis, UEFA Intertoto Cup, 08/07/1995)
Michael Obiku (Feyenoord 6-0 Liepājas Metalurgs, UEFA Cup Winners‘ Cup, 28/09/1995)
Ayegbeni Yakubu (Maccabi Haifa 3-0 Olympiacos, UEFA Champions League, 24/09/2002)
Ayegbeni Yakubu (Everton 6-1 Brann, UEFA Cup, 21/02/2008)
Moses Simon (Trenčín 4-0 Vojvodina, UEFA Europa League, 17/07/2014)
Kehinde Fatai (Astra Giurgiu 3-0 Liberec, UEFA Europa League, 31/07/2014)
Aminu Umar (Osmanlıspor 5-0 Zimbru, UEFA Europa League, 21/07/2016)
Paul Onuachu (Derry City 1-4 Midtjylland, UEFA Europa League, 06/07/2017)
Adeleke Akinyemi (Ventspils 5-0 Luftëtari, UEFA Europa League, 12/07/2018)

*UEFA club competitions = European Champion Clubs’ Cup/UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, UEFA Super Cup, European/South American Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup

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