Trabzonspor's Paul Onuachu goes for the record

Trabzonspor, who defeated Galatasaray 2-1 at home in the 28th week of the Super League and became assertive in the race for the summit, maintained the first place in the top scorer list by increasing the number of goals to 22 with 1 goal scored by the team's goal scorer. Paul Onuachu, who is experiencing the second best period of his career at Trabzonspor, is preparing to make Trabzonspor history.Nigerian center-back Paul Onuachu, who left his mark with his struggle in the 2023-2024 season in which he played for Trabzonspor on loan and was transferred with his bonser at the beginning of the season, scored 15 goals in 21 matches in the league in his first season, while he scored 22 goals in 25 matches this season.Close to Sörloth and ŞotaOnuachu is close to Şota Arveladze, who became Trabzonspor's top scorer with 25 goals in the 1995-96 season, and Alexander Sörloth, who achieved the same feat with 24 goals in the 2019-2020 season. If the Nigerian player scores 3 goals in the remaining 6 weeks, he will overtake Sörloth and catch Şota Arveladze. If the 2.01-tall giant striker scores 4 goals in the league in the remaining weeks, he will take the record as the foreign player who scored the most goals in a season for Trabzonspor.

40 percent of the 55 goals belong to Onuachu

Paul Onuachu scored 40 percent of his team's goals in the Super League.The Nigerian footballer has been the top scorer with 22 goals for the Black Sea team, who have netted 55 times in 28 matches in the league.

He was almost reborn in Trabzonspor

Paul Onuachu is enjoying one of the most productive periods of his career with Trabzonspor. The goalscorer, who previously peaked with KRC Genk in Denmark and especially in Belgium, has almost been reborn in Trabzonspor even though he failed to perform as expected in England.

Paul Onuachu scored 29 goals for KRC Genk in the 2020-2021 season and continued his consistent performance in the following seasons, contributing 19 and 16 goals. Onuachu failed to perform as expected at Southampton FC, where he transferred after his debut in Belgium. The goalscorer, who had limited time, scored 4 goals in 36 matches in 1.5 seasons. The Nigerian striker was almost reborn at Trabzonspor, which he joined with his bonservatism in the 2025-2026 season, and took his goal performance to the next level. The striker, who scored 15 goals in his first season, reached 22 goals in 25 games this season and experienced one of the most productive periods of his career.