Players · Best young Nigerian footballers
Nationality · NigeriaBest young Nigerian footballers
The ScoutChefAI radar has 180 young Nigerian players with at least 90 minutes in the last 12 months, dual nationals included. All of them play abroad. They play in 32 leagues, led by Czech First League (16 players), Belgian Pro League (12) and 2. Bundesliga (8). Ranked by ScoutChefAI score, the leaders are FC Basel 1893's Akpe Victory (78), RSCA Futures' Terry Van De Ven (78) and FC Dallas' Daniel Job (76).
78
Akpe Victory
Age 20 · Centre-Back · FC Basel 1893 
Value up 80x in 12 months
32apps
2559mins
27starts
€4Mvalue
78
Terry Van De Ven 
Age 18 · Striker · RSCA Futures
Value up 4x in 12 months
28apps
1338mins
8+0G+A
€600Kvalue
76
Daniel Job
Age 21 · Left Winger · FC Dallas 
A goal or assist every 99 minutes
26apps
1777mins
9+9G+A
€4Mvalue
76
Peter Itodo
Age 23 · Striker · FC Kharkiv 
A goal or assist every 110 minutes
30apps
2091mins
17+2G+A
€2.5Mvalue
75
Abubakar Abdullahi
Age 20 · Striker · KAA Gent
Started 25 of 27 games
27apps
2243mins
10+4G+A
€700Kvalue
EO
72
Eze Onuoha 
Age 17 · Central Midfielder · SJK Seinäjoki
Age 17, 1540 first-team minutes
30apps
2440mins
4+1G+A
€50Kvalue
72
Anosike Ementa 
Age 24 · Striker · Zulte Waregem
1 goal, 2 assists in his last 5 games
29apps
2483mins
5+7G+A
€5Mvalue
72
Hemsley Akpa-Chukwu
Age 21 · Striker · Zulte Waregem
A goal or assist every 107 minutes
25apps
1283mins
10+2G+A
€650Kvalue
BG
72
Bright Godwin
Age 24 · Left-Back · FC Vizela 
Value up 4x in 12 months
29apps
2257mins
27starts
€600Kvalue
72
George Bello
Age 24 · Left-Back · LASK 
Started 31 of 34 games
34apps
2853mins
31starts
€3.5Mvalue
70
Mustapha Isah
Age 22 · Striker · RAAL La Louvière
3 goals in his last 5 games
27apps
1864mins
7+1G+A
€2.5Mvalue
70
Michael Olakigbe 
Age 22 · Left Winger · WSG Tirol
A goal or assist every 101 minutes
11apps
912mins
3+6G+A
€500Kvalue
69
Chijioke Aniagboso
Age 22 · Goalkeeper · Chornomorets Odesa
Value up 4x in 12 months
23apps
2028mins
23starts
€400Kvalue
SI
69
Stanley Iheanacho
Age 21 · Right Winger · FC Midtjylland
A goal or assist every 125 minutes
26apps
1373mins
10+1G+A
€500Kvalue
PE
67
Prince Emmanuel
Age 21 · Striker · FC Zlin 
Started 24 of 28 games
28apps
2080mins
10+0G+A
€200Kvalue
67
Jamie Lawrence 
Age 23 · Centre-Back · Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Started 30 of 30 games
30apps
2702mins
30starts
€1Mvalue
66
John Auta
Age 20 · Left Winger · FK Teplice
Value up more than 2x in 12 months
26apps
1382mins
6+0G+A
€750Kvalue
66
Odera Samuel Onuchukwu Adindu
Age 20 · Right Winger · IK Sirius 
A goal or assist every 149 minutes
27apps
1190mins
4+4G+A
€400Kvalue
65
Clinton Jephta
Age 19 · Left Winger · FC Inter Turku
Senior debut at 16
44apps
3225mins
9+7G+A
€250Kvalue
65
Daniel Daga
Age 19 · Central Midfielder · Molde FK 
Value up more than 4x in 12 months
10apps
777mins
2+1G+A
€4Mvalue
65
Samuel Chukwudi 
Age 23 · Centre-Back · SV Ried
Started 25 of 26 games
26apps
2221mins
25starts
€500Kvalue
DI
65
Divine Igwe Ikenna
Age 22 · Right Winger · NK Radomlje 
Value doubled in 12 months
33apps
2094mins
4+6G+A
€250Kvalue
65
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
Age 23 · Striker · AC Horsens
3 goals in his last 5 games
43apps
2623mins
13+1G+A
€750Kvalue
MS
64
Mubarak Suleiman
Age 19 · Attacking Midfielder · SK Slavia Prague
Value up 35x in 12 months
23apps
1499mins
4+3G+A
€3.5Mvalue
64
Emmanuel Godwin
Age 21 · Left-Back · FK Pardubice
Value up 5x in 12 months
24apps
1629mins
21starts
€1Mvalue
64
Prosper Obah
Age 22 · Right Winger · Shakhtar Donetsk
A goal or assist every 121 minutes
21apps
1335mins
8+3G+A
€4Mvalue
64
Afolabi Soliu
Age 21 · Left Winger · FC Zbrojovka Brno
Value up 3x in 12 months
28apps
1406mins
6+1G+A
€1.5Mvalue
63
Edwin Odinaka
Age 22 · Right Winger · Bukovyna Chernivtsi
Started 29 of 35 games
35apps
2574mins
2+7G+A
€500Kvalue
63
Dillon Hoogewerf 
Age 23 · Left Winger · Grenoble Foot 38 
Started 29 of 33 games
33apps
2244mins
6+3G+A
€375Kvalue
63
Kennedy Okpala
Age 21 · Striker · SG Dynamo Dresden
Value up more than 2x in 12 months
23apps
1105mins
5+1G+A
€1.5Mvalue
60
Dele Israel
Age 24 · Central Midfielder · Petrolul Ploiesti 
A goal or assist every 284 minutes
24apps
1705mins
3+3G+A
€100Kvalue
SF
60
Salim Fago Lawal
Age 23 · Striker · FC Viktoria Plzen
Value up 88% in 12 months
26apps
1523mins
7+1G+A
€1.5Mvalue
BI
60
Brown Irabor
Age 22 · Striker · FC Koper
Value doubled in 12 months
26apps
1212mins
7+1G+A
€300Kvalue
IS
60
Ibrahim Said
Age 24 · Right Winger · Motherwell FC 
Value up more than 3x in 12 months
42apps
2739mins
6+2G+A
€2Mvalue
VB
60
Victory Beniangba
Age 23 · Striker · Jong Genk
Started 16 of 19 games
19apps
1402mins
5+1G+A
€300Kvalue
59
Kazeem Olaigbe
Age 23 · Left Winger · FC Basel 1893
1 goal, 3 assists in his last 5 games
41apps
2649mins
4+11G+A
€4Mvalue
BA
59
Babatunde Akomolede
Age 19 · Left-Back · RSCA Futures
Value up 50% in 12 months
22apps
1363mins
16starts
€300Kvalue
PN
59
Paul Ndubuisi
Age 20 · Defensive Midfielder · 1.FC Slovacko
A goal or assist every 140 minutes
17apps
841mins
3+3G+A
€250Kvalue
58
Marvel 
Age 23 · Centre-Back · CD Leganés
Started 37 of 38 games
38apps
3259mins
37starts
€800Kvalue
58
Hafiz Umar Ibrahim
Age 20 · Striker · Stade Reims
A goal or assist every 120 minutes
16apps
840mins
5+2G+A
€3Mvalue
QL
58
Quadri Liameed
Age 24 · Central Midfielder · CE Sabadell FC
Started 40 of 41 games
41apps
3330mins
1+2G+A
€700Kvalue
58
Wilfred George Igor
Age 21 · Defensive Midfielder · Kristiansund BK
Started 22 of 25 games
25apps
1965mins
1+1G+A
€2Mvalue
58
Isaac James
Age 22 · Left-Back · FC Alverca
Started 18 of 21 games
21apps
1537mins
18starts
€1Mvalue
OO
57
Oluwaseyi Ogunniyi
Age 19 · Right-Back · Vaasan Palloseura
19-year-old Veikkausliiga player
25apps
1386mins
13starts
€50Kvalue
PO
57
Praisegod Okechukwu
Age 20 · Striker · MFK Dukla Banska Bystrica 
A goal or assist every 124 minutes
24apps
745mins
3+3G+A
€100Kvalue
JO
57
John Otomewo
Age 19 · Defensive Midfielder · Stade Reims
Value up 16x since his first valuation
28apps
1862mins
1+0G+A
€2Mvalue
57
Victor Samuel
Age 20 · Striker · FK Pardubice
Value doubled since his first valuation
23apps
916mins
4+1G+A
€400Kvalue
BZ
57
Benjamin Zank
Age 22 · Striker · SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Value doubled in 12 months
25apps
1199mins
4+2G+A
€250Kvalue
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