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).
SA
44
Sinclair Armstrong 
Age 23 · Striker · Göztepe 
Senior debut at 15
42apps
1767mins
5+0G+A
€2.5Mvalue
44
Jeremy Agbonifo 
Age 20 · Right Winger · Jagiellonia Bialystok 
20-year-old Ekstraklasa player
36apps
1294mins
3+2G+A
€4Mvalue
44
Abdullahi Bewene
Age 21 · Right Midfielder · FC Banik Ostrava 
Started 26 of 32 games
32apps
2300mins
0+0G+A
€1.3Mvalue
TA
43
Tayo Adaramola
Age 22 · Left-Back · Cercle Brugge 
Started 23 of 27 games
27apps
1966mins
23starts
€800Kvalue
VA
43
Victor Adeoye
Age 20 · Defensive Midfielder · FC Kudrivka 
Started 19 of 22 games
22apps
1732mins
0+1G+A
€200Kvalue
42
Kevin Zeroli 
Age 21 · Central Midfielder · FC Südtirol
21-year-old Serie B player
16apps
884mins
1+1G+A
€3.3Mvalue
PA
42
Peter Agba
Age 23 · Defensive Midfielder · ETO FC 
23-year-old Hungarian NB I player
32apps
2178mins
2+0G+A
€1Mvalue
JA
41
James Arinze
Age 20 · Central Midfielder · NK Bravo 
20-year-old Slovenian PrvaLiga player
8apps
593mins
0+1G+A
€50Kvalue
DO
41
Divine Omoregie
Age 21 · Left Winger · NK Bravo
Value doubled in 12 months
33apps
1596mins
1+0G+A
€300Kvalue
WA
41
Wisdom Aondowase Sule
Age 22 · Striker · HNK Gorica 
22-year-old Croatian HNL player
22apps
1027mins
3+1G+A
€200Kvalue
MO
41
Michael Ogwuche
Age 22 · Attacking Midfielder · NK Nafta 1903
Value up 5x in 12 months
17apps
963mins
1+1G+A
€50Kvalue
AI
40
Antoine Ijoma
Age 21 · Striker · FK Radnik Bijeljina 
Value up 4x since his first valuation
37apps
1653mins
2+1G+A
€200Kvalue
40
Samuel Akere
Age 22 · Right Winger · Wisla Plock
22-year-old Ekstraklasa player
29apps
1486mins
4+1G+A
€1Mvalue
TA
40
Toheeb Adeola Kosoko
Age 21 · Striker · Ümraniyespor
Value doubled since his first valuation
31apps
1323mins
1+2G+A
€400Kvalue
MO
40
Molade Olanrewaju
Age 22 · Centre-Back · NK Bravo
22-year-old Slovenian PrvaLiga player
11apps
773mins
8starts
€25Kvalue
HO
40
Hamzat Ojediran
Age 22 · Defensive Midfielder · Colorado Rapids 
Started 25 of 28 games
28apps
1870mins
1+0G+A
€3Mvalue
MG
40
Mohammed Garba
Age 19 · Left Winger · AS Trencin 
Senior debut at 17
12apps
710mins
1+0G+A
€50Kvalue
OE
40
Owen Emeka 
Age 17 · Right Winger · Granada CF
Senior debut at 17
6apps
262mins
1+0G+A
€1Mvalue
PM
40
Promise Meliga Jr.
Age 19 · Right Winger · KFUM-Kameratene Oslo 
A goal or assist every 54 minutes
17apps
380mins
5+2G+A
€600Kvalue
UJ
39
Umar Jamiu
Age 19 · Striker · NK Nafta 1903
19-year-old Slovenian PrvaLiga player
13apps
603mins
1+1G+A
€50Kvalue
JD
39
Johnson Dauda
Age 19 · Right Winger · FK Novi Pazar 
19-year-old Serbian SuperLiga player
10apps
510mins
0+1G+A
€200Kvalue
EU
39
Emmanuel Uchegbu
Age 21 · Right Winger · NK Varazdin
Senior debut at 16
20apps
837mins
2+1G+A
€150Kvalue
WO
38
Winners Osawe 
Age 19 · Defensive Midfielder · 1.FC Nuremberg
19-year-old 2. Bundesliga player
12apps
739mins
1+0G+A
€450Kvalue
38
Ibrahim Buhari
Age 24 · Centre-Back · Austria Vienna 
190 cm tall
22apps
1457mins
17starts
€1Mvalue
A
38
Arome
Age 24 · Striker · Amarante FC 
Value up 3x in 12 months
18apps
637mins
1+1G+A
€150Kvalue
CA
38
Christian Akpan
Age 21 · Left-Back · KRC Genk
21-year-old Belgian Pro League player
11apps
816mins
9starts
€200Kvalue
EO
38
Elijah Odede
Age 19 · Left Winger · Lommel SK
19-year-old Belgian Pro League player
11apps
227mins
1+0G+A
€600Kvalue
MH
37
Muhammed Hayatu
Age 19 · Left Winger · Corvinul Hunedoara 
Value up 4x in 12 months
18apps
414mins
0+1G+A
€100Kvalue
37
Shola Ogundana
Age 21 · Left Winger · Dynamo Kyiv
Value up more than 2x in 12 months
25apps
1206mins
1+0G+A
€800Kvalue
SF
36
Samuel Friday James
Age 20 · Goalkeeper · SJK Seinäjoki 
Started 25 of 25 games
25apps
2250mins
25starts
€25Kvalue
KM
36
Kanayo Megwa 
Age 22 · Right-Back · Hibernian FC 
0.85 goals conceded per 90 with him on the pitch
18apps
951mins
12starts
€200Kvalue
JE
36
Julius Emefile 
Age 19 · Right Winger · FC Midtjylland
3 goals in his last 5 games
9apps
314mins
4+0G+A
€150Kvalue
IA
36
Ibrahim Aliyu
Age 24 · Striker · Houston Dynamo FC
24-year-old MLS player
25apps
895mins
3+0G+A
€1Mvalue
WC
36
Williams Chimezie
Age 20 · Right Winger · Botev Plovdiv 
20-year-old Bulgarian First League player
25apps
940mins
0+1G+A
€250Kvalue
RS
34
Ridwan Sanusi
Age 24 · Right Winger · AS Trencin
24-year-old Slovak Niké Liga player
13apps
960mins
0+3G+A
€350Kvalue
34
Abdul Abdulmalik
Age 23 · Left Winger · Djurgårdens IF
23-year-old Allsvenskan player
8apps
478mins
2+1G+A
€2Mvalue
VO
33
Vince Osuji
Age 20 · Centre-Back · Tromsø IL
20-year-old Eliteserien player
23apps
1621mins
18starts
€800Kvalue
PD
33
Papa Daniel
Age 24 · Central Midfielder · NK Celje
Value up 6x in 12 months
35apps
1979mins
0+0G+A
€300Kvalue
IU
33
Ikem Ugoh
Age 21 · Central Midfielder · Holstein Kiel
Value up 14x in 12 months
9apps
406mins
0+1G+A
€700Kvalue
GO
33
Gabriel Okoro
Age 19 · Central Midfielder · AD Ceuta FC
19-year-old LaLiga 2 player
8apps
384mins
0+0G+A
—value
JS
33
Jeshurun Simeon 
Age 16 · Right Winger · Ajax Amsterdam U21
Senior debut at 16
9apps
302mins
0+0G+A
—value
JI
33
Joel Ideho
Age 23 · Left Winger · Sparta Rotterdam
23-year-old Eredivisie player
27apps
1179mins
1+1G+A
€300Kvalue
ES
32
Eseosa Sule
Age 20 · Striker · St. Mirren FC
20-year-old Scottish Premiership player
11apps
482mins
1+1G+A
€200Kvalue
ME
32
Marlon Ebietomere
Age 17 · Right Winger · Örgryte IS
Senior debut at 16
14apps
327mins
0+0G+A
€100Kvalue
SO
32
Sixtus Ogbuehi
Age 23 · Striker · KV Kortrijk
191 cm tall
21apps
733mins
1+1G+A
€200Kvalue
AA
32
Abbati Abdullahi
Age 20 · Left Winger · MFK Skalica
Value up 4x in 12 months
9apps
388mins
1+0G+A
€100Kvalue
ST
32
Samson Tijani
Age 24 · Defensive Midfielder · Zeleziarne Podbrezova
Started 19 of 22 games
22apps
1572mins
0+0G+A
€350Kvalue
SA
31
Seun Akanji
Age 18 · Left Winger · Lillestrøm SK
18-year-old Eliteserien player
3apps
131mins
0+1G+A
€400Kvalue
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