Correct knowledge on January 28, 2025
Victor Bonifacageage: 24 (born 23 December 2000) Club: Bayer Leverkuseposition: Strkercountry: Nigeria (11 Caps, one goal) Stattsafter cutting his teeth in the game in royal sapphire on home soil, Boniface made his break in the European setting at Norwegian. The high-flying aspect of Bodø/Glimt, where he racked up 23 targets and 8 assists in 66 games between 2019 and 2022. The 6’2″ striker hit a hat, trick his starts for the club a UEFA Champions League adjustment Klaksvik, a delivery that was one of 22 moves and 12 assists in 55 competitive appearances for Union.
Boniface has shown his elite point diplomas in the Europa League in particular, providing two goals and two assists in 4 games with Union Berlin in the group phase earned him a transfer to Leverkusen and only says that he and his new colleagues began to run . Three hugs came here in their first six games while Leverkusen was heading to the Bundesliga, who took the tone for the rest of the campaign.
Injuries kept him on the sidelines for a significant period, but he still ended the campaign with 14 goals in 23 league matches and a Bundesliga winner’s medal, as well as the Rookie of the Year award having won the Monthly award on four separate occasions. He also netted twice in Leverkusen’s run to their DFB Cup triumph, and bagged five strikes in the UEFA Europa League.
The term 2024/25 has not reached the same H8, with Bonifacio forced to spend time apart, but has still controlled 8 purposes in 15 outputs in all competitions, since Leverkusen remains in search of the title of the Bundesliga. , Boniface has 11 caps, making his Deyet in September 2023 opposite to São Tomé und príncipe, and scoring his only purpose in a 2-2 draw with Saudi Arabia a month later. Unfortunately, the injuries prevented him from participating in the 2023 Africa Cup of the 2023 Nations Africa Cup, where Nigeria came to the last before wasting Ivory Coast.
Plays a bit like: Robert LewandowskiLewandowski is an all-time Bundesliga great to which very few can compare, but Boniface does share plenty of traits with the legendary Pole. He is an all-round centre forward, good with both feet, physically powerful, good in the air and possesses a surprisingly good dribbling ability. While the 24-year-old may have a long way to go to match Lewandowski’s achievements, he has already had a decisive impact on his team’s fortunes.Watch: All of Victor Boniface’s Bundesliga goals
Did you know?As Leverkusen celebrated their maiden Bundesliga title last term, Boniface invited his youth coach from Nigeria to share his special moment. “He was the first one that gave me a really good platform to start showcasing my talents. To pay him back, I wanted to bring him so he can see how far I’ve come and to be part of the celebration with me,” the centre-forward told bundesliga.com last year.
What they say
“Victor’s a real problem for opposition defences. He’s powerful, quick and makes runs from deep. He has a good mentality and works for the team, not for himself.” – Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso”He is a tank, and the penalty area is his friend.” – Leverkusen teammate Robert Andrich”He enjoys football and wants to enjoy every moment on the pitch. Of course we also see how hard he works, defensively too. And he scores the decisive goals. He can do things like that if he scores the goals up front and gets us the next three points.” – Leverkusen teammate Granit Xhaka
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