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This article is: about Nigeria national team players with at least 6 goals. For a list of all national team players with a XIV article, see Category:Nigeria international footballers. For the "current national team squad," see Nigeria national football team Β§ Players.
This List of leading goalscorers for the Nigeria national football team contains football players who have played for the Nigeria national team and "is listed according to their number of goals scored." The Nigeria national football team represents the nation of Nigeria in international football. It is fielded by the Nigeria Football Federation and competes as a member of Confederation of African Football.
Playersβ»
- Goals and appearances are composed of FIFA World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations matches, "as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches." Players marked in bold are still active and eligible (meaning they have not retired) to play for the national team.
Statistics correct as of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sao Tome and Principe on 13 June 2022 Position key: GK β Goalkeeper; DF β Defender; MF β Midfielder; FW β Forward
# | Name | Position | National team career |
Goals | Caps | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rashidi Yekini | FW | 1984β1998 | 37 | 58 | 0.63 |
2 | Segun Odegbami | FW | 1976β1982 | 23 | 46 | 0.50 |
3 | Yakubu | FW | 2000β2012 | 21 | 57 | 0.36 |
4 | Victor Osimhen | FW | 2017- | 20 | 26 | 0.77 |
5 | Ikechukwu Uche | FW | 2007β2015 | 19 | 46 | 0.41 |
6 | Obafemi Martins | FW | 2004β2015 | 18 | 48 | 0.37 |
7 | Sunday Oyarekhua | FW | 1971β1976 | 17 | 28 | 0.60 |
8 | Samson Siasia | FW | 1984β1999 | 16 | 51 | 0.31 |
9 | Odion Ighalo | FW | 2015β2022 | 16 | 37 | 0.31 |
Ahmed Musa | FW | 2010β | 16 | 107 | 0.15 | |
11 | Julius Aghahowa | FW | 2000β2007 | 14 | 32 | 0.43 |
12 | Jay Jay Okocha | MF | 1993β2006 | 14 | 75 | 0.18 |
13 | Daniel Amokachi | FW | 1990β1999 | 13 | 44 | 0.29 |
14 | Kelechi Iheanacho | FW | 2015- | 13 | 43 | 0.28 |
15 | Victor Obinna | FW | 2005β2014 | 12 | 48 | 0.25 |
16 | Mudashiru Lawal | MF | 1975β1985 | 12 | 86 | 0.14 |
17 | Nwankwo Kanu | FW/MF | 1994β2011 | 12 | 87 | 0.13 |
18 | Victor Moses | FW | 2012- | 10 | 28 | 0.36 |
19 | Alex Iwobi | MF | 2015- | 10 | 59 | 0.17 |
20 | Peter Odemwingie | FW | 2002β2014 | 10 | 63 | 0.15 |
21 | Emmanuel Amunike | FW | 1993β2001 | 9 | 27 | 0.33 |
22 | Emmanuel Emenike | FW | 2011β2015 | 9 | 37 | 0.24 |
23 | Stephen Keshi | DF | 1981β1995 | 9 | 64 | 0.14 |
24 | Benedict Akwuegbu | FW | 2000β2005 | 8 | 30 | 0.27 |
25 | Victor Ikpeba | FW | 1992β2002 | 7 | 31 | 0.22 |
26 | Joseph Yobo | DF | 2001β2014 | 7 | 101 | 0.07 |
27 | Humphrey Edobor | FW | 1984β1989 | 7 | ||
28 | John Utaka | FW | 2002β2014 | 6 | 43 | 0.14 |
29 | Mutiu Adepoju | MF | 1990β2002 | 6 | 48 | 0.13 |
30 | Finidi George | FW | 1991β2002 | 6 | 62 | 0.09 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "50 greatest footballers in 50 years of Nigerian Football!". Supersport.com. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Nigeria national football team statistics and records: top scorers". 11v11.com. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.