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Paul Onuachu
Paul Onuachu (Ebere Paul Onuachu, born 1994), Nigerian 201 cm forward; 33-goal Belgian Golden Shoe season with Genk in 2020-21, later Southampton, then Trabzonspor's 2025-26 Süper Lig top scorer.
Peter Etebo
Oghenekaro Peter Etebo, Nigerian defensive midfielder born 1995 in Warri; 45 Nigeria caps, 4 Olympic goals vs Japan 2016; Stoke City £6.35m signing, now Gençlerbirliği captain recovering from an Achilles rupture.
Peter Odemwingie
Peter Osaze Odemwingie, born 1981 in Tashkent, Nigerian forward with 65 caps, Olympic silver 2008, and 36 Premier League goals for West Brom, Stoke, and Cardiff; famous 2013 QPR deadline day drive; now a PGA professional golfer.
Rashidi Yekini
Rashidi Yekini (1963-2012), Nigerian striker nicknamed the Goalsfather; all-time Super Eagles top scorer with 37 goals in 58 caps, scorer of Nigeria's first World Cup goal (Bulgaria, 1994), 1993 African Footballer of the Year.
Samuel Chukwueze
Samuel Chimerenka Chukwueze, born 1999 in Umuahia, Nigeria, is a left-footed right winger for AC Milan and Nigeria; Villarreal 2017-2023, 2021 Europa League winner, 2023 Milan signing, 2025/26 Fulham loan.
Semi Ajayi
Semi Ajayi (Oluwasemilogo Adesewo Ibidapo Ajayi), Nigerian centre-back born 1993 in Crayford, England; ex-Charlton, Arsenal academy, Cardiff, Rotherham, West Brom; now Hull City; 33 Nigeria caps, AFCON 2023 silver medalist.
Shola Ameobi
Shola Ameobi (Foluwashola Ameobi, born 1981), Nigerian-born striker raised in Newcastle; 79 goals in 397 Newcastle United appearances (2000–2014), famed for seven Tyne-Wear derby goals, then Nigeria at the 2014 World Cup.
Sone Aluko
Sone Aluko (Omatsone Folarin Aluko), born 1989 in Hounslow, is a Nigerian forward/winger from Birmingham City's academy who played for Aberdeen, Rangers, Hull City, Fulham, Reading, and Ipswich Town and chose Nigeria over England youth internationals.
Suleman Sani
Suleman Sani, Nigerian winger born 2006; left winger for Al Qadsiah after Gombe United, Akwa United, AS Trenčín, and RB Leipzig; Nigeria U20 at the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Sunday Oliseh
Sunday Ogorchukwu Oliseh, born 1974, Nigerian defensive midfielder for Juventus, Ajax, and Borussia Dortmund; 1994 AFCON and 1996 Olympic gold winner, 1998 World Cup scorer vs Spain, later Super Eagles head coach 2015-2016.
Taiwo Awoniyi
Taiwo Micheal Awoniyi (born 1997, Ilorin, Nigeria) is a Nigerian centre-forward at Coventry City, formerly Liverpool, Union Berlin, and Nottingham Forest, with 21 Premier League goals for Forest and a 2025 induced-coma abdominal injury.
Taribo West
Taribo West (born 1974), Nigerian defender of the Atlanta 1996 Olympic gold-medal side; Auxerre, Inter Milan, AC Milan, Derby, Partizan; 42 Nigeria caps, 1998 and 2002 World Cups; later pastor of Shelter in the Storm.
Teslim Fatusi
Teslim Babatunde Fatusi, born 1977, Nigerian winger/midfielder; won gold in men's football at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics with Nigeria's Dream Team; club career included Ferencváros, Servette, and Mamelodi Sundowns.
Tijani Babangida
Tijani Babangida, born in 1973 in Kaduna, Nigeria, is a retired Nigerian winger known for his speed who won gold at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and starred for Ajax.
Uche Okechukwu
Uche Okechukwu (Deniz Uygar), born 1967, Nigerian centre-back; Super Eagles 1989–98, AFCON gold 1994, Olympic gold Atlanta 1996, Fenerbahçe and Brøndby defender.
Umar Sadiq
Umar Sadiq, Nigerian centre-forward born 1997 in Kaduna; Almería striker (43 goals in 84 games), Real Sociedad's €20m 2022 signing, and Valencia CF player from 2025, with 9 Nigeria caps.
Victor Anichebe
Victor Chinedu Anichebe, Nigerian forward born 1988 in Lagos, raised in Liverpool; played for Everton, West Brom, Sunderland, Beijing Enterprises; won Olympic silver with Nigeria at Beijing 2008.
Victor Boniface
Victor Okoh Boniface, Nigerian striker born 2000; Bayer Leverkusen forward, 2024 Bundesliga and DFB Cup double winner and Rookie of the Season; on loan at Werder Bremen since September 2025.
Victor Ikpeba
Victor Ikpeba (Victor Nosa Ikpeba), Nigerian forward born 1973 in Benin City; Olympic gold 1996 with Nigeria, African Footballer of the Year 1997, French champion with AS Monaco, later Borussia Dortmund.
Victor Moses
Victor Moses (born 1990, Lagos) is a Nigerian footballer, orphaned in the 2002 Kaduna riots, who won the 2013 AFCON and the 2016/17 Premier League as Chelsea's right wing-back under Conte.
Victor Osimhen
Victor James Osimhen, Nigerian striker for Galatasaray and Nigeria; 2015 U-17 World Cup Golden Boot winner, 2023 Serie A champion and first African capocannoniere with Napoli, joined Galatasaray permanently for a Turkish-record €75m in 2025.
Vincent Enyeama
Vincent Enyeama, born 1982 in Kaduna, Nigeria, is a former goalkeeper for Enyimba, Hapoel Tel Aviv, and Lille; Nigeria's most capped player until Ahmed Musa, 2013 AFCON-winning captain, and IFFHS greatest African goalkeeper (2023).
Wilfred Ndidi
Wilfred Onyinye Ndidi (born 1996, Lagos) is a Nigerian defensive midfielder for Beşiktaş, formerly of Genk and Leicester City, a Premier League tackling leader, 2018 World Cup player, and FA Cup and Championship winner.
William Troost-Ekong
William Paul Troost-Ekong is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a center-back for Al-Kholood in the Saudi Pro League, captained Nigeria, and was named player of the tournament at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Wilson Oruma
Wilson Oruma, born 1976 in Warri, Nigeria, is a retired attacking midfielder who won 1996 Olympic football gold, took the 89th-minute free kick before Amunike's winning goal, and played for Lens, Sochaux, and Marseille.
Yakubu (footballer)
Yakubu Aiyegbeni, known as The Yak, Nigerian striker born 1982 in Benin City; 95 Premier League goals in 252 games for Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, Everton, and Blackburn; four PL hat-tricks; Nigeria's 2010 World Cup squad.
Zadok Yohanna
Zadok Abu Yohanna (born 2007) is a Nigerian right winger who joined Brighton & Hove Albion from AIK Stockholm in 2026 for a reported £21.5m, a Swedish transfer record; left-footed, ex-Ikon Allah Academy, Nigeria Unity Cup call-up.