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Oshimen Crowned Serie A Best Young Player After Super Season

Oshimen Crowned  Serie A Best Young Player After Super Season

  • Nigerian, Strijker Victor Osimhen has been named Serie A Best Young Player for the 21/22 season.
  • The Napoli frontman beat competition from Juventus forward Dusan Vlahovic, and Leao of AC Milan for the award.
  • Osimhen has been in fantastic form, scoring 14 goals and giving 5 assists in 26 league appearances.

Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has been crowned Serie A Best Young Player of the outgoing 2021/2022 season.

Serie A Best Young Player

The 23-year old Napoli man had an exceptional season, scoring 14 goals in the league despite picking up a couple of injuries. He has also contributed 5 assists in 26 Serie A appearances this season.

On his way to being named the winner, Osimhen saw off competition from Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic, Duo Gianluca Scammacca and Giacomo Raspadori of Sassuolo, and AC Milan’s Leao.

Vlahovic who is currently the 2nd top scorer in the league has a fantastic output of 24 goals in 35 games for Fiorentina and Juventus.

Dusan Vlahovic

In other awards, AC Milan’s Mike Maigan was named the league’s most valuable goalkeeper while Gleison Bremer won the award for best defender. Marcelo Brozovic of Inter Milan won the best defender award while Ciro Immobile, the league’s highest scorer, won the best striker award.

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It’s been a season of ups and downs for Victor Osimhen. Despite being in the form of his life, he has rarely featured for Napoli due to injuries. The striker sustained a facial fracture in November 2021 after clashing heads with Inter Milan defender, Skriniar.

The injury forced the young forward to stay out till January, forcing him to miss out on the AFCON as well. Osimhen also stills fears a face mask for protection.

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