Victor Boniface goals this season has rocked the world of football.
The Ondo State-born striker who nearly quit football due to depression, has become a centre of attraction after his record-breaking first season in the Bundesliga where he banged a lot of goals.
What is more impressive is that Victor Boniface goals this season are only but the tip of the iceberg, as the 23-year-old was also impressive in several key attacking stats at Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
Victor Boniface goals this season for Super Eagles
The Bayer Leverkusen striker debuted for the Super Eagles in an AFCON qualifying match against São Tomé & Príncipe on 10 September 2023, which falls in the 2023/24 season.
It was a dead rubber as the Nigeria national football team had already sealed their ticket to Ivory Coast, but he made the most of his cameo appearance, as he recorded an assist for Samuel Chukwueze. Nigeria won the game 6-0.
Overall, Victor Boniface has played two matches for Nigeria without finding the back of the net yet.
Breakdown of Victor Boniface goals this season
Victor Boniface has scored 21 goals in all competitions this season for Bayer Leverkusen with 9 assists to his name also.
The Leverkusen striker scored his last goal for Die Werkself this season against Augsburg in the league as Xabi Alonso's side completed an unbeaten end to the Bundesliga campaign (34 matches) and 51 games without defeat across all competitions.
⚽ 21 goals
🅰️ 9 assists30 goal involvements for Victor Boniface, on his 33rd appearance of the season. Phenomenal 👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/hT8Hl4vvjW
— Soar Super Eagles (@SSE_NGA) May 18, 2024
Here are the breakdown of the goals this season:
| No of Goals | Opponent | Competition | Date |
| 2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Bundesliga | 26/08/23 |
| 1 | Teutonia 05 | DFB-POKAL | 12/08/23 |
| 2 | Darmstadt 98 | Bundesliga | 02/09/23 |
| 1 | Häcken | EUROPA LEAGUE | 21/09/23 |
| 2 | Heidenheim | Bundesliga | 24/09/23 |
| 1 | 1.FC Köln | Bundesliga | 08/10/23 |
| 1 | Qarabag FK | EUROPA LEAGUE | 26/10/23 |
| 1 | Qarabag FK | EUROPA LEAGUE | 09/11/23 |
| 1 | Hacken | EUROPA LEAGUE | 30/11/23 |
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund | Bundesliga | 04/12/23 |
| 1 | SC Paderborn | DFB Pokal | 06/12/23 |
| 1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bundesliga | 17/12/23 |
| 1 | Bochum | Bundesliga | 20/12/23 |
| 1 | West Ham | EUROPA LEAGUE | 11/04/24 |
| 1 | SV Werder Bremen | Bundesliga | 14/04/24 |
| 1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bundesliga | 05/05/24 |
| 1 | Bochum | Bundesliga | 12/05/24 |
| 1 | Augsburg | Bundesliga | 18/05/24 |
| Total: 21 |
Victor Boniface assist table this season
| No of Assists | Opponent | Competition | Date |
| 1 | Leipzig | Bundesliga | 19/08/2023 |
| 1 | Darmstadt | Bundesliga | 02/09/2023 |
| 1 | Häcken | Europa League | 21/09/2023 |
| 1 | Wolfsburg | Bundesliga | 21/10/2023 |
| 2 | Hoffenheim | Bundesliga | 04/11/2023 |
| 1 | Stuttgart | Bundesliga | 10/12/2023 |
| 1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bundesliga | 17/12/2023 |
| 1 | SV Werder Bremen | Bundesliga | 14/04/2024 |
With the DFB Pokal and the Europa League finals both left to play for Victor Boniface, the Bundesliga Rookie of the Season winner looks set to add to his attacking stats.
This article was most recently revised and updated 7 months ago
