In-form Nigerian striker Paul Onuachu continued his amazing goalscoring run this season after scoring in Genk’s 3-2 away win at the King Power at Den Dreef Stadion against Oud Heverlee Monday evening.
Making his 30th start in 32 appearances, Onuachu scored Genk’s third goal in the 63rd minute to bring his season’s goals tally to 26 in the Belgian Jupiler Pro League.
The gangling striker was later substituted by compatriot Cyriel Dessers in the 89th minute in the win that saw Genk retain their third position on the table and a place in the Championship play-off round.
Paul Onuachu has been Nigeria’s most prolific goalscorer this season with the 26-year old replicating his club form for the national team during the recent international break where he scored the lone goal in the 1-0 win over Benin Republic in Porto Novo and the third goal in the 3-0 win over Lesotho in Lagos despite playing as substitute in both AFCON qualifiers. He has now scored 30 goals in all competitions following his two goals in two games in the Belgian Cup (Beker van Belgie).
The Nigerian forward who is leading the top scorers’ chart in Belgium is however ninth in the European Golden Shoe race as his 26 goals have fetched him just 39 points, 31 behind Poland’s Robert Lewandowski whose 35 goals for Bayern Munich is worth 70 points while the iconic duo of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have scored less than the Nigerian but are ahead because they play in what UEFA has classified as the top five leagues in Europe.
The scoring gives abny goal scored by any player in the big five leagues two points while it is 1.5 points for other leagues like the Belgian Jupiler Pro League.