Paul Onuachu finished the 2020-2021 as one of the most prolific striker in Europe and the numbers of goals he scored are quite astonishing.

The big forward netted 33 goals in 38 league games, 2 in cup match and another 2 for the Super Eagles of Nigeria.

Paul Onuachu who was crowned the Belgian pro league play of the year, also set a new for the most goal in Belgian football since 2001-2002 campaign.

The former Midtjylland forward also broke nineteen years goal record set by Wesley Sonck when he scored 31 goals in a single campaign.

Onuachu scored these goals for Genk  in 3, 270 minutes, an average of a goal in every 92 minutes, while his two goals for the Super Eagles were scored under an hour of action.

The most intriguing thing about Onuachu is that he has scored these number of goals in almost all different fashion : with his head, right foot and left foot.

Here is the breakdown of how he scored the goals for Genk:

Onuachu has scored ten goals with right foot , six with his left foot (weaker foot) , eleven with his the head, which is his strongest point due to his size and eight penalties.

For the national team, his first goal of was a header ( making twelve headers in total) , while the second was a superb finish with his right foot ( now 11 in total ) as well.

This statistics is a proof that Paul Onuachu is an all-rounder finisher than people described him. He is seen as a striker who is only good in the air, but he has many qualities to finish chances.

Another interesting fact is that, Onuachu has 100 percent record from the penalty spot this, He scored eight out of eight this season ( he scored his only attempt last season Genk).

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