Nigeria’s Super Eagles striker, Paul Onuachu has been named in the Jupiler Pro League Team of the Week by authoritative football statistics website Whoscored.com.
The Nigeria national teamer put in a man of the match performance as Racing Genk thrashed KAS Eupen 5-0 at the Luminus Arena on Sunday night.
After netting twice from the spot to give the Limburgers a two-goal cushion, the lanky striker wrapped up the scoring with a right-footed shot from close range in the 79th minute.
In a 4-4-2 formation in the Team of the Week, Onuachu, who was rated at 9.2, is partnered in attack by Anderlecht’s Christian Kouame.
Against Eupen, Onuachu registered a game-high seven shots with four on target, won one aerial duel, racked up 39 touches, won one foul, and was accurate in 65.2 percent of his passes.
Looking at his defensive stats, the skillful goal poacher registered one tackle and one interception, while giving away one foul.
The former FC Midtjylland goal poacher has scored 21 goals in 36 all-competition appearances so far in 2021-2022.
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