By Victor Kanayo
Nigerian international Victor Osimhen has historically made the Ballon d’Or top 10 placement.
With the ranking, the football star became the first Napoli player to achieve such feat.
Osimhen’s teammate Khvicha Kvaratskhelia finished 17th, while Inter stars Lautaro Martinez and Nicolò Barella finished 20th and 27th respectively.
Last season, the established goal-poarcher significantly contributed to Napoli’s first Serie A title in 33 years becoming the 2022-23 top-scorer in the league with 26 goals in 32 appearances.
Napoli also reached the Champions League quarter-final same season, the best result for the Partenopei in Europe’s elite competition.
Osimhen netted five times in six Champions League games last season and individual achievements, combined with Napoli’s results have allowed the 24-year-old to earn a spot in the top 10 of this year’s Ballon d’Or.
According to a Journalist Giuseppe Pastore, this is the best result ever for a Napoli player, given that the previous record belonged to Ruud Krol, who ended 15th in 1980.
The other players included in the top 10 are Julian Alvarez, Kevin de Bruyne, Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappé, Leo Messi, Luka Modric, Rodri, Bernardo Silva and Vini Jr.
