Every Nigeria player's year in numbers, from minutes to goals and assists.
Updated 13 November 2026, after the last game
| Player | Position | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | xG | Shots on target | Chances created | Tackles | Fouls | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akor Adams | ST | 10 | 843 | 4 | 2 | 1.6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
| Alex Iwobi | LW | 10 | 835 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Bruno Onyemaechi | LB | 8 | 780 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 1 |
| Ademola Lookman | ST | 9 | 728 | 1 | 4 | 0.4 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| Stanley Nwabali | GK | 7 | 690 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Semi Ajayi | CB | 9 | 678 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Calvin Bassey | CB | 7 | 660 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 3 |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | RB | 8 | 638 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| Wilfred Ndidi | CDM | 8 | 589 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 2 |
| Moses Simon | LW | 10 | 527 | 2 | 0 | 0.2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| Frank Onyeka | CM | 6 | 429 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| Igoh Ogbu | CB | 5 | 358 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Raphael Onyedika | CDM | 7 | 334 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
| Victor Osimhen | ST | 3 | 276 | 3 | 1 | 2.1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Fisayo Dele-Bashiru | CM | 7 | 247 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Samuel Chukwueze | RW | 7 | 243 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Tochukwu Nnadi | CDM | 3 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Maduka Okoye | GK | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ola Aina | RB | 2 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Alhassan Yusuf | CM | 2 | 135 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Emmanuel Fernandez | CB | 2 | 134 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chibuike Nwaiwu | CB | 2 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdullahi Bewene | RW | 2 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Zaidu Sanusi | LB | 2 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Moses Usor | ST | 3 | 118 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Terem Moffi | ST | 2 | 96 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Arthur Okonkwo | GK | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Femi Azeez | RW | 1 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benjamin Fredrick | CB | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenneth Igboke | LB | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chibueze Oputa | RB | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tolu Arokodare | ST | 3 | 88 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Philip Otele | LW | 3 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Onuachu | ST | 5 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| George Ilenikhena | ST | 2 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Samson Tijani | CDM | 1 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taiwo Awoniyi | ST | 2 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Christian Akpan | LB | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yira Sor | LW | 1 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francis Uzoho | GK | 1 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chidera Ejuke | LW | 2 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chidozie Awaziem | CB | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adebayo Adeleye | GK | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafiu Durosinmi | ST | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Oseni | ST | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tosin Oyedokun | CM | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rank | Player | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akor Adams | 10 | 4 |
| 2 | Victor Osimhen | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Moses Simon | 10 | 2 |
| 4 | Femi Azeez | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Tolu Arokodare | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Ademola Lookman | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | Paul Onuachu | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Alhassan Yusuf | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Emmanuel Fernandez | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Moses Usor | 3 | 1 |
| Rank | Player | Apps | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ademola Lookman | 9 | 4 |
| 2 | Terem Moffi | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Akor Adams | 10 | 2 |
| 4 | Alex Iwobi | 10 | 1 |
| 5 | Semi Ajayi | 9 | 1 |
| 6 | Wilfred Ndidi | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | Victor Osimhen | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Frank Onyeka | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | Samuel Chukwueze | 7 | 1 |
| 10 | Fisayo Dele-Bashiru | 7 | 1 |
| Rank | Player | Apps | Shots on target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akor Adams | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | Victor Osimhen | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Ademola Lookman | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | Moses Usor | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Moses Simon | 10 | 3 |
| 6 | Calvin Bassey | 7 | 3 |
| 7 | Tolu Arokodare | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | George Ilenikhena | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Alex Iwobi | 10 | 1 |
| 10 | Wilfred Ndidi | 8 | 1 |
Akor Adams is Nigeria's top scorer in 2026 with 4 goals in 10 appearances across 13 games in friendlies, Africa Cup of Nations and Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications, ahead of Victor Osimhen on 3 and Moses Simon on 2.
Ademola Lookman has the most Nigeria assists in 2026 with 4 in 9 appearances across 13 games in friendlies, Africa Cup of Nations and Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications, ahead of Terem Moffi on 2 and Akor Adams on 2.
Akor Adams has played the most minutes for Nigeria in 2026, 843 in 10 appearances across 13 games in friendlies, Africa Cup of Nations and Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications, with Alex Iwobi next on 835.
The Nigeria squad in 2026 has used 46 players across 13 games, the most used being Akor Adams, Alex Iwobi, Bruno Onyemaechi, Ademola Lookman and Stanley Nwabali, with 10 of them on 500 minutes or more.
No Nigeria player has taken a penalty in 2026 across 13 games in friendlies, Africa Cup of Nations and Africa Cup of Nations Qualifications, and Akor Adams leads the scoring with 4 goals, none from the spot.
Stanley Nwabali has played most in goal for Nigeria in 2026, 7 of 13 games and 690 minutes, keeping 4 clean sheets and conceding 5 goals, with Maduka Okoye on 2 games.