Super Eagles striker, Paul Onuachu, has won the Best Player and Golden Bull (highest scorer) awards in the Belgian Jupiler Pro League, capping off an insanely remarkable campaign that saw him score 33 goals and provide three assists for KRC Genk who finished second on the log.
The 26-year-old bagged the prize on Monday night at the
Belgian Pro League Awards traditional gala held at the JAM hotel in Brussels
following a stunning 2020/2021 campaign in which he featured in 38 league
matches and play-offs.
“Paul Onuachu can call himself the Professional Footballer
of the Jupiler Pro League for a year,” the league wrote on its website.
“The KRC Genk striker was voted as the best player of the
past season by his colleagues. Onuachu scored 33 times last season, making him
the player with the most goals behind his name.”
The imposing striker, who made headlines all season,
bulldozed his way to the awards after beating Club Brugge’s Noa Lang and
Beerschot’s forward Raphael Holzhauser.
🥇 | Dit is waarom Paul Onuachu de titel Speler van het Jaar in de Jupiler Pro League mee naar huis neemt! 🔥 #ProLeagueAwards pic.twitter.com/fP0uYNJcDB
— Eleven Sports (NL) (@ElevenSportsBEn) May 24, 2021
He is also in contention for the Ebony Shoe Award for the Best Player of African descent in the league where he will battle Congolese-born Belgian striker, Theo Batombo Bonganda; Angola’s Club Brugge defender, Clinton Mata; Anderlecht’s Anglo-Nigerian forward, Lukas Nmecha and Congolese-born Belgian star, Sambi Lokonga, who features for Anderlecht.
Onuachu, who formerly played for FC Midtjylland, netted 35
goals in 41 games across all competitions for the Blue-White, pushing them to
lift the Belgian Cup in spectacular fashion.
Before now, he was voted into the Belgian Pro League Team of
the Season alongside a teammate, Bryan Heymen.