Trabzonspor striker Paul Onuachu has been named the winner of the Turkish Süper Lig Goal of the Season award for 2025/26, with the league confirming the decision after a fan vote.
At a glance
- Paul Onuachu was awarded the Turkish Süper Lig Goal of the Season for 2025/26.
- The vote was decided by supporters, with Onuachu chosen ahead of Marco Asensio and Orkun Kökçü.
- The winning goal was scored on September 27, 2025, in Trabzonspor’s 4-2 win over Fatih Karagümrük.
- Onuachu’s strike came from a Wagner Pina cross, finished with an acrobatic bicycle kick.
- The goal had previously been voted Süper Lig Goal of the Month for September.
- In Turkey’s top flight, Onuachu ended the campaign as a joint-leading scorer with 22 goals, sharing the Golden Boot with Eldor Shomurodov.
- Across all competitions, he produced 26 goals and two assists in 43 appearances, including two goals in the Turkish Cup final against Konyaspor on May 22.
The 31-year-old Super Eagles forward secured the top individual prize after supporters picked his effort from the shortlist, edging out competition from Fenerbahçe’s Marco Asensio and Beşiktaş midfielder Orkun Kökçü.
The moment behind the award
Onuachu’s winning strike arrived on September 27, 2025, during Trabzonspor’s 4-2 triumph over Fatih Karagümrük. The 2.01-metre forward collected a ball played in by Wagner Pina and powered a mid-air bicycle kick that left Karagümrük goalkeeper Ivo Grbić unable to respond.
The impressive finish had already earned recognition earlier in the season, having been selected as the Süper Lig Goal of the Month for September.
In an official statement, the Trendyol Süper Lig underlined the fan-driven nature of the decision: “You chose, he won.” The league added that the most beautiful goal of the 2025/26 season had been determined as Paul Onuachu.
A decorated debut in Turkey
The award completes a standout first season in Turkish football for the Nigerian international, who arrived from English club Southampton. Domestically, Onuachu finished as the league’s joint-top scorer with 22 goals, sharing the Golden Boot with İstanbul Başakşehir’s Eldor Shomurodov.
Looking beyond the league, he contributed 26 goals and two assists across 43 appearances for Trabzonspor, nicknamed the “Black Sea Storm.” One of his defining performances came on May 22, when he scored both goals in a 2-1 win over Konyaspor to help deliver the club’s 10th Turkish Cup title.
