Newly capped Nigeria international forward Victor Boniface says he isn’t getting carried away by his new achievement in the German Bundesliga despite firing blanks in Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 win over Mainz 05, Owngoalnigeria.com reports.
Boniface joined the German side in the summer from Belgium side Union Saint-Gilloise and hasn’t wasted any time in adjusting to life at his new base, with six goals and two assists in six league games this season.
Aside his goals and assists tally, he went into the record books as the player with the most shots after five games in the history of the league. A record which was set by Uwe Wegmann in the 1995/1995 season.
Wegmann took 35 shots after five games, a record Boniface has already smashed with 38 shots but when made aware of the milestone, he quickly played it down as nothing significant if they don’t lead to goal.
“If you shoot 38 times on goal you should have scored at least 25 goals. That’s why I don’t congratulate myself”, he said when he was made aware of the record last weekend.
Capped by Nigeria during the last international window, he is expected to keep his spot in the team for the October 13th friendly game against Saudi Arabia in Portugal.
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