Nations League 2024/25: Who’s Got Game?
Gather ’round, football fans! The 2024/25 UEFA Nations League is heating up faster than a pyromaniac’s birthday cake! Four players find themselves swimming in a pool of goals, all tied for first – and they’re not the usual suspects (well, one of them is kind of). We’re talking about Turkish wonder Kerem Aktürkoglu, slippery Swede Victor Gyekeres, Romanian Razvan Marin, and Slovenian sharpshooter Benjamin Šeško. Try saying that four times fast without choking on your popcorn!
Top Scorers in the Nations League
With four goals each, these lads are giving defenders nightmares:
- 4 Kerem Aktürkoglu (Turkey)
- 4 Victor Gyekeres (Sweden)
- 4 Razvan Marin (Romania)
- 4 Benjamin Šeško (Slovenia)
Tip of the hat to: Cristiano Ronaldo, Erling Haaland, and their fellow three-goal gang members. You’ve got to love when legends share the spotlight, even if it’s a little too sun-soaked for their liking.
Now, let’s break it down. Benjamin Šeško kicked things off with a penalty against Austria, and then he thought, “Why not?” and followed up with a hat-trick against Kazakhstan. Seriously, talk about stepping it up when it really counts—like when you find the last piece of pizza at a party. Meanwhile, Akturkoglu, with his own hat-trick against Iceland, looks poised to be the next “Hunger Games” star. May the odds be ever in your favor!
Hat-Trick Heroes
Let’s give some credit to the players who truly made it rain goals this season:
- Benjamin Šeško (Slovenia vs. Kazakhstan, 3:0)
- Kerem Akturkoglu (Turkey vs. Iceland, 3:1)
- Isaac Price (Northern Ireland vs. Bulgaria, 5:0)
Each of these players deserves a gold star and maybe a cookie or two, and not just on the pitch—that’s real achievement motivation!
Now about Razvan Marin: he managed to score penalties like they were going out of style, making sure he got one in every one of Romania’s matches. It’s impressive until you remember the last time you tried to park a car in a city and more than once considered a penalty yourself!
Top Assistants: They Make It Look Effortless
And let’s not forget the playmakers who help tally those goals, as they say: “Everyone loves a good assist, especially on a Tuesday night!” Here are the top assistants:
- 4 Victor Diekeres (Sweden)
- 3 Thasos Bakasetas (Greece)
- 3 Florian Wirtz (Germany)
- 3 Nuno Mendes (Portugal)
- 3 Jamal Musiala (Germany)
Without these clever strategists pulling the strings, the top scorers would just be players standing around like lost puppies in a park.
In the eclectic mix of this Nations League season, it’s clear that football might just be the best soap opera out there—every match a cliffhanger, every goal a dramatic twist. We’re here for it, and if you’re not, make sure to check your pulse—you might not be human!
So, here’s to the goals, the players, and the relentless pursuit of glory! Whether you cheer for the stars of the pitch or secretly hope your fantasy league team rises from the ashes like a phoenix, this season is promising to deliver laughs, gasps, and moments that make us jump out of our seats. Because after all, we all love a good kick-off!
Victor Gyekeres, Kerem Aktürkoglu, Razvan Marin and Benyamin Šeško are tied for first place in the list of top scorers in the 2024/25 UEFA Nations League.
In September, Slovenian striker Sheshko scored a penalty in a match with Austria (1:1), and three days later he scored three goals against the Kazakhstan national team.
Turk Kerem Aktürkoglu scored the second hat-trick of this draw, scoring three goals against Iceland, and in the fourth round he scored in the match with Iceland.
Top scorer: Kerem Aktürkoglu goals
Swede Djekeres also scored his fourth goal in the fourth round, scoring in the match with the Estonians. Along the way, in Tallinn he came out on top in the list of the best assistants of the tournament.
Meanwhile, Marin scored a penalty in each of Romania’s four matches.
10 players scored three goals each. They include, among others, Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo, Norwegian striker Erling Haaland and Frenchman Randal Colo-Muani.
Top scorers of the 2024/25 Nations League
4 Kerem Akturkoglu (Turkey)
4 Victor Diekeres (Sweden)
4 Rezvan Marin (Romania)
4 Benjamin Szeszko (Slovenia)
3 Alexander Isak (Sweden)
3 Randal Colot-Moigny (France)
3 Isaac Price (Northern Ireland)
3 Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
3 David Strelets (Slovakia)
3 Harry Wilson (Wales)
3 Denise Undav (Germany)
3 Davide Fratesi (Italy)
3 Erling Haaland (Norway)
3 Fotis Yiannidis (Greece)
Several players scored two goals at once, including such stars as Fabian Ruiz, Kevin de Bruyne and Edin Dzeko. Harry Kane scored a brace against the Finns in his 100th cap for England in the second round.
Authors of hat-tricks in the 2024/25 Nations League
Benjamin Sheshko (Slovenia – Kazakhstan 3:0, 09.09.2024)
Kerem Akturkoglu (Turkey – Iceland 3:1, 09/09/2024)
Isaac Price (Northern Ireland 5-0 Bulgaria, 15/10/2024)
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The best assistants in the 2024/25 Nations League
4 Victor Diekeres (Sweden)
3 Thasos Bakasetas (Greece)
3 Florian Wirtz (Germany)
3 Nunu Mendes (Portugal)
3 Jamal Musiala (Germany)
Nations League 2024/25 statistics
Top scorers of the Nations League by season (final part only)
Top scorer: goals by Benjamin Sheshko
2022/23: Steven Bergwijn (Netherlands), Federico Chiesa (Italy), Federico Dimarco (Italy), Davide Frattesi (Italy), Ciro Immobile (Italy), Joselu (Spain), Andrej Kramaric (Croatia), Noah Lang (Netherlands) , Donyell Malen (Netherlands), Luka Modric (Croatia), Mario Pasalic (Croatia), Bruno Petkovic (Croatia), Jeremi Pinault (Spain), Georginio Wijnaldum (Netherlands) 1
2020/21: Kylian Mbappe (France), Ferran Torres (Spain), Karim Benzema (France) 2
2018/19: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) 3
Top scorer: Razvan Marin goals
Top scorers in the Nations League by season (group stage to final)
2022/23: Erling Holland (Norway), Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) 6
2020/21: Erling Haaland (Norway), Romelu Lukaku (Belgium), Ferran Torres (Spain) 6
2018/19: Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia) 6