Central midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is
Nigeria’s
pass master in the English Premier League, having completed more
passes than any other Nigerian playing in the league, even his Leicester City
teammates.
Ndidi celebrates his goal against
Derby Stats from the official website of the Premier League indicate that Ndidi
took his tally for the season to 600 after the Foxes 1-1 draw with West Ham on
Friday.
The former Racing Genk star has made
more passes than Harry Maguire (526), Danny Simpson (437), Christian Fuchs
(434) and goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel (398). Leicester City number eight
Kelechi Iheanacho is sixteenth on the list with with 78 passes made in only 255
minutes of game time.
Arsenal winger Alex Iwobi is second
on the list of Nigerian passers with 241 successful passes, while Chelsea
wing-back Victor Moses comes third with 131 passes. The top passers in the
Premier League after thirteen matches are Fernandinho (1,141), David Silva
(1,091) and Nicolás Otamendi (1,066).
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