Nicolas Kuhn is the name on not just the Celtic fans’ lips these days after his goalscoring exploits against RB Leipzig in the Champions League.
The German winger was outstanding in Celtic’s win over Leipzig and his two goals helped put the Bundesliga side to the sword.
Celtic now sit in 15th place in the Champions League table and on-course for the play-off places.
With the Bhoys level on points with Man City, where does Kuhn’s stands stack up against the likes of Erling Haaland & Co?
Celtic hero Nicolas Kuhn is outscoring Liverpool’s Mo Salah
Football stats site, Transfermarkt, has Nicolas Kuhn in 5th place of the top ten most goal contributions (goals and assists combined) out of teams in all club competitions across Europe.
Harry Kane leads the pack with 25 out of 14 games, with Eintracht Franfurt’s Omar Marmoush on 21. Barcelona duo Raphinia and Robert Lewandowski follow in 3rd and 4th place with 20 and 19 respectively.
Next up is Kuhn with 19 out of 16 appearances which is one better than Mo Salah (6th), three up on Real Madrid’s Vinicious Jr (7th) and four better off than Lille’s Jonathan David in 8th place.
Man City’s Erlin Haaland is in 9th place with five fewer contributions and Barcelona wonderkid Lamine Yamal is in 10th place on 14 out of 15 games.
Nicolas Kuhn is Celtic’s hottest property
After a difficult start to his Celtic career, Kuhn is turning into one of Brendan Rodgers’ most important players.
The German winger’s pace and power have left opposition defences blown away as the 24-year-old goes from strength to strength.
With Kilmarnock up next for Celtic, Kuhn will be crucial to ensure that the Hoops enter the next international break on a high and keep the pressure on the chasing pack of Aberdeen and Rangers as the Bhoys look to tighten the screw on the Scottish Premiership title race.
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