Iheanacho is back: former Leicester striker makes Turkish football history with goals in 10 straight games

16.10.2026 11:46 of  TransferMarketWeb Press   see readings
Iheanacho is back: former Leicester striker makes Turkish football history with goals in 10 straight games
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Kelechi Iheanacho has made Turkish football history, becoming the first player to score in 10 consecutive matches in the country's professional league. The 30-year-old Nigeria international continued his remarkable run with a superb brace as Bursaspor cruised to a 3-0 away victory over Muğlaspor.

The former Leicester City striker has now found the net against an impressive list of opponents: Bodrum FK, Iğdır FK, Karagümrük, Kayserispor, İstanbulspor, Manisa FK, Erokspor, Batman Petrolspor, Mardin 1969 Spor and, most recently, Muğlaspor.

It is an extraordinary run of goalscoring form that underlines just how dramatically Iheanacho has rediscovered his touch in front of goal.

With his goals and remarkable consistency, the Nigeria forward has become Bursaspor's driving force, leading the club with a string of record-breaking performances and establishing himself as one of the most influential attacking players in the competition.

After several difficult years in which he struggled to reproduce his best form, the former Manchester City striker has rediscovered the qualities that once made him such a dangerous forward.

Turkish football appears to have provided the ideal setting for Iheanacho to revive his career, and his latest scoring streak suggests he is enjoying one of the most prolific spells of his career.