Victor Boniface grew up in Akure, Nigeria, and moved to Norway with Bodø/Glimt before joining Union Saint-Gilloise in Belgium, where he scored regularly in the league and Europe.
Bayer Leverkusen signed him in 2023, and in his first season he scored 21 goals in all competitions as Leverkusen won the unbeaten double. He is a powerful, skilful striker known for his strength and dribbling.
Boniface has been capped by Nigeria.
Career in numbers
Since his first senior season in 2019, Boniface has made 190 club appearances and scored 72 goals in all competitions for 4 clubs. His most productive season in front of goal was 2023/24, when he scored 21 times in 34 games for Bayer Leverkusen. His busiest campaign was 2022/23, with 51 appearances. So far in 2026/27 he has made 1 appearance for Bayer Leverkusen. The full season-by-season record is in the Stats section of this profile.