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Cyriel Dessers emerges UEFA League top scorer

by Oviri Kelvin, Sports Editor, Abuja

Feyenoord prolific striker Cyriel Dessers has finished the UEFA Europa Conference League tournament as the highest goalscorer with 10 goals.

Dessers, who joined the Dutch side on loan from Genk, was very instrumental to the UEFA campaign of De Stadion club for their fourth European trophy after 20 years.

Cyriel Dessers
Cyriel Dessers

The Super Eagle, having one international cap for Nigeria, opened his Europa Conference goal chart in a Group E clash against fellow Super Eagle’s side, Taiwo Awoniyi’s German club, Union Berlin.

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He, exemplifying his loan deal with a consistent form, prompting the Feyenoord fans to organise a crowdfunding system to permanent his stay, scored successive braces against Slavia Prague and Marseille.

Though the Belgium-born 27-year-old goal-poacher fired blank in the final, his 10 goals tally was unbeaten to earn him the highest goalscorer accolade.

Despite his superb UEFA campaign, the Super Eagle who featured 47 times for Feyenoord in all competitions, recording a total of 21 goals, scored 9 goals in 27 appearances in the Dutch Eredivisie.

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