Super Eagles forward, Victor Boniface, is happy about being chosen for a spot in the 2023/24 Bundesliga Team of The Season, according to PUNCH Sports Extra.
The names of the nominees were revealed in a statement on the league’s website on Wednesday and Bayer Leverkusen, Boniface’s club, shared the names of their eight players who made the cut on a platform formerly known as Twitter, on Thursday.
The club wrote on their social media account, “He scores goals, Boniface!”
Boniface shared his club's post and commented, “Not bad for my first season.”
The 23-year-old was among the nominees alongside five goalkeepers, 10 defenders, 15 midfielders and nine other attackers.
As per the statement on the German top-flight website, all nominated players were chosen based on their performance in official Bundesliga statistics.
Despite being sidelined for three months due to a groin injury sustained while getting ready for the African Cup of Nations with the Super Eagles in January, Boniface still made the list.
The Nigerian player returned to action for Bayer Leverkusen in April.
He contributed 11 goals and nine assists in 18 league matches as Leverkusen clinched their first-ever Bundesliga title with five games to spare while staying undefeated.
Boniface also earned the title of Bundesliga Rookie of the Month for five consecutive months between August and December 2023.
Seven other Leverkusen players were nominated, including Granit Xhaka, Jeremy Frimpong, Alejandro Grimaldo, Florian Writz, Jonathan Tah, Exequiel Palacios, and Lukas Hradecky, alongside the Nigerian.
