UEFA Europa League

M. Mouandilmadji leads the race with 11 goals after 26 matches for Samsunspor. He is 4 goals clear of Igor Jesus on 7, while P. Stanić sits 4 back on 7. At the current rate M. Mouandilmadji projects to finish on around 14 for the season.

M. Mouandilmadji has scored 11 goals for Samsunspor this season, accounting for 0% of the team's 0 league goals. The output goes well beyond a flat scoring rate. He is the player Samsunspor turn to in tight games and the one defenders have to pick up first. The numbers put him in the conversation for player of the season as long as the form holds.

1. M. Mouandilmadji (Samsunspor) on 11 goals. 2. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) on 7 goals. 3. P. Stanić (Ludogorets) on 7 goals. 4. Antony (Real Betis) on 6 goals. 5. K. Aktürkoğlu (Fenerbahçe) on 6 goals.

D. Undav of VfB Stuttgart tops the assists chart with 6. E. Buendía (Aston Villa) is next on 5, and V. Grifo of SC Freiburg rounds out the top three on 4.

D. Beljo of Dinamo Zagreb is the most efficient finisher in the league at 0.91 goals per 90 minutes. He has 5 goals from 492 minutes, so volume is not the headline. The story is how rarely he wastes time on the pitch.

M. Mouandilmadji is the breakout story so far. In a first season at this level he has 11 goals for Samsunspor, the kind of return scouts will keep on file. Defenders did not have much footage to study, and M. Mouandilmadji has used that to his advantage.