Dju Makes Onuachu's Absence Hard to Notice

Franculino Dju, whom Trabzonspor signed mid-season from Danish club Midtjylland, quickly became one of the team's most effective attacking players. The 22-year-old came on after Nigerian Paul Onuachu was injured in the Gençlerbirliği match and scored in his first game, making a fast start to his career in claret and blue.

Dju scored his first goal in the 5-0 win over Gençlerbirliği. He also found the net in the 7th week of the Süper Lig away at Samsunspor and most recently scored twice in the 4-3 victory over Çaykur Rizespor. In 6 league matches, Dju has scored 4 goals and provided 2 assists, moving ahead of Onuachu, who has 2 goals this season.

Dju has also shown his scoring form in Europe, scoring 3 goals in two UEFA Conference League matches. He scored twice away at KuPS Kuopio and also found the net against Hearts. In 8 official matches for the club, Dju has scored 7 goals in total and is among the team's top scorers.

Muhammed Salah leads Trabzonspor's scoring charts with 8 goals, while Dju follows with 4. The team has taken 9 points from the 3 league matches in which it scored, and 6 points from its two European matches, results that highlight the concrete impact of Dju's contribution.