Victor Boniface Scout Report At AC Milan 2025/2026: Massimiliano Allegri’s Bold Striker Move – Player Analysis

Victor Boniface is a Nigerian international striker who plays at Bayer Leverkusen and is rumoured to have attracted the interest of numerous teams, especially AC Milan, as of late.

With some of the biggest names having already completed their summer transfer like Florian Wirtz to Liverpool and Viktor Gyökeres to Arsenal, I Rossoneri have found themselves with fewer choices to reinforce their strikers’ list.

In fact, Boniface can be considered one of the most powerful strikers available on the market at the moment.

Of course, just like any other move, this deal will certainly have its pros and cons, as the player surely has some weaknesses.

In this tactical analysis and scout report, we will explore Victor Boniface style of play, his roles as a striker, and showcase Boniface’s finishing skills and overall traits to identify further what to expect from him in case he joins Milan.

The analysis will also provide a comparison between him and his potential teammate at Milan, Santiago Giménez.

We will examine whether both strikers can be complementary and whether Boniface would be an upgrade for Giménez.

Victor Boniface Style Of Play

Indeed, Boniface is not one of the renowned attacking names at the moment; however, he proved in the latest seasons that he can be a very reliable and dangerous forward.

He has been outstanding with Die Werkself, especially in the Bundesliga, with 14 goals and nine assists in 23 league games in his first season with them.

In his second season with Bayer Leverkusen, he scored eight goals and made two assists in 19 games.

It is important to note that in his first season, he scored 21 goals and provided 10 assists in 34 games, all competitions combined.

This means that Boniface was very dangerous and clinical in that season, despite not playing all the Bundesliga games.

That said, Boniface played fewer games in the 2024/2025 season and, therefore, scored fewer goals and had a smaller impact on his team in terms of goal contribution.

This absence was due to recurrent and varied injuries that marked his season and prevented him from remaining consistent and helping his team in crucial phases.

Milan needs to consider that aspect seriously.

It will be fundamental to sign a striker who is reliably fit and who does not risk getting injured early in the season.

In fact, Milan will have to be very attentive before finalising the deal, mainly because Boniface has a worrying injury history, with two cruciate ligament injuries in 2018/2019 and in 2020/2021, in addition to varied minor injuries in the latest seasons, such as hamstring injuries and thigh problems.

Apart from that, no one can deny that Boniface would be a very suitable striker for Milan.

He has the physical strength, aggression, and power needed to win duels inside the box.

He also has exceptional dribbling skills that help him beat his opponents in 1v1 confrontations.

Massimiliano Allegri will surely love to work with a similar striker and would more likely use him as the starting striker if the deal goes through.

But at the same time, Boniface will have to guarantee his spot by confirming his abilities and performing well at Milan.

Otherwise, Giménez will surely win the starting spot as he will also strive to get more minutes per game.

The challenge for Boniface is also related to the differences between the Bundesliga and Serie A, knowing that Boniface has never played neither in Serie A, nor in EPL or La Liga, which makes it risky for him to adapt quickly and be able to play in the convincing way he was used to in the Bundesliga.

With Serie A being more tactical and aggressive defensively than the Bundesliga, Boniface is expected to face some difficulties at the start of his journey at Milan and will need to work very hard to avoid suffering from adaptation issues or not being able to perform well like many other players who were put in the same situation and failed to keep up with the league upgrade.

Victor Boniface Radar Chart

According to the player’s profile, Boniface is a striker who shoots a lot at goal, as the pizza map shows.

What is even more important is that his shots are usually very powerful and dangerous, creating issues for the opponent even if he attempts them using his left foot.

His reliance on power often compensates for his less accurate shots or shots attempted from difficult angles, increasing his success rate in terms of shots on target and the consequences of those shots, generating either second balls, corners, or goals.

And even though his passing accuracy rates are not the best compared to those of other strikers, his dangerous passing averages are quite outstanding for a striker.

This confirms that he is an intelligent striker who usually opts for complicated key passes that create a lot of danger if they reach their receivers.

However, these passes have a high margin of failure, which explains the below-average accuracy rate.

Attempting riskier key passes can be considered one of Boniface’s traits that few strikers actually have, but at the same time, working to improve his accuracy rates of such key passes would be very rewarding for Boniface’s overall numbers and for his potential new team.

Victor Boniface In Possession

In addition to shooting and passing, Boniface is a great dribbler and a player who loves winning offensive duels through progressive runs and intelligent dribbling.

He relies on strength and endurance to get past players and resist their disturbance.