It was no surprise to see Celtic attacker Nicolas Kuhn once again on the scoresheet at the weekend, the winger netting a brace in the Hoops’ 3-0 win over St. Mirren.
Brendan Rodgers’ men went 13 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership as a result of the victory.
Kuhn opened the scoring just after the half-hour mark with a fine finish on the counter. After Auston Trusty doubled the Bhoys’ lead with his first goal in green and white, the German then got another, showing great quick-thinking to drag the ball away from his opponent and tap into an empty net.
It was the 25-year-old’s 15th and 16th goals of the season, respectively, and as a result, he now has 27 goal contributions across all competitions for Celticin 2024/25: the same number Jota managed in his best season in green and white:
🍀 Nicolas Kühn is enjoying an incredible season at Celtic
On Sunday, KĂĽhn equalled former Celtic favourite Jota’s best season in terms of attacking output and the German winger has played over 1,000 less minutes pic.twitter.com/1AW5P7JExJ
— Transfermarkt.co.uk (@TMuk_news) January 6, 2025
With half a season still to go, the winger will undoubtedly overtake the flamboyant Portuguese attacker, who departed for Al-Ittihad in the summer of 2023.
He is now plying his trade with Stade Rennais, where his future remains uncertain.
Unlike his predecessor, Kuhn took a while to get going in Glasgow’s east end, but since getting fully up to speed in fitness, he has set the heather alight.
