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Ola Aina
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Nigerian footballer (born 1996)
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Ola Aina is a male association football player born on October 8, 1996, in the London Borough of Southwark. He holds United Kingdom citizenship and represents Nigeria in international competition. His birth name is Temitayo Olufisayo Olaoluwa Aina. He speaks English, Yoruba, and Nigerian Pidgin.
Aina plays as a defender, specifically as a right-back, and wears the number 34. His club career includes stints with Chelsea F.C., Torino FC, and Nottingham Forest F.C., competing in the Premier League and Serie A. He has also played for the Nigeria men's national football team.
He participated in the 2019, 2021, and 2023 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. His professional work period began in 2016.
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Key facts
- 2013
- England U18
- 2017
- Nigeria
- 2023
- Nottingham Forest
- Full name
- Temitayo Olufisayo Olaoluwa Aina
- Date of birth
- ( 1996-10-08 ) 8 October 1996 (age 29)
- Place of birth
- Southwark , London, England
- Height
- 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
- Position
- Full-back
- Current team
- Nottingham Forest
- 2007 2015
- Chelsea
- Years
- Team
- 2015 2019
- Chelsea
- 2017 2018
- → Hull City (loan)
- 2018 2019
- → Torino (loan)
- 2019 2023
- Torino
- 2020 2021
- → Fulham (loan)
- 2011 2012
- England U16
- 2012 2013
- England U17
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Team
- Nottingham Forest
- Position
- Right-Back
- Nationality
- Nigeria
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ola
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London Borough of Southwark
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- Nigerian Pidgin
- Participant in
- 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Hull City A.F.C.
- Position played
- defender
- League
- Serie A
- Country for sport
- Nigeria
- Mass
- 82
- Image
- Ola Aina 2016.jpg
- Height
- 179
Show 7 more facts
- date of birth
- 1996-10-08
- sport number
- 34
- Commons category
- Ola Aina
- birth name
- Temitayo Olufisayo Olaoluwa Aina
- name in native language
- Ola Aina
- start of work period
- 2016-00-00
- social media followers
- 55603
Sources (7)
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Encyclopedic overview
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:22, 24 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:00, 9 September 2025 (UTC)
Temitayo Olufisayo Olaoluwa "Ola" Aina MON Listen(born 8 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Premier League club Nottingham Forest. Born in England, he represents the Nigeria national team.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ola Aina” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.