| Intro | Footballer | ||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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England United Kingdom |
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| Type | Sports | ||
| Gender | male | ||
| Birth | 8 October 1996, London Borough of Southwark, London, Greater London, London | ||
| Age: | 23 years | ||
| Star sign | Libra | ||
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Temitayo Olufisayo Olaoluwa Aina (born 8 October 1996) is an English footballer who plays for English club Chelsea and the England U20 as a right back.
Club career
Chelsea
Early career
Ola Aina signed for Chelsea as an under-11 and made his youth team debut as a schoolboy in the 2012–13 season and went on to start in both legs of the semi-final and final of the FA Youth Cup. In his youth career, Aina has also represented Chelsea in the under-18s, under-19s, and under-21 levels. On 19 July 2014, Aina made his first-team debut in a pre-season friendly against AFC Wimbledon, after Todd Kane’s injury. Aina started the match and was substituted after half-time for Ivanović as Chelsea went on to win 3–2.
Before the 2015-16 season, he was included in the pre-season tour, playing three matches in the International Champions Cup. After impressing Chelsea manager José Mourinho, Aina was included in the first-team squad for the campaign. Although he spent the entire season training full-time with the first-team, Aina continued his role in the Under-21s and Under-19s sides. On 23 September 2015, Aina was included in the match-day squad against Walsall in the fourth round of the League Cup, although he was an unused substitute.
Due to a lack of first-team opportunities, Aina refused a new contract despite his current contact ending at the end of the season.
2016–17 season
On 6 July 2016, Aina signed a new four-year contract, ending the rumors of him leaving the London side. After signing a new contract, Aina was included in the traveling squad to Austria and the United States. Aina went on to playing all six pre-season matches. On 23 August 2016, Aina was given his professional debut by manager Antonio Conte in a 3–2 victory over Bristol Rovers in the EFL Cup, being replaced by John Terry in the 77th minute. On 15 October 2016, Aina made his Premier League debut in a 3–0 victory over reigning champions Leicester City, replacing goalscorer Victor Moses in the 82nd minute.
International career
Aina has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and England under-20 levels.
Club statistics
As of match played 8 January 2017.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea | 2015–16 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Honours
Club
Chelsea Reserves
- Barclays U21 Premier League: 2013–14
- FA Youth Cup: 2013–14, 2014–15
- UEFA Youth League: 2014–15, 2015–16
- Ola Aina’s Profile, 23 August 2016