Ola Aina

Date of birth08 October 1996
Place of birthSouthwark, England
NationalityNigerian
Weight82 kg
Height1.82 m
PositionDefender/Midfielder

Ola Aina was selected on Chelsea's subs bench for the first time on 23 September 2015 in a League Cup tie at Walsall.

His contract at Chelsea was extended to June 2020 in June 2016.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Chelsea 08 Oct 2013 11 Jun 2019
Hull City 11 Jul 2017 31 May 2018 L
Torino 15 Aug 2018 31 May 2019 L
Torino 11 Jun 2019 30 Jun 2023
Fulham 11 Sep 2020 31 May 2021 L
Nottingham Forest 22 Jul 2023

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2016-17 Chelsea FA Cup
1
2016-17 Chelsea League Cup 2
2016-17 Chelsea Premier League
3
2017-18 Hull City FA Cup 2
1
1
2017-18 Hull City League Championship 42
2
3
2020-21 Fulham FA Cup 1
2020-21 Fulham League Cup 1
2020-21 Fulham Premier League 31
2
3
2023-24 Nottingham Forest Premier League 12
2
1
3


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
23 Aug 2016 Chelsea v Bristol Rovers W 3-2 League Cup 2nd round
15 Oct 2016 Chelsea v Leicester City W 3-0 Premier League
26 Oct 2016 West Ham United v Chelsea L 2-1 League Cup 4th round
08 Nov 2016 Chelsea v Oxford United D 1-1 Football League Trophy Group C – South
26 Dec 2016 Chelsea v AFC Bournemouth W 3-0 Premier League
08 Jan 2017 Chelsea v Peterborough United W 4-1 FA Cup 3rd round
15 May 2017 Chelsea v Watford W 4-3 Premier League


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2017-18 Nigeria FIFA World Cup 1
1
2017-18 Nigeria International Friendly 1
2
1
2018-19 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations 6
1
2018-19 Nigeria International Friendly 1
1
2019-20 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations 2
2019-20 Nigeria International Friendly 1
2020-21 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations 2
2021-22 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations 5
3
2021-22 Nigeria FIFA World Cup 4
2021-22 Nigeria International Friendly
1
2022-23 Nigeria International Friendly 1
2023-24 Nigeria Africa Cup of Nations 8
2
2023-24 Nigeria FIFA World Cup 1
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
10 Nov 2017 Algeria v Nigeria L 3-0 FIFA World Cup Africa group B
14 Nov 2017 Argentina v Nigeria W 2-4 International Friendly
27 Mar 2018 Nigeria v Serbia L 0-2 International Friendly
28 May 2018 Nigeria v Congo DR D 1-1 International Friendly
13 Oct 2018 Nigeria v Libya W 4-0 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group E
16 Oct 2018 Libya v Nigeria W 2-3 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group E
08 Jun 2019 Nigeria v Zimbabwe D 0-0 International Friendly
16 Jun 2019 Senegal v Nigeria L 1-0 International Friendly
22 Jun 2019 Nigeria v Burundi W 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group B
26 Jun 2019 Nigeria v Guinea W 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group B
30 Jun 2019 Madagascar v Nigeria L 2-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group B
06 Jul 2019 Nigeria v Cameroon W 3-2 Africa Cup of Nations Finals - Round of 16
17 Jul 2019 Tunisia v Nigeria W 0-1 Africa Cup of Nations Finals 3rd place
10 Sep 2019 Ukraine v Nigeria D 2-2 International Friendly
13 Nov 2019 Nigeria v Benin W 2-1 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group L
17 Nov 2019 Lesotho v Nigeria W 2-4 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group L
17 Nov 2020 Sierra Leone v Nigeria D 0-0 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group L
27 Mar 2021 Benin v Nigeria W 0-1 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group L
03 Sep 2021 Nigeria v Liberia W 2-0 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group C
07 Oct 2021 Nigeria v Central African Republic L 0-1 FIFA World Cup Africa 2nd round group C
11 Jan 2022 Nigeria v Egypt W 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group D
15 Jan 2022 Nigeria v Sudan W 3-1 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group D
23 Jan 2022 Nigeria v Tunisia L 0-1 Africa Cup of Nations Finals - Round of 16
25 Mar 2022 Ghana v Nigeria D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Africa 3rd round 1st leg
29 Mar 2022 Nigeria v Ghana D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Africa 3rd round 2nd leg
02 Jun 2022 Ecuador v Nigeria L 1-0 International Friendly
09 Jun 2022 Nigeria v Sierra Leone W 2-1 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group A
13 Jun 2022 Sao Tome e Principe v Nigeria W 0-10 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group A
27 Sep 2022 Algeria v Nigeria L 2-1 International Friendly
10 Sep 2023 Nigeria v Sao Tome e Principe W 6-0 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying group A
16 Nov 2023 Nigeria v Lesotho D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Africa 1st round group C
19 Nov 2023 Zimbabwe v Nigeria D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Africa 1st round group C
14 Jan 2024 Nigeria v Equatorial Guinea D 1-1 Africa Cup of Nations Group A
18 Jan 2024 Ivory Coast v Nigeria W 0-1 Africa Cup of Nations Group A
22 Jan 2024 Guinea-Bissau v Nigeria W 0-1 Africa Cup of Nations Group A
27 Jan 2024 Nigeria v Cameroon W 2-0 Africa Cup of Nations Finals - Round of 16
02 Feb 2024 Nigeria v Angola W 1-0 Africa Cup of Nations Finals quarter-final
07 Feb 2024 Nigeria v South Africa W 1-1 (4-2) Africa Cup of Nations Finals semi-final
11 Feb 2024 Ivory Coast v Nigeria L 2-1 Africa Cup of Nations Finals final


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.