Ola Aina

Ola Aina
Personal information
Full name Temitayo Olufisayo Olaoluwa Aina[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-08) 8 October 1996[2]
Place of birth Southwark, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 34
Youth career
2007–2015 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Chelsea 1 (0)
National team‡
2011–2012 England U16 6 (0)
2012–2013 England U17 11 (0)
2013 England U18 1 (0)
2013–2015 England U19 13 (0)
2015– England U20 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:40, 23 August 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:40, 31 August 2016 (UTC)

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.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

2015–16 season

Aina was again 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.[4] 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.[6]

Due to a lack of first-team opportunities, Aina refused a new contract despite his current contact ending at the end of the season.[7]

2016–17 season

On 6 July 2016, Aina signed a new four-year contract, ending the rumors of him leaving the London side.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10]

International career

Aina has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and England under-20 levels.[4]

Club statistics

As of match played 9 November 2016.[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea 2015–16 Premier League 000000000000
2016–17 Premier League 100020—1[lower-alpha 1]040
Career totals 100020001040

Honours

Club

Chelsea Reserves[12]

Notes

  1. ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League - Squad List 2016/17" (PDF). Premier League. p. 10. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Ola Aina". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  3. ↑ 10 young players who Chelsea fans should be excited about this season Retrieved on 21 August 2016
  4. 1 2 3 "Ola Aina Chelsea Profile". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Match report: AFC Wimbledon 2 Chelsea 3". Chelsea F.C. 19 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Walsall 1-4 Chelsea". BBC Sports. 23 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Arsenal join transfer race to sign Chelsea's England Under-21 right-back Ola Aina". 11 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Aina seals new deal". Chelsea F.C. 6 July 2016.
  9. ↑ "Chelsea 3-2 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Chelsea 3-0 Leicester City". BBC Sport. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  11. ↑ Ola Aina profile at Soccerway
  12. ↑ Ola Aina's Profile, 23 August 2016
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