Tosin Aiyegun

Footballer (born 1998)

Tosin Aiyegun
Personal information
Full name Oluwatosin Aiyegun
Date of birth (1998-06-26) 26 June 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Lorient
Number 27
Youth career
Real Sapphire[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Ventspils 72 (33)
2019–2023 Zürich 91 (31)
2023– Lorient 19 (2)
International career‡
2022– Benin 9 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 July 2023

Oluwatosin "Tosin" Aiyegun (born 26 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays for Ligue 2 club Lorient.[2] Born in Nigeria, he plays for the Benin national team.

Club career

On 2 September 2019, Aiyegun joined Swiss club FC Zürich on a contract until the summer 2023.[3]

On 25 July 2023, Ligue 1 side Lorient announced the signing of Aiyegun on a four-year contract,[4] for a reported fee of €4 million.[5]

International career

Aiyegun was born in Nigeria to a Nigerian father and Beninese mother. He was called up to the Benin national team for a set of friendlies in March 2022.[6] He debuted with Benin in a 4–0 friendly win over Liberia on 24 March 2022, scoring a goal in his debut.[7]

Career Statistics

Club

As of 9 August 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ventspils 2017 Virslīga 22 9 5 2 2[a] 0 29 11
2018 27 13 2 0 4[a] 1 33 14
2019 23 11 — 6[a] 2 29 13
Total 72 33 7 2 12 3 91 38
Zürich 2019-20 Swiss Super League 18 7 1 0 — 19 7
2020-21 24 6 — — 24 6
2021-22 22 6 — — 22 6
2022-23 27 12 1 3 11[b] 1 39 16
Total 91 31 2 3 11 1 104 35
Lorient 2023-24 Ligue 1 19 2 1 0 — 20 2
Career Total 182 66 10 5 23 4 215 75
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, Nine appearances, One goal in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 10 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year[9]
National team Year Apps Goals
Benin 2022 7 3
2023 5 0
2024 2 0
Total 14 3
Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Aiyegun goal.
List of international goals scored by Oluwatosin "Tosin" Aiyegun
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 24 March 2022 Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, Turkey  Liberia 2-0 4-0 Friendly [10]
2 27 March 2022 Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, Turkey  Zambia 2-1 2-1 Friendly [11]
3 27 September 2022 El Bachir Stadium, Mohammedia, Morocco  Madagascar 1-1 1-3 Friendly [12]

Honours

FC Zürich

References

  1. ^ a b c Tosin Aiyegun at FC Zürich's website, fcz.ch
  2. ^ Tosin Aiyegun at Soccerway
  3. ^ Der FC Zürich verpflichtet Offensivspieler Tosin Aiyegun, fcz.ch, 2 September 2019
  4. ^ "Aiyegun Tosin s'engage avec les Merlus" [Aiyegun Tosin joins Les Merlus]. FC Lorient (in French). 25 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Transferts : Aiyegun Tosin signe officiellement à Lorient" [Transfers: Aiyegun Tosin officially signs for Lorient]. L'Équipe (in French). 25 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Zurich FC Tosin Aiyegun set to dump Nigeria for Benin Republic". 15 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Nigerian-born Aiyegun scores in his debut for Benin against Liberia".
  8. ^ Tosin Aiyegun at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Tosin Aiyegun". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Liberia vs. Benin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Zambia vs. Benin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Benin vs. Madagascar". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  • Tosin Aiyegun at WorldFootball.net
  • Tosin Aiyegun at National-Football-Teams.com
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