Aiyegun Tosin

Aiyegun Tosin

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	45	(5)
International career‡
2022–	Benin	9	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:54, 10 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 July 2023

Oluwatosin Aiyegun (born 26 June 1998), known as Aiyegun Tosin, 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, Tosin joined Swiss club Zürich on a contract until the summer 2023. ^[3]

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

International career

Tosin 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 match played 2 May 2025 ^[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	0	0	—		24	6
	2021–22		22	6	0	0	—		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
	2024–25	Ligue 2	26	3	1	1	—		27	4
	Total		45	5	2	1	—		47	6
Career Total			208	69	11	6	23	4	242	79

1. 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

Zürich

• Swiss Super League: 2021–22

Lorient

• Ligue 2: 2024–25 ^[13]

References

1. Tosin Aiyegun at FC Zürich's website, fcz.ch
2. Aiyegun Tosin 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. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022.
7. "Nigerian-born Aiyegun scores in his debut for Benin against Liberia".
8. Aiyegun Tosin 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.
13. Lacaille, Tom (10 May 2025). "Lorient champion de Ligue 2, Martigues relégué en National, Guingamp jouera les play-offs de montée". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 10 May 2025.

External links

• Aiyegun Tosin at WorldFootball.net
• Aiyegun Tosin at National-Football-Teams.com