Aiyegun Tosin

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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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ventspils 2017 Virslīga 229522 [a] 02911
2018 2713204 [a] 13314
2019 23116 [a] 22913
Total7233721239138
Zürich 2019–20 Swiss Super League 18710197
2020–21 24600246
2021–22 22600226
2022–23 27121311 [b] 13916
Total91312311110435
Lorient 2023–24 Ligue 1 19210202
2024–25 Ligue 2 26311274
Total45521476
Career Total2086911623424279
  1. 1 2 3 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 teamYearAppsGoals
Benin 202273
202350
202420
Total143
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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
124 March 2022 Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, TurkeyFlag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 2-04-0 Friendly [10]
227 March 2022Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, TurkeyFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 2-12-1Friendly [11]
327 September 2022 El Bachir Stadium, Mohammedia, MoroccoFlag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 1-11-3Friendly [12]

Honours

Zürich

Lorient

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.