Destiny Aminu

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Destiny Aminu Ugiagbe
Born (2003-10-19) 19 October 2003 (age 21)
Benin City, Nigeria
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Benetton Rugby
Youth career
Leonorso Udine
– Rugby Udine FVG
– F.I.R. Academy
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022–2025 Mogliano 27 (15)
2023–2025 →Benetton 8 (0)
2025– Benetton ()
Correct as of 10 Dec 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023 Italy U20 6 (15)

Destiny Aminu Ugiagbe (born 19 October 2003) is a Nigerian-born Italian professional rugby union player who plays prop for Benetton Rugby in the United Rugby Championship. [1]

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Professional career

Under contract with Serie A Elite team Mogliano, Aminu was named as Permit Player for Benetton in May 2024 ahead of the 2023–24 United Rugby Championship season and also for 2024–25 United Rugby Championship. [2] [3] [4] [5] He made his debut in Round 16 of the 2023–24 season against the Sharks. [6]

In 2023 he was named in Italy U20s squad for annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [7] [8] On 30 November 2023 he was called in Italy Under 23 squad for test series against IRFU Combined Academies. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "SEI GIOVANI TALENTI SI UNISCONO DEFINITIVAMENTE AI LEONI". Benetton Rugby. 26 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "LA LISTA DEI 32 LEONI CONVOCATI PER LE DUE GARE IN SUDAFRICA". Benetton Rugby. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "DOMANI PARTE IL PRE STAGIONE 2024/2025 DEL BENETTON RUGBY: LA LISTA DEI CONVOCATI". Benetton Rugby. 21 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "ALTRI GIOVANI ARRIVI IN PRIMA SQUADRA PER IL MOGLIANO 2022-23". Mogliano Rugby (in Italian). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "ANCORA SALUTI E RINGRAZIAMENTI AI GIOCATORI IN USCITA DA MOGLIANO". Rugby Mogliano. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "A DURBAN I LEONI SCRIVONO LA STORIA, VINCENDO IN SUDAFRICA 24-25". Benetton Rugby. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "SIX NATIONS UNDER 20, SCELTI I 25 PER FRANCIA E INGHILTERRA".
  8. ↑ "ITALIA U20, DECISI I 30 PER IL MONDIALE, IL 18 GIUGNO PARTENZA PER IL SUDAFRICA".
  9. ↑ "I 30 CONVOCATI DALLA SELEZIONE U23 PER LA SFIDA CONTRO I PARI ETÀ IRLANDESI". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.


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