Date of birth | 19 October 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Benin City, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]