Nathan Tella

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Nathan Tella
Personal information
Full name Nathan Adewale Temitayo Tella [1]
Date of birth (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, right winger
Team information
Current team
 Bayer Leverkusen
Number 19
Youth career
2007–2017 Arsenal
2017–2020 Southampton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Southampton 36 (2)
2022–2023 → Burnley (loan) 39 (17)
2023– Bayer Leverkusen 21 (5)
International career‡
2023– Nigeria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:24, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2023

Nathan Adewale Temitayo Tella (born 5 July 1999) [3] is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen. Born in England, he plays for the Nigeria national team. [4]

Contents

Club career

Early career

Nathan Tella grew up in Stevenage, Hertfordshire and was educated at Edwinstree Middle School and then Freman College, both in the town of Buntingford. He left following his GCSE exams in 2015.[ citation needed ] After ten years with Arsenal, [5] Tella spent time on trial at Reading [6] and Norwich City, before joining Southampton in April 2017. [7]

Southampton

In July 2019, he extended his contract with the club for a further year, [8] before signing a further three-year extension in July 2020. [9] On 19 June 2020, Tella made his senior debut as a substitute in a 3–0 victory against Norwich City. [10] On 11 February 2021, he made his first goal contribution by providing an assist to Stuart Armstrong's goal in a 2–0 FA Cup fifth round win against Wolverhampton Wanderers. [11] On 23 February, Tella made his first Premier League start in a 3–0 defeat to Leeds United. [12] On 15 May, Tella scored his first Premier League goal in a 3–1 win against Fulham. [13]

On 6 January 2022, Tella signed a new three-and-a-half contract with Southampton. [14]

Burnley (loan)

On 11 August 2022, Tella joined Burnley on a season-long loan. [15] On 11 February 2023, he scored a first career hat-trick in a 3–0 victory over Preston North End, his side's tenth consecutive league victory, [16] and a month later scored a second hat-trick in a 3–1 victory over Hull City. [17]

Bayer Leverkusen

On 27 August 2023, Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen announced the signing of Tella on a five-year contract, [18] [19] for a reported fee of £20 million. [20] He made his first appearance for the club on 2 September 2023 in a 5–1 victory against SV Darmstadt 98, replacing Jeremie Frimpong in the 72nd minute. [21] On 5 October 2023, Tella scored his first goal for Bayer Leverkusen in a 1–2 victory against Molde in the Europa League. [22]

International career

On 10 November 2023, Tella was called up by Nigeria head coach, José Peseiro for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zimbabwe. [23] [24]

Personal life

Born in England, Tella is of Nigerian descent. [25] [26]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 April 2024 [27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton U23 2017–18 [5] ————2 [lower-alpha 3] 020
2018–19 [28] ————3 [lower-alpha 3] 030
2020–21 [29] ————1 [lower-alpha 3] 010
Total————6060
Southampton 2019–20 [30] Premier League 100000——10
2020–21 [29] Premier League1813010——221
2021–22 [31] Premier League1401031——181
2023–24 [32] Championship 31————31
Total3624041——443
Burnley (loan) 2022–23 [33] Championship39175210——4519
Bayer Leverkusen 2023–24 [34] Bundesliga 21530—9 [lower-alpha 4] 1—336
Career total962412251916012828
  1. ↑ Includes FA Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 19 November 2023 [35]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Nigeria 202310
Total10

Honours

Burnley

Bayer Leverkusen

Individual

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