Tosin Aiyegun

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Tosin Aiyegun
Personal information
Full name Oluwatosin Aiyegun
Date of birth (1998-06-26) 26 June 1998 (age 25)
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 0 (0)
International career‡
2022– Benin 9 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 July 2023

Oluwatosin "Tosin" Aiyegun (born 26 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Lorient. [2] Born in Nigeria, he plays for the Benin national team.

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Club career

On 2 September 2019, Aiyegun joined Swiss club FC Zürich on a contract until the summer 2023. [3]

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

International career

Aiyegun 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]

Honours

FC Zürich

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Tosin Aiyegun at FC Zürich's website, fcz.ch
  2. ↑ Tosin Aiyegun 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.
  7. ↑ "Nigerian-born Aiyegun scores in his debut for Benin against Liberia".
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