Ola Aina
Ola Aina is a defender currently playing in Chelsea's Under-21 team.
| Ola Aina | ||||||||
| Full Name | Temitayo Olaoluwa Aina | |||||||
| Date of Birth | 8 October 1996 1 | |||||||
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| Place of Birth | London, England | |||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||
| Nationality | English | |||||||
| Current club | Chelsea | |||||||
| Previous club/s | N/A | |||||||
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Youth career
Ola joined the Chelsea academy as an Under-11. He made his Under-18 debut as an Under-16 in November 2012. He impressed in his first few appearances and earned starts in both legs of the Semi Final and Final of the 2012-13 FA Youth Cup, despite having a number of older alternatives ahead of him in the theoretical pecking order.
He continued to impress at right-back in the first half of the 2013-14 season, including spending time with the Under-21 squad and earning a professional contract upon his 17th birthday in October. The longer the season went on the more responsibility he was given; featuring at both full-back spots during the run to the FA Youth Cup Final and then being given his first starts at Under-21 level against Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United in a relatively unfamiliar position of centre-back. He passed with flying colours as Chelsea won the Under-21 Premier League title.
International
Ola has been capped by England at every level up to Under-20 whilst receiving an uncapped Under-21 call-up.
Career statistics
Club
| Season | Under-18 | European | Under-21 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| 2012-13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| 2015-16 | - | - | 7 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 27 | 2 |
| Total | 45 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 53 | 2 | 118 | 3 |
(Statistics accurate as of the end of the 2015-16 season)
International
| Country | Season | Under-20 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Subs | Goals | Starts | Subs | Goals | ||
| England | 2015-16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Career honours
- 2013-14 Under-21 Premier League
- 2013-14 FA Youth Cup
- 2014-15 UEFA Youth League
- 2014-15 FA Youth Cup
- 2015-16 UEFA Youth League
Contract
Aina signed a first professional contract at Chelsea in October 2013, committing himself to the club until the end of the 2015-16 season.
