| Tosin Aiyegun | |
| Fullname: | Oluwatosin Aiyegun |
| Birth Date: | 1998 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Lorient |
| Clubnumber: | 27 |
| Youthclubs1: | Real Sapphire[1] |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Ventspils |
| Caps1: | 72 |
| Goals1: | 33 |
| Years2: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Zürich |
| Caps2: | 91 |
| Goals2: | 31 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam1: | Benin |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 5 June 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 25 July 2023 |
| Clubs3: | Lorient |
| Caps3: | 19 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
Oluwatosin "Tosin" Aiyegun (born 26 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays for club Lorient. Born in Nigeria, he plays for the Benin national team.
On 2 September 2019, Aiyegun joined Swiss club FC Zürich on a contract until the summer 2023.[2]
On 25 July 2023, Ligue 1 side Lorient announced the signing of Aiyegun on a four-year contract,[3] for a reported fee of €4 million.[4]
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.[5] He debuted with Benin in a 4–0 friendly win over Liberia on 24 March 2022, scoring a goal in his debut.[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Ventspils | 2017 | Virslīga | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 11 | |
| 2018 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 14 | |||
| 2019 | 23 | 11 | — | 6 | 2 | 29 | 13 | ||||
| Total | 72 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 91 | 38 | |||
| Zürich | 2019-20 | Swiss Super League | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 7 | ||
| 2020-21 | 24 | 6 | — | — | 24 | 6 | |||||
| 2021-22 | 22 | 6 | — | — | 22 | 6 | |||||
| 2022-23 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 39 | 16 | |||
| Total | 91 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 104 | 35 | |||
| Lorient | 2023-24 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| Career Total | 182 | 66 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 215 | 75 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2022 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 3 | ||
Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Aiyegun goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, Turkey | 2-0 | 4-0 | Friendly | [8] | |||
| 2 | Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, Turkey | 2-1 | 2-1 | Friendly | [9] | |||
| 3 | El Bachir Stadium, Mohammedia, Morocco | 1-1 | 1-3 | Friendly | [10] |
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