Aiyegun Tosin
Footballer (born 1998)
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Oluwatosin Aiyegun (ⓘ; born 26 June 1998), known as Aiyegun Tosin, is a professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Lorient.[2] Born in Nigeria, he plays for the Benin national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oluwatosin Aiyegun | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria[1] | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lorient | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Sapphire[1] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Ventspils | 72 | (33) |
| 2019–2023 | Zürich | 91 | (31) |
| 2023– | Lorient | 72 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Benin | 19 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2025 | |||
Club career
International career
Tosin was born in Nigeria to a Nigerian father and a 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]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 May 2026[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ventspils | 2017 | Virslīga | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2[a] | 0 | 29 | 11 |
| 2018 | Virslīga | 27 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 33 | 14 | |
| 2019 | Virslīga | 23 | 11 | — | 6[a] | 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 | Swiss Super League | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 6 | ||
| 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 27 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 11[b] | 1 | 39 | 16 | |
| Total | 91 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 104 | 35 | ||
| Lorient | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 27 | 4 | ||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 5 | ||
| Total | 70 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 73 | 11 | |||
| Career Total | 233 | 74 | 12 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 268 | 84 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, Nine appearances, One goal in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 10 October 2025
- Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Aiyegun goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 March 2022 | Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, Turkey |  Liberia |
2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | [10] |
| 2 | 27 March 2022 | Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, Turkey |  Zambia |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | [11] |
| 3 | 27 September 2022 | El Bachir Stadium, Mohammedia, Morocco |  Madagascar |
1–1 | 1–3 | Friendly | [12] |
| 4 | 10 October 2025 | Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda |  Rwanda |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 5 | 27 March 2026 | Père Jégo Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco | Liberia |
Friendly |