Ola Aina

What draws me to Ola Aina is the quiet weight of his dual identity: born in Southwark, London, yet choosing to represent Nigeria. That is not a small decision, and I respect players who carry two homelands onto the pitch. As a full-back at Nottingham Forest, he occupies one of football's least glamorous, most thankless roles, sprinting end to end to do work nobody chants about. I have a soft spot for these versatile, unflashy professionals. They are the glue that keeps a side functioning, and Aina strikes me as exactly that kind of dependable, understated craftsman worth watching.

Name (English)

Ola Aina

Name (Japanese)

オラ・アイナ

Reading

おら・あいな

Born

October 8, 1996 (age 29)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rat

Origin

London Borough of Southwark, United Kingdom

Height

179 cm

Occupation

association football player

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ola%20Aina
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AA%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8A
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20730338

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-20

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