Destiny Aminu

Destiny Aminu Ugiagbe (born 19 October 2003) is a Nigerian-born Italian professional rugby union player who plays prop for Mogliano in the Italian Serie A Elite.[1][2]

Destiny Aminu Ugiagbe
Date of birth (2003-10-19) 19 October 2003
Place of birthBenin City, Nigeria
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Mogliano Rugby/Benetton Rugby
Youth career
Leonorso
– Rugby Udine FVG
– F.I.R. Academy
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022– Mogliano 18 (10)
2023– →Benetton 1 (0)
Correct as of 10 Dec 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2023 Italy U20 6 (15)

Professional career

Under contract with Mogliano, Aminu was named as Permit Player for Benetton in May 2024 ahead of the 2023–24 United Rugby Championship season.[3] He made his debut in Round 16 of the 2023–24 season against the Sharks.[4]

In 2023 he was named in Italy U20s squad for annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[5][6] On 30 November 2023 he was called in Italy Under 23 squad for test series against IRFU Combined Academies.[7]

References
  1. "ALTRI GIOVANI ARRIVI IN PRIMA SQUADRA PER IL MOGLIANO 2022-23". Mogliano Rugby (in Italian). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. "Destiny Aminu Profile". Benetton Rugby.
  3. "LA LISTA DEI 32 LEONI CONVOCATI PER LE DUE GARE IN SUDAFRICA". Benetton Rugby. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  4. "A DURBAN I LEONI SCRIVONO LA STORIA, VINCENDO IN SUDAFRICA 24-25". Benetton Rugby. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  5. "SIX NATIONS UNDER 20, SCELTI I 25 PER FRANCIA E INGHILTERRA".
  6. "ITALIA U20, DECISI I 30 PER IL MONDIALE, IL 18 GIUGNO PARTENZA PER IL SUDAFRICA".
  7. "I 30 CONVOCATI DALLA SELEZIONE U23 PER LA SFIDA CONTRO I PARI ETÀ IRLANDESI". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.