Oluwatosin Aiyegun (born 26 June 1998), known as Aiyegun Tosin'','' is a professional

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who plays for club

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. Born in Nigeria, he plays for the Benin national team.

Club career

On 2 September 2019, Tosin joined Swiss club

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on a contract until the summer 2023. On 25 July 2023,

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announced the signing of Tosin on a four-year contract, for a reported fee of €4 million.

International career

Tosin 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. He debuted with Benin in a 4–0 friendly win over

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on 24 March 2022, scoring a goal in his debut.

Career Statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Benin's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Aiyegun goal.''

Honours

Zürich *

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: 2021–22 Lorient *

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: 2024–25

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aiyegun, Tosin 1998 births Living people Beninese people of Nigerian descent Nigerian people of Beninese descent Footballers from Lagos Beninese men's footballers 21st-century Beninese sportsmen Nigerian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Benin men's international footballers Real Sapphire F.C. players FK Ventspils players FC Zürich players Latvian Higher League players Swiss Super League players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Beninese expatriate men's footballers Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Beninese expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen