Destiny Aminu
| Date of birth | 19 October 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Benin City, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Destiny Aminu Ugiagbe (born 19 October 2003) is a Nigerian-born Italian professional rugby union player who plays prop for Benetton Rugby in the United Rugby Championship and Mogliano in the Italian Serie A Elite.[1][2]
Professional career
[edit]Under contract with Mogliano, Aminu was named as Permit Player for Benetton in May 2024 ahead of the 2023–24 United Rugby Championship season and also for 2024–25 United Rugby Championship.[3][4] He made his debut in Round 16 of the 2023–24 season against the Sharks.[5]
In 2023 he was named in Italy U20s squad for annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[6][7] On 30 November 2023 he was called in Italy Under 23 squad for test series against IRFU Combined Academies.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "ALTRI GIOVANI ARRIVI IN PRIMA SQUADRA PER IL MOGLIANO 2022-23". Mogliano Rugby (in Italian). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "Destiny Aminu Profile". Benetton Rugby.
- ^ "LA LISTA DEI 32 LEONI CONVOCATI PER LE DUE GARE IN SUDAFRICA". Benetton Rugby. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ "DOMANI PARTE IL PRE STAGIONE 2024/2025 DEL BENETTON RUGBY: LA LISTA DEI CONVOCATI". Benetton Rugby. 21 July 2024.
- ^ "A DURBAN I LEONI SCRIVONO LA STORIA, VINCENDO IN SUDAFRICA 24-25". Benetton Rugby. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "SIX NATIONS UNDER 20, SCELTI I 25 PER FRANCIA E INGHILTERRA".
- ^ "ITALIA U20, DECISI I 30 PER IL MONDIALE, IL 18 GIUGNO PARTENZA PER IL SUDAFRICA".
- ^ "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.
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