Nigerian-born player Ola Aina has joined Championship side Hull City on a loan deal from Premier League champions Chelsea.
Aina has been at Chelsea since he was 11 and made his competitive debut for them in their 3-2 win over Bristol Rovers in August 2016.
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Ola Aina has been at Chelsea since he was 11 (AFP/Getty Images)
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The 20-year-old defender made his Premier League debut for Chelsea last October in their 3-0 win over Leicester City, his second senior appearance for the club.
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Ola Aina is excited for the fresh challenge at Hull City (Twitter/Hull City)
For
the 2017/2018 season, the defender will play for Hull City in the
Championship and he is delighted with the opportunity to get first team
football.
“Delighted to have joined @HullCity on loan. Looking forward to the new challenges ahead, thanks for all your kind messages,” Aina wrote on Twitter along with a photo of him holding a Hull City shirt.
"I'm very excited to be here and it is the start of a new chapter in my career. I just want to hit the ground running," Aina also told the Hull's website.
Aina
was born in Southwark, south London and has captained England country
at Under 19 level as well as playing in two successive FA Youth Cup winning sides.
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A
pacey option at right back, Aina can also play in the centre of
defence, on the left, or in a more advanced position on the right wing.
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Ola Aina is hoping he can have a brilliant season and help bring Hull City back to the Premier League (Twitter/Hull City )
He is one of the English players the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) are trying to convince to commit to the Nigeria.
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Ola Aina pictured here with his dad at Super Eagles camp in March 2017 (Twitter)
The move seems to have been successful as the defender trained with the Super Eagles in March ahead of a friendly game with Senegal.
Aina was accompanied in the Super Eagles camp with his dad.
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