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Rugby player
Destiny Aminu Ugiagbe
Date of birth (2003-10-19) 19 October 2003 (age 21)
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 7 (0)
Correct as of 10 Dec 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2023 Italy U20 6 (15)

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.

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 and also for 2024–25 United Rugby Championship. He made his debut in Round 16 of the 2023–24 season against the Sharks.

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

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. "DOMANI PARTE IL PRE STAGIONE 2024/2025 DEL BENETTON RUGBY: LA LISTA DEI CONVOCATI". Benetton Rugby. 21 July 2024.
  5. "A DURBAN I LEONI SCRIVONO LA STORIA, VINCENDO IN SUDAFRICA 24-25". Benetton Rugby. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  6. "SIX NATIONS UNDER 20, SCELTI I 25 PER FRANCIA E INGHILTERRA".
  7. "ITALIA U20, DECISI I 30 PER IL MONDIALE, IL 18 GIUGNO PARTENZA PER IL SUDAFRICA".
  8. "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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