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Nathan Tella
Personal information
Full name Nathan Adewale Temitayo Tella[1]
Date of birth (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, right winger
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 11
Youth career
2007–2017 Arsenal
2017–2020 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Southampton 34 (1)
2022–2023 → Burnley (loan) 39 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:28, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

Nathan Adewale Temitayo Tella (born 5 July 1999)[3] is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Premier League club Southampton.[4]

Career

Early career

Nathan Tella grew up in Stevenage, Hertfordshire and was educated at Edwinstree middle school and then Freman College, both in the town of Buntingford. He left following his GCSE Exams in 2015.[citation needed]

After ten years with Arsenal,[5] Tella spent time on trial at Reading[6] and Norwich City before joining Southampton in April 2017.[7]

Southampton

In July 2019, he extended his contract with the club for a further year,[8] before signing a further three-year extension in July 2020.[9]

On 19 June 2020, Tella made his senior debut as a substitute in Southampton's 3–0 win over Norwich City.[10] On 11 February 2021, he made his first goal contribution by providing an assist to Stuart Armstrong's goal in a 2–0 FA Cup fifth round win against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[11] On 23 February, Tella made his first Premier League start in a 3–0 defeat to Leeds United.[12] On 15 May, Tella scored his first Premier League goal in a 3–1 win against Fulham.[13]

On 6 January 2022, Tella signed a new three-and-a-half contract with Southampton, which will see him remain at the club until 2025.[14]

Burnley (loan)

On 11 August 2022, Tella joined Burnley on a season-long loan.[15] On 11 February 2023, he scored a first career hat-trick in a 3–0 victory over Preston North End, his side's tenth consecutive league victory,[16] and a month later scored a second hat-trick in a 3–1 victory over Hull City.[17]

Personal life

Born in England, Tella is of Nigerian descent.[18][19]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 August 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southampton U23 2017–18[5] — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
2018–19[20] — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
2020–21[21] — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
Total — — — 6 0 6 0
Southampton 2019–20[22] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2020–21[21] Premier League 18 1 3 0 1 0 — 22 1
2021–22[23] Premier League 14 0 1 0 3 1 — 18 1
2023–24[24] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 34 1 4 0 4 1 — 42 2
Burnley (loan) 2022–23[25] Championship 39 17 5 2 1 0 — 45 19
Career total 73 18 9 2 5 1 6 0 93 21
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Burnley

Individual

  • PFA Championship Fans' Player of the Month: March 2023[27]

References

  1. ^ "List of Players Registered as Scholars in Accordance with Rule C.3 Between 01/04/2017 and 30/04/2017". The Football Association. p. 7. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Nathan Tella". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Nathan Tella". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Southampton's Nathan Tella expresses desire to play for Nigeria". Punch Newspapers. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Games played by Nathan Tella in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Reading FC transfers: Arsenal winger on trial with Royals". getreading.co.uk. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Saints sign youngster Tella". Southampton F.C. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Academy youngsters secure fresh deals". Southampton F.C. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Tella commits long-term future". Southampton FC. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Norwich 0–3 Southampton". BBC Sport. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Southampton: Hasenhuttl says Saints want cup". BBC Sport. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  12. ^ Rose, Dan (25 February 2021). "Hasenhuttl says Tella 'takes responsibility' after earning his first Premier League start". Daily Echo. Retrieved 25 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "Tella scores as Southampton beat Fulham". BBC Sport. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  14. ^ House, Alfie (6 January 2022). "Nathan Tella signs brand-new contract with Southampton". Daily Echo. Retrieved 7 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "Tella relishing Clarets move". Burnley FC. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Burnley 3–0 Preston North End". BBC Sport. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  17. ^ "Hull City 1-3 Burnley". BBC Sport. 15 March 2023.
  18. ^ "Promising Arsenal Winger Nathan Tella Eager To Play For Nigeria Ahead Of England :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  19. ^ Abayomi, Tosin (16 January 2022). "'Sorting out my passport' - Southampton's Nathan Tella ready to dump England for 'dream' Super Eagles". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  20. ^ "Games played by Nathan Tella in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  21. ^ a b "Games played by Nathan Tella in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Games played by Nathan Tella in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  23. ^ "Games played by Nathan Tella in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  24. ^ "Games played by Nathan Tella in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  25. ^ "Games played by Nathan Tella in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  26. ^ Long, Dan (25 April 2023). "Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Burnley: Vincent Kompany's Clarets clinch Championship title after Manuel Benson stunner". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  27. ^ "The winner of the PFA Vertu Motors Championship Fans' Player of the Month - March". 90min.com. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  28. ^ "EFL Team of the Season line-ups revealed". English Football League. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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