Nathan Tella

Nathan Adewale Temitayo Tella (born 5 July 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Southampton.

Nathan Tella
Personal information
Full name Nathan Adewale Temitayo Tella[1]
Date of birth (1999-07-05) 5 July 1999
Place of birth Stevenage, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 23
Youth career
2007–2017 Arsenal
2017–2020 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Southampton 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:18, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

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.

After spending ten years with Arsenal, Tella spent time on trial at Reading[2] and Norwich City before joining Southampton in April 2017.[3] In July 2019, he extended his contract with the club for a further year,[4] signing a further three-year extension in July 2020.[5]

On 19 June 2020, Tella made his senior debut as a substitute in Southampton's 3–0 win over Norwich City.[6]

Personal life

Born in England, Tella is of Nigerian descent.[7]

Career statistics
As of match played 19 December 2020[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Southampton U23 2017–18[9] ———2[lower-alpha 1]020
2018–19[10] ———3[lower-alpha 1]030
Total ———5050
Southampton 2019–20[11] Premier League 100000—10
2020–21[12] Premier League 400010—50
Total 500010—60
Career total 50001050110
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

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. "Reading FC transfers: Arsenal winger on trial with Royals". getreading.co.uk. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  3. "Saints sign youngster Tella". Southampton F.C. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  4. "Academy youngsters secure fresh deals". Southampton F.C. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  5. "Tella commits long-term future". Southampton FC. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  6. "Norwich 0–3 Southampton". BBC Sport. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  7. "Promising Arsenal Winger Nathan Tella Eager To Play For Nigeria Ahead Of England :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  8. Nathan Tella at Soccerway
  9. "Games played by Nathan Tella in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  10. "Games played by Nathan Tella in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  11. "Games played by Nathan Tella in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  12. "Games played by Nathan Tella in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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