Destiny Aminu Ugiagbe (born 19 October 2003) is a Nigerian-born Italian professional rugby union player who plays prop for Mogliano in the Italian Serie A Elite.[1][2]
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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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.[3] He made his debut in Round 16 of the 2023–24 season against the Sharks.[4]
In 2023 he was named in Italy U20s squad for annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[5][6]On 30 November 2023 he was called in Italy Under 23 squad for test series against IRFU Combined Academies.[7]