Ola AinaRB#34

Nott'm Forest·Premier League·Defender - Right-Back

29 years(08/10/1996)1,84mrightNigeria, EnglandContract until 30/06/2028

6.87Rating30 matches in 12 months

€18.00mMarket value#13 in Nott'm Forest · #270 in Premier League

Last 5rating per match

Premier Leag03.016.1

Premier Leag06.016.8

Premier Leag17.017

UEFA Europa 22.016.2

Premier Leag25.017.1

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

Nov

Dec

6.60Jan

7.00Feb

6.80Mar

7.30Apr

May

Jun

Jul

6.90Aug

6.60Sep

6.50Oct

Key statsPremier League · Africa Cup of Nations Qual. · EFL Cup

Goals0

xG0.040.02 / 90

Assists0

xA0.320.13 / 90

Shots40.67 / 90

Shots on target125%

Key passes50.83 / 90

Pass accuracy75.6%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking43

Technique47

Tactical55

Defending68

Creativity50

Strengths

Ground duels

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: DR

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0015%

Shots0.8270%

Shots on target0.1630%

Conversion %015%

Dribbles1.5180%

Fouls won1.3470%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0740%

Key passes0.7540%

Big chances created0.050%

Accurate passes29.4070%

Pass accuracy %75.360%

Final third passes6.8760%

Long balls1.7950%

Crosses0.4533%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles2.4090%

Interceptions2.1290%

Clearances2.8740%

Blocks0.1620%

Aerial duels won2.4060%

Duels won7.6380%

Recoveries6.4380%

Dribbled past0.8750%

Fouls1.0640%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 10 defenders · Championship · season 17/18 · min 270′ · player 3823′

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76%

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Antonee RobinsonFulham · Defender - Left-Back6.53Rating0G4A29age 70%

Darnell FurlongIpswich · Defender - Right-Back6.80Rating0G3A30age 69%

Jake BidwellCoventry · Defender - Left-Back6.91Rating2G4A33age 69%

Paddy McNairHull City · Defender - Centre-Back6.79Rating5G0A31age 67%

Matty CashAston Villa · Defender - Right-Back6.77Rating2G3A29age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 23 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

-0.4

-0.4

00.4

25/26

00.0

26/27

Goals xG · total 0 / 0.4

Assists vs xA

-0.7

-0.3

00.3

25/26

-0.3

00.3

26/27

Assists xA · total 0 / 0.7

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusInjuredsince 30.04.2026

Missed matches12last 12 months

National teamNigeria48 caps · 0 goals

Contract until30/06/2028

Market value€18.00mHighest: €22.00m (30/05/2025)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	YC	RC
Premier League	Nottingham Forest	26/27	5	392	6.78	—	—	3	—
Africa Cup of Nations Qual.	Nigeria	26/27	1	87	6.50	—	—	—	—
EFL Cup	Nottingham Forest	26/27	1	61	6.60	—	—	—	—

Transfers11

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
22/07/2023	23/24	Torino	Nott'm Forest	free transfer	€3.50m
30/06/2021	20/21	Fulham	Torino	End of loan	€6.00m
11/09/2020	20/21	Torino	Fulham	Loan fee:€2.50m	€7.00m
01/07/2019	19/20	Chelsea	Torino	€9.80m	€10.00m
30/06/2019	18/19	Torino	Chelsea	End of loan	€10.00m
14/08/2018	18/19	Chelsea	Torino	Loan fee:€600k	€4.00m
31/05/2018	17/18	Hull City	Chelsea	End of loan	€1.50m
11/07/2017	17/18	Chelsea	Hull City	loan transfer	€1.00m
01/07/2016	16/17	Chelsea U23	Chelsea	-	-
01/07/2014	14/15	Chelsea U18	Chelsea U21	-	-
01/07/2013	13/14	Chelsea Youth	Chelsea U18	-	-

Market value

€18.00m Current€22.00m Highest · 30/05/202503/06/2026 Last change

01.08.201603.06.2026

#7 Nigeria#13 Nott'm Forest#270 Premier League#38 Right-Back#682 Worldwide#23 Year 1996

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
01/08/2016	19	Chelsea FC	€500k
20/02/2017	20	Chelsea FC	€1.00m
28/06/2017	20	Chelsea FC	€1.00m
18/09/2017	20	Hull City	€1.50m
01/07/2018	21	Chelsea FC	€4.00m
20/12/2018	22	Torino FC	€6.50m
01/03/2019	22	Torino FC	€8.50m
06/06/2019	22	Torino FC	€10.00m
12/12/2019	23	Torino FC	€10.00m
08/04/2020	23	Torino FC	€8.00m
25/08/2020	23	Torino FC	€7.00m
13/10/2020	24	Fulham FC	€7.00m
18/03/2021	24	Fulham FC	€7.00m
08/06/2021	24	Fulham FC	€6.00m
28/12/2021	25	Torino FC	€5.50m
15/03/2022	25	Torino FC	€4.00m
07/06/2022	25	Torino FC	€3.50m
11/11/2022	26	Torino FC	€3.50m
15/06/2023	26	Torino FC	€3.50m
09/10/2023	27	Nottingham Forest	€5.00m
19/12/2023	27	Nottingham Forest	€8.00m
14/03/2024	27	Nottingham Forest	€10.00m
27/05/2024	27	Nottingham Forest	€12.00m
16/12/2024	28	Nottingham Forest	€14.00m
18/03/2025	28	Nottingham Forest	€20.00m
30/05/2025	28	Nottingham Forest	€22.00m
09/12/2025	29	Nottingham Forest	€20.00m
03/06/2026	29	Nottingham Forest	€18.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	EPL	Nottingham Forest	3	225	0	0.04	0.04	0	0.32	2	4	1.71
2025	EPL	Nottingham Forest	18	1595	0	0.41	0.41	0	0.34	12	9	3.95

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.