Ola Aina has extended his stay at Nottingham Forest after signing a new three-year contract which keeps him at the club until 2028.
Aina’s previous contract was set to expire next summer after a one-year extension clause was activated after the club narrowly escaped relegation last season.
Aina joined Forest in July 2023 on a one-year deal from Serie A side Torino. He featured regularly at left-back in his first campaign as Forest finished 17th in the league.
Forest activated the option to extend Olä Aina’s contract by an additional year in May 2024 and the Nigeria international has continued to be a valuable part of Nuno Espirito Santo’s defence, this time on the right flank.
Ola Aina made 37 appearances in all competitions in the 2024-25 season as Forest finished seventh in the Premier League and reached the FA Cup semi-finals.
The 28-year-old has made 59 appearances for Forest in total, scoring three times and providing two assists.
Aina came through Chelsea’s academy and went on to make six appearances for the first team. He spent the 2017-18 campaign on loan at Championship side Hull City before being loaned to Torino for the following season.
The Italian team took up their option to sign him permanently in June 2019 and he went on to make 113 appearances for the club in all competitions. He returned to west London for the 2020-21 season, spending the campaign on loan at Fulham.
Despite appearing for England at various youth levels, the London-born Aina was called up to the Nigeria senior team for the first time in 2017 and has won 40 caps for the side.
Forest also signed Chris Wood to a new deal during the 2024-25 season and extended centre-back Murillo’s contract until 2029. Head coach Nuno Espirito Santo also signed a new contract in June, extending his stay with the club until 2028
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